Higher Level Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Services

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce.

Are you looking for an opportunity to elevate your technical and clinical knowledge across a range of services? Why not consider mental health? If you are forward thinking, enthusiastic and self-motivated come and join our friendly Medicines Management Team.

Why choose us?

• Specialist services: we currently have opportunities across acute mental health services.
• Professional growth; support continuous learning and career development through our education and training department.
• Our supportive environment: The friendly and multiskilled team are here ready to support you on your journey.

As a department we are embracing the Trust’s ambition to digitally transform our services and have introduced new initiatives to support this. Please feel free to get in touch to organise a visit to our department, or for any questions you may have. We have posts available across our acute inpatient teams.

Main duties of the job:

• You will have the opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary team, supporting patient care and assisting with medicines reconciliations and timely discharge processes.
• There will be an opportunity to assist nursing staff with medicines management, completing audits and providing training and education.
• To maintain Pharmacy Technician competencies and to continue to develop your skills, there is a requirement to provide some support to our dispensary services on a rota basis.

Working for our organisation:

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• To carry out under the direction of the Specialist Pharmacy Technician Manager, the following duties in accordance with current Trust and Departmental procedures:
• To develop and maintain safe systems of medication supply to in-patient areas.
• To liaise with ward staff with regard to prescription interventions e.g., missing details, incorrectly prescribed dosages.
• Supply of compliance aids is a key element of this role.
• To organise and supervise the work of pharmacy dispensers, assistants and other technicians.
• To assist the Specialist Pharmacy Technician Manager in the running of clinical trials and the maintenance of necessary records.
• To accurately and efficiently supply dispensed medication within Trust frameworks.
• To maintain contemporaneous records on the appropriate clinical system.
• Where appropriate to be involved in the organisation of the supply and monitoring of medications to patients within the trust.

Person specification:

• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and BTEC level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science, or equivalent qualification with underpinning knowledge.
• Accredited Technical Accuracy Checking Qualification.
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Willingness to work towards BTEC/ NVQ Level 4 Clinical Diploma.
• NVQ A1 workplace assessor (or willingness to work towards).
• Relevant medicines management qualification, or willingness to work towards or equivalent experience.

• Ability to train others.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
• Demonstrable experience of dispensing and accuracy checking medication.
• Experience of using electronic medicines management systems.
• Clear understanding of relevant legislation and guidance.
• Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self-development and CPD.
• Experience of working on wards.
• Experience of working within an NHS organisation.
• Experience of supervising staff within a technical area or pharmacy services.
• Knowledge of mental health.
• Knowledge of mental health medications.
• Experience in mental health.

• Accountability.
• Support.
• High professional standards.
• Responsive to service users.
• Engaging leadership style.
• Transparency and honesty.
• Discreet.
• Change oriented.

• Team player but with the ability to work alone.
• Drive and enthusiasm.
• Self-motivated.
• Customer care and near patient contact skills.
• Basic IT skills.

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.

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.