Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Rheumatology

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. The Rheumatology Team at UHDB has long held a high reputation for their proactive and innovative work, effective use of cutting-edge technology, and an unparalleled responsiveness to implementing new treatments into the Trust. Working across multiple sites, the team has embraced true collaborative cross-site working, providing exceptional care to patients undergoing treatment in an outpatient and day case unit setting. As the demand on provision of Rheumatology services is continuously growing, new and innovative ways of working must be sought in order to meet the requirements of excellent patient care. We believe that new innovative posts such as this, which harness the excellent work pharmacy technicians do in supporting patient care, are the way forward, and are strongly supportive of developing our technicians in new and exciting ways. The successful post holder will work closely with the Rheumatology team as well as the wider hospital teams, providing support within the outpatient Rheumatology service delivery. The successful post holder will be based at the FNCH site, but may be required to work cross-site. This is a new role and will be constantly evolving: it is envisaged that the main duties of the role will include

• Working with prescribers and the Homecare team to ensure supply of medication to patients without interruption.
• Liaising with primary care including GPs, nurses and pharmacy teams to support the continuity of care between primary and secondary care.
• Patient counselling on Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs and Biologic treatments.
• Supporting the team with introduction of biosimilar drugs.
• Further development of the specialist technician role within outpatient setting.
The successful post holder will receive extensive training to undertake these new responsibilities. If not already completed, the successful post holder will be expected to complete the NVQ level 4 Pharmacy Services or equivalent as part of their development plan

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.