Senior Medicines Management Technician

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide a medicines management service at ward level, including ensuring the safe storage of medicines and managing medicine returns.
• Obtain accurate patient medication histories using all available sources-such as patients' own medicines and the Summary Care Record-in line with departmental processes and SOPs, ensuring patient consent is obtained. This includes entering the patient's admission medication history onto the electronic prescribing system (ePMA).
• Carry out straightforward Level 2 medicines reconciliation in accordance with relevant policies and SOPs
• Communicate medicine-related information clearly, both verbally and in writing, to patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals. This includes counselling and demonstrating the correct use of inhalers and other medical devices

Please see full Job Description and Person Specification attached. If further information is required, please speak to our contact on the advert.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills / Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent
• Registered with GPhC
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician

Desirable criteria

• Clinical pharmacy qualification or accreditation
• Member of APTUK

Other

Essential criteria

• Able to cope with frequent, light manual handling activities
• Able to work accurately under pressure and interruptions

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to analyse problems and devise workable solutions
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to prioritise ad-hoc work tasks

Desirable criteria

• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to support with others learning

Experience

Essential criteria

• Customer orientated services
• Experience of supervising staff

Desirable criteria

• Experience of contributing to SOP development
• Ward/ Clinic based experience

Communication

Essential criteria

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of patient medication counselling

Desirable criteria

• Empathetic communication skills
• Able to communicate with a range of people and adapt communication style appropriately

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

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