Higher Level Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary inLiverpool inLiverpool PUBLISHED 21 AUG 2024

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust rDYcspZ6

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We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and self-motivated Pharmacy Technicians to join the Mersey Care Medicines Management Team. The Executive team at Mersey Care recognise the value of our services and have recently invested a significant amount of additional funding to enable the transformation and expansion of our service.

Dispensary Higher Level Pharmacy Technician roles based within our purpose-built pharmacy department at Maghull Health Park and supporting our in-house Pharmacy at Hollins Park Hospital in Warrington.

We welcome applications from experienced Pharmacy Technicians from any sector who have interest in developing their professional career within a hospital pharmacy setting.

These posts provide an unparalleled opportunity to develop your skills and experience across a diverse service. We provide a well-structured support system, including robust individual and group supervision, personal development planning and regular access to professional development opportunities and flexible working opportunities.

As a department we are embracing the Trusts ambition to digitally transform our services and have introduced new initiatives which include ward-based automation, EPMA and within our new department three automated robotic dispensing systems including a blister packing robot.

Shortlisting planned for: 5 September 2024

Interview planned for: 16 September 2024

There is a recruitment premium attached to this post. Successful candidates will receive a £2,000 payment on joining the Trust and an additional £2,000 on completion of the first year of employment. This recruitment payment must be paid back in full if the employee leaves the Trust within two years of starting. These payments are solely for new employees to the Trust.

For full information regarding responsibilities, required qualifications and experience please refer to the job description and person specification.

The post-holder will be obliged to participate in our seven-day medicines supply service in line with the hours of operation.

To accurately and efficiently supply medication within Mersey Care’s frameworks.
To dispense and/or final accuracy check medicines, including high risk medicines, including cytotoxic medicines, clinical trial medicines, controlled drugs and unlicensed medicines, in accordance with departmental, regional and national standard operating procedures.
To support monitoring the use of controlled drugs and highlight any concerns to the CDAO.
To ensure that medication is dispensed, and final accuracy checked to meet agreed delivery times, and to minimise waiting times.
Where appropriate, to prioritise prescriptions in line with departmental procedures, ensuring that ward/clinic staff are informed of any delay.
To dispense and/or final accuracy check compliance aids, including blister packs, in line with departmental procedures.
To provide technical information relating to medicines management services to doctors, nurses

and other health professionals.

To provide advice to service users and/or carers about medicines in an understandable and sympathetic manner.
To liaise with relevant staff with regard to prescription interventions, e.g., missing details or unclear prescriptions or medication out of stock.
To participate in the departmental medicines safety and near miss reporting procedures.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kathryn Finneran / Joanne Sinclair Job title: Specialist Pharmacy Tech – Dispensary Team Leader Email address: Telephone number:

To accurately and efficiently supply medication within Mersey Care’s frameworks.
To dispense and/or final accuracy check medicines, including high risk medicines, including cytotoxic medicines, clinical trial medicines, controlled drugs and unlicensed medicines, in accordance with departmental, regional and national standard operating procedures.
To support monitoring the use of controlled drugs and highlight any concerns to the CDAO.
To ensure that medication is dispensed, and final accuracy checked to meet agreed delivery times, and to minimise waiting times.
Where appropriate, to prioritise prescriptions in line with departmental procedures, ensuring that ward/clinic staff are informed of any delay.
To dispense and/or final accuracy check compliance aids, including blister packs, in line with departmental procedures.
To provide technical information relating to medicines management services to doctors, nurses

and other health professionals.

To provide advice to service users and/or carers about medicines in an understandable and sympathetic manner.
To liaise with relevant staff with regard to prescription interventions, e.g., missing details or unclear prescriptions or medication out of stock.
To participate in the departmental medicines safety and near miss reporting procedures.