At a Glance
- Tasks: Support mental health patients with medication management and optimise their treatment experience.
- Company: Join a dedicated NHS Trust focused on patient care and community support.
- Benefits: Full-time role with opportunities for professional development and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Flexible base location and travel across community hubs in Harrogate, Hambleton, and Richmond.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while working in a dynamic healthcare setting.
- Qualifications: GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician with a passion for patient care and teamwork.
The predicted salary is between 30414 - 36989 £ per year.
We have a vacancy for a full time Band 5 Pharmacy Technician. The post will work across Community Mental Health Teams in Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmond with travel to Foss Park Hospital in York. Base can be agreed at one of the community team locations with the successful applicant.
We are looking for a General Pharmaceutical Council registered Pharmacy Technician with Medicines Optimisation experience and the enthusiasm, confidence and drive to make a real difference to the lives of patients with mental illness. Previous mental health experience isn't essential, but you will need to be a natural communicator who is full of energy and passionate about working with colleagues, patients and their carers. You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.
Main duties of the job
- Undertaking discharge medicine reconciliation to reduce the risk of any medicines management related problems during the discharge process and ensure the patient/carer fully understands how to take the medication.
- Facilitating Clozapine clinic across the locality (following appropriate training and completion of trust competency assessment).
- Working in a variety of Community hubs providing pharmacy support for medication related queries and supporting other health care professionals in the monitoring requirement with a variety of high risk medications.
- Accuracy checking of dispensed medications.
About us
As a Trust-wide pharmacy team we pride ourselves on the provision of a patient focused clinical service, to ensure medicines optimisation across the range of specialities. You will be working with Specialist Pharmacists and other pharmacy technicians delivering a clinical pharmacy and an extended medicines optimisation role to patients with a breadth of physical and mental health disorders. The successful applicant will share our vision and be committed to our values and behaviours for the delivery of the best care to our patients. If you have all of these qualities and would like to work for an organisation that strives for excellence in patient care, then we would like to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- NVQ Level 3 with BTEC underpinning knowledge in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Evidence of further study following initial training demonstrating leadership or clinical practice (see desirable).
- Accredited Checking qualification or willingness to commence within 12 months.
- Diploma in clinical pharmacy services and therapeutics.
- Primary care pharmacy education pathway (PCPEP).
- NHS England Medicines Optimisation (Modules 1-7) or regional equivalent.
- CPPE The community pharmacy technician: Advancing your role programme.
- CPPE Mental Health.
- The Medicines Information and Advice Training Programme (MIATP) for pharmacy technicians (formerly UKMI).
- Substantial experience of clinical pharmacy practice as a pharmacy technician.
- Hospital/Prison/GP experience which could include ward supply services, named patient ordering, patient counselling, patients own drugs assessment, medication history, medicines reconciliation, transfer/discharge reconciliation, medication administration.
- Experience of mental health pharmacy.
Knowledge
- Understanding the risks associated with medicines.
- Experience with Microsoft Office including Teams, Powerpoint, Excel and Word.
Skills
- Organisational and time management skills.
- Good communication skills: written and verbal.
- Patient centred care.
- Able to follow legal and organisational policies and procedures.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Experience of Leadership/Staff supervision.
Other
- Suitable to work with vulnerable patients.
- Ability to travel independently in accordance with trust policies and service need.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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