Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Development Opportunity

Job summary

Exciting opportunity to develop your skills to the next level as a clinical pharmacy technician, based within our South Devon team at Torbay Hospital. You will be given the training to successfully carry out this clinical role across adult and older people mental health services. This is a fantastic interbal opportunity for a member of the team to continue to develop skills around the clinical prioritisation aspect to support the Pharmacist and ward teams provide best outcome for our patients.

Main duties of the job

This exciting development opportunity was linked to the Lord Carter report 2018, where Devon Partnership NHS Trust pharmacy team implemented the patient facing clinical role as a pharmacy technician. New and exciting we have been developing the role over the past 5 years, we have 6 clinical pharmacy technicians in post carrying out outstanding work to support patient safety. The role prioritises patients within our care to support NICE guidelines ongoing physical health monitoring who are prescribed antidepressants, mood stabilisers and antipsychotics. This will include reviewing, bloods, NEWS, BMI, Smoking status, Qrisk3 and side effect scales.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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