Medicines Management Assistant - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medicines Management Assistant (MMA) to join the Community Agile Pharmacy Service (CAPS), supporting patients and staff in Active Recovery, Integrated Care Therapy Team, Community Stroke and Community Nursing.

The role of the Medicines Management Assistant is vital to ensure that our patient's medications needs are met in a timely manner.


This rewarding post includes supporting individuals to regain independence with medication administration under the supervision of Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists.

There is a mixture of both office based tasks, with the majority being community based around Sheffield and it borders.


The role within the service will include working as part of the multidisciplinary team, which includes Nursing, Pharmacy, Therapy and support staff.

The service provides Pharmacy intervention for patients in their own homes across the city. The role will involve working one-to-one with patients, relatives and carers.


There is an expectation of high levels of attention to detail, ability to work within an established framework and consistent adherence to our PROUD values.

To provide support in the delivery of a quality medication administration and medication re-ablement service.

To provide support in implementing developments within operational services to meet the needs of the patient.


To work flexibly between the hours of 8am and 6pm city wide as part of the operational team in order to provide and maintain a comprehensive pharmaceutical service in line with current departmental policies and procedures.


Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest providers of integrated hospital and community-based healthcare, providing a comprehensive range of local and tertiary services to the residents of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Mid Yorkshire and North Derbyshire and also some highly specialist services to all parts of England.


We have a history of delivering high quality care, training and developing high calibre multidisciplinary health professionals, clinical excellence and innovation in medical research.

We have a budget in excess of £1.2billion and deliver over 2 million patient contacts every year thanks to the support of our 18,500 staff.


You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves.

The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff.

This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
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