Job summary
- Main area
- Community Medicines Management Team NPT
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
- Job ref
- 130-PST059-0624
- Employer
- Swansea Bay University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cimla Health and Social Care Centre
- Town
- Neath
- Salary
- £28,834 - £35,099 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Medicines Management Facilitator
Band 5
Welcome to Swansea Bay University Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.
Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated, Nurse or Pharmacy Technician to join Neath Port Talbot Medicines Management Team for Domiciliary Care.
The successful applicant will be part of the integrated, multidisciplinary Community Resource Team who provide support and education in medicines management, specifically in domiciliary and intermediate care settings. This role aims to improve patient outcomes and minimising harm, including avoiding unscheduled care, admissions, and delays to transfers of care. It is ideal for individuals interested in integrated working and are committed to developing and expanding their skills to achieve the highest quality care and outcomes for patients in their own homes.
Main duties of the job
The role includes:
- providing medicines management interventions to patients within their own home, involving lone working without direct supervision.
- liaising with a wide range of Health & Social Care professionals to identify solutions for patients in a multidisciplinary network with a focus on promoting independence, prevention and early intervention.
- delivering medicines management training to relevant staff groups.
- managing a defined caseload within the speciality, using evidence based/patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, maintaining records.
- providing a lead contact between community pharmacy and social services with respect to medicines management issues, including the provision of regular updates, training and visits to community pharmacies to support the Medicines Administration Record scheme.
The post holder must be able to travel around the locality in a timely manner.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered with relevant professional body such as NMC or GPhC
- Specialist knowledge acquired through health related qualification such as BTEC science (pharmaceutical) Registered Pharmacy Technician, equivalent level qualification plus specialist training and experience to degree or equivalent level
- Knowledge and evidence of Professional requirement for ongoing Continuing Professional Development to maintain knowledge and expertise
Desirable criteria
- Further post graduate management or clinical qualification
Essential Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualification experience
- Experience of facilitating change to improve clinical practice
- Experience and good working knowledge of clinical audit
Essential Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Adhere to and can demonstrate SBU Values & Behaviours
- Ability to define, collate, analyse and interpret data in a timely manner to solve complex problems and plan effectively, and to motivate people and facilitate change
- Ability to provide medicines related information to a range of health professionals, managers, social workers, professional carers, and other health care staff, overcoming potential barriers to understanding
- Ability to provide medicines related information patients and relatives, requiring well-developed empathic and reassurance skills
- Effective interpersonal, communication (both written and oral), presentation and influencing skills
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel within geographical area
- Able to work hours flexibly
- Ability to deal with occasional emotionally distressing situations such as counselling patients regarding their medicines or complaints with difficult situations and potential conflicts
- Ability to work independently and effectively with a high degree of motivation for long periods and manage own unpredictable workload
- Ability to utilise information technology, including Word, spreadsheets and PowerPoint
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Eithwen Morgan
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01639 862788
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