Pharmacy Technician Hospital/Community Cross Site

Job summary

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is unique in combining physical and mental health, learning disability, community and adult social care services in a single Trust across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent and Shropshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead on the development and delivery of Mental Health Community Services to improve the safe, smooth transfer of care and use of medicines across the Mental Health setting,

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the Staffordshire area and support the Chief Technician in the establishment and management of care pathways to support our community service users. This role will involve cross sector working in the community with multiple agencies to support with medication reviews for patients in a clinical setting.

The post holder will also support the Medicines Management Technical team at St George's hospital.

This role will be extremely rewarding, and requires a motivated, dynamic individual who is experienced in working with a range of stakeholders and has a track record for working autonomously, service development and delivering on agreed targets.

You will be a GPHC registered pharmacy technician with excellent interpersonal and IT skills.

If you would like to discuss the role further or to arrange a visit please contact Lisa Thompson atlisa.thompson2@mpft.nhs.uk. Chief Pharmacy Technician Community Services / Medicine Safety Officer.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

You will provide expert advice and support on aspects of medicines optimisation to ensure the use of medicines is optimised and meets safety, statutory and governance requirement.

Act as first point of contact for any medicines management issues for the community mental health teams.

Work autonomously and be responsible for planning and delivering own workload and agreeing deadlines with Chief Technician.

Provide professional advice and support on the safe prescribing, handling and administration of medicines.

Rotate between hospital wards and community services.

To perform medicines reconciliation on admission to hospital and on discharge as necessary.

To provide medication counselling to promote self-management and independence with medication.

To participate in discharge planning.

To ensure a seamless pathway from in-patient to out-patient.

To support development of a comprehensive medicines optimisation service to the wards and clinics.

Support service development and be responsive to emerging problems escalating where necessary.

You will work to promote safe, legal, rational and economic use of medicines by all users of the pharmacy service.

The working hours are 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday with limited Bank Holiday commitments. This provides a fantastic work life balance whilst being a valued member of the Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation Team. The post holder may be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.

About us

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

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