Medicines Management Assistant - Northampton, United Kingdom - Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
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Northampton, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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This is an exciting opportunity for an Medicines Management Assistant (MMA) to join our friendly, developing Medicines Management Team, which is part of the Pharmacy Clinical Team at Northampton General Hospital (NGH).

The Medicines Management Assistant works closely with the Technician and with the ward teams.

After the great success of the year 1 Dedicated Ward Pharmacy Service (DWP), we are excited to now seek out for more MMAs to implement and support with the next phase of the DWP service.


If you are a motivated and compassionate individual and looking for a new challenge, this post could be for you.

A strong team spirit and excellent communication will be required as well as a desire to have the patient's safety at the foremost of everything you do.


The role involves working as a Medicines Management Assistant within a multidisciplinary team on the wards at Northampton General Hospital.

This role is ward based and involves transferring patients' medication between wards, supporting the wards and the Clinical team with medicines management.

Working closely with the ward staff, the Pharmacy Clinical, Distribution and Dispensary teams, ensuring all required medication is available on the wards for the patients during their stay and also at discharge.


You will participate in the supply of essential stock medicines (Top up service) and putting away the medication on allocated wards.

This involves the use of computer pharmacy stock control system and automated ward stock system.

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance.

We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage


We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.


We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

To use technical and pharmaceutical skills to ensure control, security, quality and value for money of medicines.

This will include the following tasks:
Manage the stock medicines on allocated Wards/Theatres/clinics known as Top-up. This involves working alone with supervisor contactable by phone.


Visit allocated area to manage stock medicines up to their re-order level using electronic devices or paper, ensuring they are not over stocked.

Leave the cupboard in a tidy state to aid proper selection by ward staff.

Perform regular expiry date checks and remove and replace affected medicines on expiry.

Review usage to maintain optimum levels to help reduce wastage.

Liaise with senior staff over stock issues.

Liaise closely with Distribution and Procurement staff, and chase orders when necessary.

Automated cabinets

Correctly put the stock away.

Perform regular cycle counts to aid ward staff maintain correct stock levels.

Remove excess stock.

Assist in keeping the cabinets clean.

Instruct ward staff on how to use medicines properly and escalate when necessary.

Inform Omnicell administrator of any issues, pack size changes and additions/deletions.

Perform regular expiry date checks and remove and replace affected medicines on expiry.

To assist in the provision of medicines for the treatment of patients.

This will include the following tasks:


To accurately and promptly dispense medicines for patients whose prescriptions have been validated by a Pharmacist, either at ward level, or in the Dispensary.

To supply controlled drugs and keep appropriate records.


To liaise with the appropriate Pharmacy MMT Team Leader and Senior Technician, Stores to ensure that any 'to-follow' medicines are ordered and supplied to patients.

To support the Clinical Pharmacy team in the provision of competing medicines reconciliation and other ward work required.

To inform the appropriate Pharmacist/MMT of any problems with the supply of medicines ordered.

Participate in audits relevant to the Clinical Service.


Other Duties.


This includes the following tasks:
To assist in the training of staff.


To assist in the maintenance of a clean and efficient environment suitable for the handling and compounding of medicinal substances.

To ensure SOPs are up to date at all times and to inform Management of any changes or improvements required
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