We are looking to recruit two enthusiastic, highly motivated Specialist Pharmacy Technicians in exciting new roles working as domiciliary medicines management specialists in the county wide intermediate care teams (ICT) supporting therapists and integrated care workers with medicines related issues in patient's homes.
These roles support Cambridge and Huntingdon or East Cambs and Peterborough ICTs.
You will be working with the MDTs within ICT with support from experienced domiciliary specialist pharmacy technicians as well as being a member of the trust pharmacy team.
This role involves hybrid/lone working at times and travelling to visit patients in their own homes, so the successful candidate needs to be able to work independently, as well as being self motivated and confident in talking to patients.
The ideal candidate will have a flexible approach to the needs of the service and have a strong team work ethic. You must be well organised, able to prioritise your own work and have good communication skills. You need a strong sense of accountability, accompanied by the ability to work under pressure at times.
If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference to our patients then we want to hear from you.
The purpose of this post is to provide a patient-centred service to support medicines optimisation and safe use of medicines in the Intermediate Care Team (ICT).
The aim is to improve patient outcomes by optimising the use of medicines by patients in the community and support ICT staff with medicines management related issues. This will improve patient care, reduce medication related problems and avoidable hospital admissions and can also reduce drug costs and waste.
It will require a collaborative approach together with the patient and their family, ICT MDT and pharmacy, as well as colleagues in community pharmacy, primary care, health and social care.
The post-holder will contribute to the strategic development of support for medicines management in ICT and the domiciliary setting.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.
Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.
To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.
Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.
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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to provide specialist medicines management advice and support to the ICT MDT.
Provide specialist advice and practical support to patients regarding their medicines, to family members and carers as appropriate, and to other health and social services staff as necessary.
Explore reasons for non-compliance, both intentional and unintentional, and develop strategies and methods to reach concordance, tailored to the individual.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate skilled medicines management interventions for patients across the community/primary care interface, in co-operation with other members of the ICT/integrated health and social care teams.
Complete documentation to record clinical data, recommendations and outcomes.
Report pharmaceutical errors/ incidents and issues as appropriate using the Trust incident reporting scheme.
Contribute to the investigation of incidents, including attending safeguarding reviews etc.
Contribute to overall patient health and social care through identification of non-medication related issues. Refer to the appropriate agencies as required.
Educate and support the members of the multi-disciplinary teams with regard to medicines management issues.
Devise and conduct training for others, including healthcare professionals, care staff, managers, members of the workforce development team as necessary, in aspects of domiciliary medicines management relevant to them.
Contribute to the development and direction of the service.
Evaluate the service through audit, surveys and other appropriate means.
Be aware of the risks of lone working and take steps to manage these appropriate to the individual situation.
Be able to respond to situations encountered in the home, including knowing who to call for help if necessary.
Work with local, regional and national bodies and contribute to the development of medicines management training courses ensuring that they include both primary and secondary care aspects of medicines management.
Support any other duties as deemed necessary by the Chief Pharmacist, Pharmacist Team Manager or line manager.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
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