Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician Initial Response Service

Job summary

Are you a Pharmacy Technician seeking a rewarding and dynamic role where you can contribute to patient safety and work as part of a multidisciplinary team across both mental health community crisis services and hospitals? If you're looking for variety and a focus on clinical care, this is the role for you!

You'll provide clinical pharmacy services to the Initial Response Service across Cornwall. Your base location is negotiable, though travel to other sites will be required. Working patterns, including a rolling weekend rota, are flexible and open to discussion for the right candidate.

This role will require working independently and collaboratively within the wider pharmacy team. As a Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician within the crisis service, you'll support medicines reconciliation, prescription reviews, discharge facilitation, ward-based dispensing, medication recycling, patient counselling, and audits.

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply: o Cornwall Foundation Trust o Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust o Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

Main duties of the job

To provide a comprehensive medicines management service to patients with the Initial Response Service and support Mental Health hospital inpatients which includes medicines reconciliation, prescription review and endorsement, recycling of medication, supporting self-medication and, where necessary, patient and carer counselling.

To participate in multi-disciplinary activities such as attending ward handover meetings and facilitation and preparation of discharge medication including the handover of information regarding a patient's medication to other healthcare professionals if required.

To work with the pharmacy team in delivering clinical pharmacy and safe systems of working with medicines across mental health sites, with scope to work with patients directly in community.

To supervise and support with education and training activities such as student technicians, student pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists

This post will support hospitals within Cornwall. Base location can be negotiated but there will be a requirement to travel to other peripheral hospitals.

About us

We are a NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification, including the main responsibilities of this role, please see supporting documents.

Please note: If you require sponsorship, check eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) on the gov.uk website before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BTEC/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent
• Current and continued registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Accredited checking Technician status
• Accredited Medicines Management Technician status

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working within Standard Operating Procedures

Desirable

• Experience of working within Mental Health settings

Knowledge and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to understand and empathise with people suffering from mental health illness

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).