Medicines Safety Pharmacy Technician

at  Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Maternity cover - 15 month fixed term contract/secondment*
  An exciting opportunity is available for a Medicines Safety Pharmacy Technician to support the Medication Safety Pharmacist in promoting and improving medication safety throughout the Trust. The post holder should be ready for a new challenge, show initiative in supporting service improvements, be a team player and have good problem solving skills.
  Work in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to improve reporting of, and learning from, medication incidents in the Trust.
  Support the dissemination of medication safety communications from NHS Improvement and the MHRA throughout the Trust.
  Support the implementation of NHS Improvement Patient Safety Alerts as required.
  Work with the Medication Safety Pharmacist to implement and monitor action plans to ensure that lessons learnt from medication incidents have been implemented.
  Assist in the co-ordination and implementation of the Trust-wide Patient Safety Alert audit programme.
  Assist the Medication Safety Pharmacist with the preparation and analysis of medication-related incident data from the Trust’s electronic incident reporting system
  Participate in the development and delivery of medicines safety related education and training.
  Contribute to the production of Medicines Safety Bulletins and communications.
  Be responsible for investigating medication incidents as appropriate.
  Work with the appropriate Pharmacy Team Leads to ensure that all pharmacy department medication incidents are investigated.
  Identify trends and develop and implement system changes.
  Provide professional advice/expertise on all matters relating to medicines safety.
  Deputise for the Medication Safety Pharmacist at departmental and divisional meetings as appropriate.
  Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
  Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
  We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
  The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
  Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working will be considered.
  A progressional Band 5 to Band 6 pharmacy technician role will be supported.
  This is a part-time role but if you are looking for full time employment please contact us for a discussion as other options may be available.
  Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attache

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