Job Description

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Lead Pharmacy Technician to lead and develop the medicines management Pharmacy Technician service across the Trust,



This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly-respected, progressive Clinical Pharmacy Service at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. Our patient-centred Clinical Pharmacy Teams work on wards and in clinics closely with Multidisciplinary Teams to care for patients. The post holder will lead the Pharmacy Technician-led warfarin clinic.



The successful applicant will manage the band 5 Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians and develop the service in line with the trust and departmental vision and objectives. The post holder will also provide a medicines management service, which involves medicines reconciliation, supporting stock management, counselling patients and working with pharmacists to provide and continue to develop an efficient and accurate clinical pharmacy service to patients. In addition, you will participate in general dispensary duties, including dispensing and accuracy checking.



In order to be successful in this role, you will need to be organised, motivated, have excellent communication and people skills as well as the ability to adapt quickly to new situations. You will be expected to have extensive experience of medicines management at a ward and registration as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is essential.

The post holder will:

To develop the Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician Service across the Trust, working closely with the Lead Pharmacist for Clinical Services and the Deputy Pharmacy Operations Manager



To lead and manage all of the medicines management Pharmacy Technicians



To ensure that all medicines management processes are followed by all staff



To maintain and develop high quality, consistent, patient-focused pharmacy services in conjunction with clinical and patient services staff.



To provide a medicines management service to clinical areas



Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is an award-winning NHS hospital and community services trust providing high quality, personalised, acute, elective, specialist, and community care for a population of over 200,000 people from a widespread area covering 700 square miles within Yorkshire and Lancashire - stretching as far as the Yorkshire Dales and the National Park in North Yorkshire, reaching areas of North Bradford and Guiseley in West Yorkshire and extending into Colne and Pendle in the East of Lancashire.



We employ over 2,500 staff and have over 350 committed volunteers. Last year

we treated over 32,000 inpatients, 31,000 non-elective patients and 144,000 outpatients. Our Emergency Department saw more than 70,000 patients, over 2,000 babies were born at Airedale Hospital.



We provide services from our main hospital site, Airedale Hospital, and at other locations across the community - such as Castleberg Hospital, near Settle, Coronation Hospital in Ilkley, and Skipton Hospital.



Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.



To adhere to and maintain quality standards and performance indicators for safe medicines use and medication safety initiatives.



To reduce wastage of medicines within the Trust by developing systems to assist with medication transfer.



To participate in regular audits of the quality of medicines use and medication safety.



To be able to follow departmental SOPs and dispense medication accurately.



To be able to use pharmacy computer systems correctly, enter data accurately from transcription sheets, prescription forms and any other prescriptions written by others and ensure that data is stored and archived appropriately in accordance with local and regionally agreed guidelines.



To liaise with care managers, community pharmacists and GP's to ensure accurate drug histories are obtained for all patients on admission.



To review patients' own drugs and assess their suitability for re-use against the pharmacy department's standardised criteria.



To cross check with patients if the medication history sent by their GP is up to date and correct and to check concordance with the patient.



To counsel patients regarding the safe and appropriate use of their medicines.



To assist in the development and promotion of self-medication schemes, assessing patients for suitability.



To deliver a customer-focused service and to adhere to the highest principles of customer services when dealing with patients, staff and the public