Medicines Management Assistant - Theatres and Critical Care Band 2/3 Nottingham, England
Job description
Band 2 / 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Adult Critical Care and Theatres pharmacy team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS for two enthusiastic individuals to join our well established and valued team. Both posts will be primarily based working in theatres.
You will work closely alongside a team of experienced, hardworking and dedicated technical staff, clinical pharmacists and medical and nursing staff colleagues to provide a high quality pharmacy service to critically unwell patients and those undergoing surgery.
We are looking for enthusiastic applicants who are eager to learn and have the ability to use their own initiative to organise and prioritise their own work to meet deadlines in these fast paced and challenging clinical environments. Applicants must have excellent communication skills and demonstrate the ability to work positively as part of a team.
You must be in possession of a Level 2 in Pharmacy Services Assistant Standard or an equivalent qualification/previous experience to work as a band 3.
If working towards this or need to undertake this qualification, the successful applicant will work as a band 2 until the qualification is gained. This role provides an exciting career path within the NHS with the potential after two years in post for enthusiastic individuals to apply to join the pharmacy technician training programme.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the Clinical Pharmacy Team to provide a high quality pharmacy service to Adult Critical Care and Theatres.
You will be responsible for making sure patients have the important medicines that they need in the right place at the right time to provide excellent care.
The post holder must be committed to providing a patient focused, efficient service to some of the sickest patients in the Trust, ensuring a positive image of the Pharmacy
You will need 4 GCSE's at grade 3 or above or equivalent, in Maths, English Language, a science and 1 other subject.
Full in house training will be provided by our dedicated and supportive team.
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert
Working for our organisation
Working for the forth largest hospital in the country the pharmacy department at NUH is forward thinking and constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best possible patient care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To contribute fully to the weekly provision of the drug and fluid replenishment service to the clinical and theatre areas ensuring each specific location is adequately stocked. This will include assisting pharmacy stores in picking or checking the orders and delivering to clinical areas to ensure timely supply.
In liaison with pharmacy stores and the MMTs, maintain and review drug supply issues relevant to the clinical area to ensure an effective and safe system of drug supply, through effective communication with relevant pharmacy and critical care or theatres staff.
To co-ordinate, process and deliver ad-hoc and urgent stock requests ensuring that stock levels are efficiently maintained
To ensure that all stock is put away in the correct storage area, ensuring drug cupboards and automated drug cabinets are tidy and labelled as appropriate.
To ensure that ward stock is rotated so that the oldest stock, or stock with the shortest expiry, is used first to minimise wastage. To remove and replenish expired stock and recycle stock close to its expiry for use within the Trust where possible. To report any storage concerns to the ward manager and relevant MMT or Pharmacist.
To maintain the medicines stock and critical drugs list for theatres and adult critical care, regularly completing defined audits of availability of drugs, reviewing and adjusting stock levels in liaison with ward pharmacists and theatre managers to ensure adequate stock holdings and minimising wastage.
To record cost-savings and wastage as appropriate. After full training: to add new starters to the automated medicines storage system (currently Omnicell®) providing fingerprint access and completing competency based training to both pharmacy and clinical staff. To undertake staff re-training where necessary to support correct and efficient use of the cabinets.
To assist in the stocking of drugs in new theatres and removing stock from theatres during closures.
To contribute to the medicines returns process for the clinical area and champion efficient and safe use of medicines
When working in critical care, put away individual patients’ medications into their bedside lockers once dispensed, ensuring that the appropriate checks are carried out so that medication is placed in the correct patient’s locker. This may involve exposure to challenging patient and public behaviours.
To be responsible for the local implementation of standards relating to medicines storage and security including:
Ambient and fridge temperature monitoring.
Security of medicines storage in treatment rooms, drug trolleys, fridges, emergency trolleys and boxes, controlled drugs cupboards and where appropriate Omnicell® units
To represent the Pharmacy Department when working in the clinical environment, upholding the standards expected
To dispense prescriptions, including those for oral chemotherapy, ensuring that standards of quality, accuracy, safety and operational dispensing targets are achieved in accordance with professional and ethical standards specified by the General Pharmaceutical Council, following NUH procedures to prevent medication-related discharge delay.
To successfully complete and maintain a dispensing re-validation programme and accurately label and dispense medicines under the supervision of a registered pharmacy professional following departmental standard operating procedures.
Working with customers in a polite and efficient manner - face to face, over the phone, or by electronic methods, to deal with enquiries of a routine nature from a wide range of staff groups, referring appropriate queries to the relevant member of the pharmacy team. Taking orders and responding to customer needs and queries within the limits of their knowledge, responsibilities and legal requirements.
To partake in general clinical pharmacy duties including full participation in the departmental 7 day shift working and bank holiday rosters as required.
Please read full job description attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Training and Qualification
Essential criteria
- GCSE in Maths, English Language , Science and one other at level 3 or above
- Able to achieve competencies for the job role including in house training and validations
Desirable criteria
- Possession or working towards level 2 in pharmacy services assistant standard/ apprenticeship or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a pharmacy
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate within a team both verbally and electronically
- Able to relay simple information to staff and patients
Analytical and judgement
Essential criteria
- Able to work accurately with attention to detail and sustain concentration over short to long periods
- Able to work independently and as part of the team
- Able to concentrate and focus on work whilst coping with interruption and distraction
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Able to prioritise tasks and work effectively under pressure
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate basic IT skills
- Able to lift and move heavy boxes up to a weight of 16kg safely
other requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to wear appropriate PPE required for the role
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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
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Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
