- To lead in the provision of a high quality patient focused medicines management service to patients with sickle cell disease.
- To work collaboratively with the sickle cell multi-disciplinary team in primary and secondary care to review and evaluate services, and identify and promote best practice.
- To support the continuing drive to improve medicines use and safety for sickle cell patients in primary and secondary care.
- To improve continuity of care for sickle cell patients between primary and secondary care.
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (pharmacy technician)
- Short courses relevant to practice, to include supervisory/management qualification
- Good working knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel software
- NVQ or equivalent assessor qualification
- Post qualification experience of working in a UK hospital; this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy
- Experience working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician in a busy clinical environment
- Practical experience with an electronic in-patient prescribing system
- Experience of training of nursing and/or medical staff
- Experience of using Quality Improvement tools in practical environment
- Able to analyse and interpret information relating to medicines and their uses
- Be able to provide information and advice to distressed patients in a calm and empathetic manner
- Ability to identify the scope of a problem, consider options for solution, select solution and review outcomes
- Ability to plan workload of a team and delegate tasks appropriately
- Able to influence others through a logical and reasoned approach
Specialist Pharmacy Technician, Sickle Cell - London, United Kingdom - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
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A unique opportunity to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as a Specialist Sickle Cell Pharmacist to enhance and improve community and emergency services for sickle cell patients.
NHS England has funded Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust to function as one of four pilot 'hyper-acute units' across London over the next two years, with the aim of helping sickle cell patients gain direct access to specialist care that will enable prompt pain relief during painful crisis. The unit will be pivotal in supporting the emergency pathway for our specialist patients, ensuring their complex healthcare needs are met within a responsive framework that improves overall patient experience. This is an opportunity to lead and develop clinically focused pharmaceutical services to the "hyper-acute" unit and support community services to increase the level of support and care provided to sickle cell patients.
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At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
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