Clinical Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

Come work for an outstanding specialist mental health medicine optimisation team, who are focused to empower patients in their medicines decision.

We offer a clinical facing patient role across our specialist inpatient wards, community teams and clozapine clinic throughout the Devon area.

The post holder will focus on delivering this service through a clinical patient facing role at ward level. We offer and support outstanding opportunities to further develop your clinical skills as a pharmacy technician and share best practise outside the organisation.

We encourage our team members to develop the service for a bespoke patient centred care. We offer flexible working and no weekend work/bank holiday working. Come join a dedicated and friendly team and help us achieve our next 5 year strategy.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Technician

• Clinical Pharmacy Technician are responsible for identifying and following up within one working day patients who will require a high level of pharmacy input.
• Prioritise patients who require high level of input and complete a review and monitoring of these patients.
• Any issues identified are discussed with the pharmacist and/or the medical team, who will review and amend the prescription as appropriate.
• Follow up on-going monitoring of chronic conditions and discuss outcomes with the pharmacist and/or the medical team for review.
• Provide patient counselling for all patients admitted to our wards, including on-going medicines and newly started medicines.
• Carry out clinical prioritisation duties that require good analytical and decision-making skills, combined with holistic clinical knowledge.

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

North Devon District Hospital

Raleigh Park

Barnstaple

Devon

EX31 4JB

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

North Devon District Hospital

Raleigh Park

Barnstaple

Devon

EX31 4JB

Employer's website

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

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