Senior Medicines Management Technician Emergency Department and SDEC

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Patient medication history- This will include compiling medication histories by checking with patients, their own medication, patient's medical notes, smart cards, Nervecentre, System One, GP surgeries, recent discharges and any other appropriate sources of information.

Communicating effectively, clearly and concisely complex or sensitive information to a wide range of staff, healthcare professionals and patients where there may be barriers to understanding.

Checking patients own medicines for suitability for use on admission and at discharge.

To complete final accuracy checks of discharge prescriptions against contents of patients own drugs locker.

To be responsible for ordering further supplies of medication as per departmental procedures.

To maintain up to date handovers on NerveCentre via the pharmacy IPads or laptops.

In liaison with pharmacy stores, maintain and review drug supply issues relevant to the clinical area to ensure an effective and safe system of drug supply, through effective communication with relevant pharmacy and ward staff.

To participate in the controlled drug retrieval of patients own medication from wards, patient's own CD destruction at ward level and expired or unused ward stock. To check CD register balances and balance transfers to new CD registers. To help support the quarterly CD audits.

To investigate and resolve with nursing staff where appropriate controlled drug discrepancies to ensure accuracy and legal requirements of the controlled drug patient records are maintained.

To be responsible for the local implementation of standards relating to medicines storage and security including:
• Ambient and fridge temperature monitoring
• Security of medicines storage in treatment rooms, drug trolleys, fridges, emergency trolleys and boxes, controlled drugs cupboards.

To participate and support in project works under the direction of the Lead Directorate Pharmacist.

The post holder will be expected to take full part in the 7 day shifted rota and bank holidays duties.
Shifted and bank holiday duties: To participate in departmental weekend, bank holiday and late duty
working as required. At the time of advertising, the weekend rota encompasses 2 half-day shifts every 4/5
weeks at the city campus or 1 full day shift every 4 weeks at the QMC campus. In addition, the post holder
will participate in a system of flexible shifts to facilitate NUH pharmacy opening times.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BTEC/NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical services or equivalent
• General Pharmaceutical Council registered Pharmacy technician
• Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (Accredited scheme or evidence of in-house validations).
• Knowledge of medicines management, including relevant legislation and policies acquired through NVQ3 or BTEC equivalent level qualification plus specialist training and experience

Desirable criteria

• Medicine Management Assessments or Validations (Accredited or proof of in-house training
• Proven knowledge and understanding of the medicine management technician role and responsibilities within hospital pharmacy.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial knowledge of medicine management procedures and policies
• Experience in the admission/discharge processes within hospital pharmacy
• Can demonstrate that they can work on their own initiative but know limits of their authority and knowledge.
• Ability to perform and work under pressure to deliver objectives and plans

Desirable criteria

• Experience of undertaking incident investigations
• Experience of ward automation
• Delivering staff training

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential criteria

• To communicate effectively, clearly and concisely complex or sensitive information relative to medicine management back to patients, staff and colleagues
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with a wide range of staff and patients
• Demonstrates diplomacy in handling difficult staff situations.
• Team worker

Desirable criteria

• Adaptable to change

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential criteria

• Proven evidence of judgement and prioritisation skills with regards to targets, deadlines and stock management.
• Proven experience in problem solving
• Demonstrates competency under pressure
• Accurate with good attention to detail

Desirable criteria

• Experience in data collection, activities and analysis
• Evidence of understanding extended technician roles within hospital pharmacy

Planning and Organisational Skills

Essential criteria

• Experience in organising workload to meet pharmacy services and patients' needs
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others
• Approachable
• Demonstrate ability to multitask

Desirable criteria

• Leadership skills

Physical Skills

Essential criteria

• Competent ICT skills
• Good level of computer literacy and word processing /keyboard skills
• Sound Word, Excel skills and be able to retrieve information from the internet

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

For more details visit; School leaving age - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month's pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Band 5 Senior MMT ED and SDEC JD (PDF, 424.4KB)
• ED and SDEC Band 5 MMT PS (PDF, 288.6KB)
• UEC Team Structure (PDF, 336.6KB)
• Mindful Employer (PDF, 242.5KB)
• Equality and Diversity (PDF, 122.3KB)
• Equal Opportunities (PDF, 57.4KB)
• Disability Confidence Scheme (PDF, 51.0KB)
• Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders (PDF, 106.0KB)
• Application Process Booklet (PDF, 24.8MB)