Clinical Pharmacy Technician

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of our team of ward-based Clinical Pharmacy Technicians. We have vacancies for Technicians looking for a new challenge to join our Clinical Pharmacy Team working across The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals. You will initially be appointed as a Band 4 Pharmacy Technician and undertake 5 x Trust Dispensary Based Training Programmes, an in house discharge assembling on wards training, Medicines Management Module 1 or equivalent, Medicines Management Module 3 (these will take approximately 6months to complete) and an Accredited Checking Qualification(approximately 12 months). Once all training programmes are complete and evidence has been provided to Human Resources, you will be moved to Band 5 Clinical Pharmacy Technician. Applicants who already hold relevant qualifications/training or experience mentioned above will progress to the Band 5 pay scale accordingly. The successful candidates will also be expected to undertake Medicines Management 4 or a higher level diploma as part of their role. We will also accept applicants due to qualify as Pharmacy Technicians in early 2025.

• Interview Date Tuesday 17 December 2024
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• Do not hesitate to contact us regarding current qualifications and associated pay., To complete medication histories and help achieve medication reconciliation targets in line with CQC recommendations.
• Counselling patients about their medication within pharmacy and at ward level. The post holder is required to communicate with a diverse range of people who visit pharmacy where there may be barriers to understanding e.g. hearing impaired patients or patients whose first language is not English.
• Communicates with other professional and technical staff within the hospital or community pharmacy, regarding specific patient and operational issues.
• Supports other healthcare professionals, particularly the clinical pharmacists by identifying patients in any care setting who need a clinical medication review for a long term condition, high risk medicine, complex transfer of care or problematic polypharmacy.
• Support and mentor students and junior members of the team.
• Helps identify patients at risk of hospital admission or readmission (in accordance with guidance) and assists with referrals to community pharmacy for follow up post-discharge.
• Will undertake an accredited technician checking course after completion of other in-house training schemes if not already held.
  
  Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites
  
  Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
Newcastle Dental Hospital Newcastle Fertility Centre Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria Northern Genetics Service Cramlington Manor Walks These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.