Job overview

The key focus of this role is to deliver quality care to patients at ward level through the implementation of an efficient medicines management system. This will include the assessment of patient’s own drugs, original pack dispensing, patient consultation skills, coordinating the supply of discharge medication and oral chemotherapy counselling. The role will also involve satellite dispensary-based responsibilities, procurement of outsourced, dose banded and compassionate use SACT, as well as scheduling and co-ordinating chemotherapy treatment for patients in our day unit using iQemo.

Main duties of the job

• Participate in and encourage an open communication climate providing feedback to staff on performance and developmental issues.
• Actively promote cost-effective purchasing, distribution, storage/ stock control and appropriate use of medicines in the best interests of patients.
• Optimise usage of patient own drugs (PODs) and patient own drugs at home (POSH) to reduce waste and support continuity of care.
• Ensure drug histories are obtained for new admissions to support medicine reconciliation.
• Assist in collection of audit data to monitor service performance.
• Document medication incidents on Datix according to Trust procedures.
• To deal with Compassionate use / named patient cancer medicines supply 
• To promote the responsible, safe, and cost-effective provision of medication from the Chemotherapy Services Unit (CSU) with specific responsibility for supply of readymade and outsourced systemic anticancer therapy doses from our dedicated satellite dispensary.
• Undertake regular meetings with directly managed staff, to support development.
• Undertake recruitment processes for staff within service areas that adhere to Trust policies including short listing and partaking in interview panels.
• To support the development and training of all pharmacy staff working on Cancer wards and providing pharmacy services to the cancer day units.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy setting Significant experience as a pharmacy technician Pharmacy labelling and stock control systems Education & training of staff Medicines management experience in a ward-based setting, e.g. medication history taking, POD assessment etc. Patient consultation skills.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences /NVQ L3 in Pharmacy or equivalent. Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification or working towards HEE LaSE Medicines Optimisation qualification or equivalent

Desirable criteria

Member of Professional Leadership body Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK. Leadership and Management Qualification, ILM L2 /L3 or equivalent.

Skills

Essential criteria

Demonstrates ability to solve problems Excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to clearly present complex and sensitive information in an appropriate way Demonstrates excellent organisational and prioritisation of workload IT literate and able to use Microsoft office Demonstrates ability to problem solve Demonstrates ability to motivate self and others Supervisory and mentoring skills