Pharmacy Technician, Patient ServicesinSouthallinSouthallPUBLISHED THU 2 JAN 2025
Opportunity for Career Progression, The role offers a clear pathway for advancement from Band 4 to Band 5, especially for candidates without ACPT qualifications.
Team Collaboration, Work closely with various teams, including the Senior Pharmacy Technician, Dispensary Manager, and the ward pharmacy team, fostering a collaborative work environment.
Training and Development, Involvement in the training and development of dispensary staff provides opportunities for skill enhancement and professional growth.
Patient Interaction, The role involves dispensing and counseling patients on their medications, allowing for direct impact on patient care and education.
Variety of Responsibilities, The position includes diverse tasks such as coordinating the dispensary, assessing returned drugs, and managing discharge processes, keeping the workday engaging.
Focus on Medicines Management, Play a crucial role in optimizing medicine use across the Trust, contributing to overall patient safety and effective treatment.
Support for Patients with Barriers, The opportunity to assist patients with communication challenges, ensuring they receive the understanding and care they need regarding their medications.
The Pharmacy Technician, Patient Services at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in Southall will collaborate with the Senior Pharmacy Technician, Dispensary Manager, and the dispensary team to enhance the dispensary service's operations. Key responsibilities include coordinating the daily activities of the dispensary, providing training and support for technical staff, and developing procedures to optimize medication use across wards. The role also involves assessing returned medications, managing discharge processes, and counseling patients on their medication regimens, particularly those with communication barriers.
Additionally, the position enables candidates to progress from Band 4 to Band 5 based on their qualifications, specifically for those who do not hold the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) certification. The technician will also dispense and label medications, ensuring patients receive clear instructions on their treatment and any potential side effects, thus playing a vital role in patient care and medication management within the trust.
Additionally, the position enables candidates to progress from Band 4 to Band 5 based on their qualifications, specifically for those who do not hold the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) certification. The technician will also dispense and label medications, ensuring patients receive clear instructions on their treatment and any potential side effects, thus playing a vital role in patient care and medication management within the trust.
Opportunity for Career Progression, The role offers a clear pathway for advancement from Band 4 to Band 5, especially for candidates without ACPT qualifications.
Team Collaboration, Work closely with various teams, including the Senior Pharmacy Technician, Dispensary Manager, and the ward pharmacy team, fostering a collaborative work environment.
Training and Development, Involvement in the training and development of dispensary staff provides opportunities for skill enhancement and professional growth.
Patient Interaction, The role involves dispensing and counseling patients on their medications, allowing for direct impact on patient care and education.
Variety of Responsibilities, The position includes diverse tasks such as coordinating the dispensary, assessing returned drugs, and managing discharge processes, keeping the workday engaging.
Focus on Medicines Management, Play a crucial role in optimizing medicine use across the Trust, contributing to overall patient safety and effective treatment.
Support for Patients with Barriers, The opportunity to assist patients with communication challenges, ensuring they receive the understanding and care they need regarding their medications.
The Pharmacy Technician will work closely with the Senior Pharmacy Technician, Dispensary Manager and the dispensary team in helping develop the dispensary service. This includes helping to coordinate and support the day to day running of the dispensary.
The post holder will help in co-ordinating and supporting the dispensary team. They will work closely with medicines management technicians, stores and distribution team and the purchasing team. They will also be responsible for training and development and implementation of procedures for all technical staff working in dispensary.
We could offer this post as a band 4 to 5 progression for the candidates who do not have ACPT.
- Assist in the development of the technicians' role in the dispensary
- Develop and optimise the use of medicines from all wards in the Trust
- Be an accredited checker (ACPT) for dispensed items in dispensary and for the discharge team.
- Assess the suitability of returned drugs for use within the Trust according to agreed protocols
- Liaise with the ward pharmacy team and manage the discharge tracker for patients being discharged.
- Co-ordinates the day to day dispensary team and supports with training for dispensary/rotational technicians
- Dispense and label medicines for patients ensuring that patients have appropriately labelled medicines and ensure that supplies will last whilst on the ward and at the time of discharge
- Co-ordinate the discharge medication by ensuring that POD's sent to pharmacy are put together with newly dispensed items in advance of patient discharge.
- Dispense and counsel patients regarding their medication regimens in order to ensure patients understand their medication and possible side effects. These may be patients with certain barriers e.g. hearing problems, language issues. This will also include counselling specialist medication (eg dermatology medicines, TB medicines on out-patients
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