Advanced Pharmacy Technician, Respiratory and Post-Acute Medicine

The post holder's key roles will be developing advanced clinical technical services and delivering support to the Post-Acute Medicine Team and Respiratory Medicine subspecialty.
This post holder will be part of the multi-disciplinary team and will work alongside the pharmacy team. They will be integral in streamlining medication pathways and delivering education to patients. They will initially develop and deliver clinical pharmacy verification to stable adult cystic fibrosis patients whose medicines are prescribed by pharmacists and delivered via homecare services, with appropriate escalation and referral criteria. They will develop further similar services within the speciality as appropriate. They will also provide ward based medicines management services including medicines reconciliation at admission and discharge, and develop and support novel initiatives to improve medicines reconciliation and experience for our patients upon discharge from the hospital back their home or other care setting.
Acting as an advanced pharmacy technician, the post holder will manage senior medicines management pharmacy technicians and assistants and contribute to their development. They will also develop research and audit skills, seeking to advance pharmacy technician-led research within the department alongside other pharmacy technician leaders.

Are you a self-motivated individual who is looking to expand your experience as a senior pharmacy technician in a specialist setting?, The post holder's key role will be to provide quality services and to advance practice within the Respiratory and Post-Acute Medical team and service.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced pharmacy technician with extensive medicines management experience, IT skills and a robust understanding of pharmacy as a whole, specifically the ward-based service.
The applicant must hold ACPT accreditation as well as medicines management accreditation.
This role has a variety of ad hoc demands and so it is essential the post holder is flexible and possesses excellent time management, planning skills and comfortable with self-direction.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

We have an exciting position for an Advanced Pharmacy Technician working with the Post-Acute Medicine Pharmacy team and Respiratory Medicine Subspecialty. You will work as part of a dynamic and fast paced team delivering a highly complex and efficient pharmacy clinical service.