Medicine Optimisation Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the ELHT Community Pharmacy Team as a Medicine Optimisation Pharmacy Technician. This is a full time permanent position based at Burnley General Hospital.

We invite candidates that are keen, enthusiastic and committed to improving patient services with excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure, in order to provide comprehensive Pharmacy Technician support to the Community Pharmacy Services.

Main duties of the job

Support the provision of a high quality, cost effective and efficient, patient centred clinical pharmacy service

Support the development of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Nurses and other professionals through provision of shadowing opportunities

Support the development of guidelines and documentation to support service development and delivery of the service.

Act as a clinical pharmacy role model and demonstrate ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines.

Promote best practice and the efficient use of medicines across the Trust and wider health economy

Provide professional leadership and motivate and inspire colleagues in the area of medicines management.

Clinical Pharmacy, Medicines Risk management

Promote best practice related to medicines management in the Trust

Answer complex queries and provide advice and recommendations for healthcare staff following medication review and assessment which may include, changes to medicines on discharge, managing patients’ medicines in the home etc.

Report relevant adverse medicines reactions to the MHRA.

Support the implementation of and promote the Joint Formulary across Primary and Secondary Care

Support effective risk management by undertaking risk assessments as necessary, managing the risks on the Medicines Support risk register and identifying and reporting incidents via the Trust Risk Management systems.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detail on the job description and main responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.