About the role
Salary: £17.13 an hour
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy
Technician Higher Level at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
to join the Pharmacy Department at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford or Queen
Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate. You will be responsible for
working closely with Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals within the
multi-disciplinary team in the Emergency Department to deliver high-quality,
patient-focused medicines management services. You will manage the compilation
and verification of patient drug histories by communicating with patients,
carers, GPs, and other health professionals, ensuring any discrepancies are
resolved or appropriately referred. You will also support the team by checking
and documenting specified blood results, interpreting medical and nursing notes
for medicines reconciliation, and identifying patient-drug or drug-disease
interactions, referring as necessary to ensure safe and effective patient care.
As a
Pharmacy Technician Higher Level, you will be responsible for documenting
patients allergies and reactions to medicines, ensuring accurate records are
maintained. You will be managing reviews of patients own drugs to assess
suitability during their hospital stay and supporting discharge planning in
collaboration with ward staff and other healthcare professionals across
secondary and primary care. You will be responsible for giving out medication
to patients, providing counselling on correct usage, dosages, side effects, and
device administration, while addressing any questions or concerns. You will
also administer medicines within your competence, considering prescriptions,
patient conditions, observations, and blood results, document consultations
appropriately, and help minimise delays in discharge by ensuring timely
availability of medications.
To
dispense prescriptions when required, ensuring all medications are prepared
accurately and in accordance with trust guidelines. You will also check for
completeness and appropriateness of prescriptions prior to dispensing.