Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

Are you a Pharmacy Technician looking for a rewarding and dynamic role where you can apply your knowledge, contribute to patient safety and be part of a multi-disciplinary team that allows you to use and develop your skills in our Hospitals and community services including acute care at home, Community Treatment and Assessment Units and Urgent Treatment Centres? Are you looking for a role with variety totally focused on clinical patient care? Then this is the job for you

This exciting role will provide clinical pharmacy services to Community Hospitals mainly based in Bodmin and/or Camborne Redruth or west of cornwall area.

Working pattern can be discussed and various options will be considered for the right candidate which will include a rolling weekend rota. Ideally, we would like to recruit to a band 5 position, but that we would consider a band 4 to 5 progression pathway for the right candidate.

This is a varied role with the successful applicant needing to work independently and within the wider pharmacy team. As a Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician you will be required to work across physical and mental health inpatient teams to support with medicines reconciliation, prescription reviews, medication recycling, discharge facilitation, ward-based dispensing, patient counselling and auditing.

Main duties of the job

To provide a comprehensive medicines management service to patients on these wards 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 other community hospital and mental health sites.

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

To specialise if the opportunity arises as per service needs and personal interest (for example, Parkinson's, Medicines Safety)

This post will support hospitals in Bodmin, and will be required to travel to other peripheral hospitals including but not limited to Liskeard, Stratton, Launceston and Camborne Redruth to provide cover.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BTEC/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent Current and continued registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

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 community hospital settings

Knowledge and Abilities

Essential

Experience of working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team Ability to understand and empathise with people suffering from mental health illness

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