Higher Level Clinical Pharmacy Technician

We are looking for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, to join our department. The post holder will be actively involved in delivering a clinical ward service within the hospital. They will also contribute to a wide range of other Pharmacy services including Dispensary services and Medicines Management. The successfull applicant will be a dedicated, hardworking individual who works well in a team environment as well as under their own initiative. Attention to detail and organisational skills are essestial.

Main duties of the job

• Perform ward based medication reconciliations. Identify and document any medication discrepancies, referring to the ward pharmacist, GP, or medical team when necessary.
• Assess the suitability of patients own medicines for use in Hospital.
• Check patient locker contents and other individual patient medication for supply by the dispensary, liaising with the ward Pharmacist.
• Check TTA prescriptions against patients own drugs, arrange for further supplies to be dispensed if necessary and remove discounted medicines.
• Counselling of patients on new drugs as required.
• Dispense inpatient and discharge prescriptions. Process prescriptions using the Pharmacy stock control and ePrescribing system.
• Final check clinically screened prescriptions and orders prepared by other Pharmacy staff before release to the patient.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Responsibilities

To provide ward based, specialist technical pharmacy services to patients. This includes the provision of:

• Medicines reconciliation appropriate to qualifications
• Dispensing and issue of prescriptions
• Advice to patients and carers, including discharge couselling
• Supply of medicines to wards
• Liaising wtih external colleagues including GP's, community pharmacies, etc, ward pharmacists, nursing staff, dispensary and stores colleagues in order to supply appropriate medication for ward use and for patient use.
• To undertake medicines reconciliation in line with departmental procedures and policies.
• To perform accuracy checks on dispensed and ward stock items prepared by other staff.