Pharmacy Technician (Community Mental Health Services)
| Posting date: | 08 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2024 |
| Location: | Barrow / Kendal, LA13 9AZ |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6210383/351-CS2414-SK-F |
Summary
A Vacancy at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting new opportunity to promote and develop the pharmacy technician’s role within Community Mental Health Teams based in Barrow or Kendal (this is negotiable but must be willing to travel between sites).
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust has recently received funding to implement a new model of medicines supply to service users under the care of the community mental health teams.
This will be a great opportunity for individuals motivated to provide high quality, patient facing, clinical services to work as part of this new initiative.
We are looking for experienced and forward thinking Pharmacy Technicians with a specific interest in mental health, who would like the opportunity to apply for these exciting new roles.
If you are an enthusiastic and experienced, registered pharmacy technician with an interest in mental health and providing high quality, patient-facing services we would love to hear from you.
Posts are advertised as full-time, 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. Applications from those interested in part-time work are also invited.
The main duties of the role include:
• To take the lead role in the co-ordination of the safe supply of clozapine in the community mental health teams working alongside nursing colleagues in the clinic environment.
• To train in the use of the clozapine point of care testing machines and develop the pharmacy technician role.
• To undertake medication and compliance reviews (in area of clinical competence) in community mental health services and patient’s homes in order to improve patient care and encourage good quality and rational prescribing.
• To provide counselling to patients on medicines related issues thereby supporting medicines optimisation and adherence to medication
• To work within established processes to monitor the physical health of service users.
• To provide medicines management services co-ordinating and planning the prompt supply of medication to patients, dealing with urgent supply issues and problems and ensuring high medicines management standards and accurate medication regimens are prescribed.
• To provide quality, effective pharmacy services to improve patient care including technical and clinical services, and assisting in the education and training of pharmacy and nursing staff
• Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures within the service
• To provide support on inpatient units when necessary
The Pharmacy Service within Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust is a well-established team with a wealth of expertise in both Mental Health and Community services and continues to provide high quality clinical input into all aspects of the health provision delivered by the organisation. We are a supportive team committed to the education and development of our expanding service.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Apr 2024
This is an exciting new opportunity to promote and develop the pharmacy technician’s role within Community Mental Health Teams based in Barrow or Kendal (this is negotiable but must be willing to travel between sites).
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust has recently received funding to implement a new model of medicines supply to service users under the care of the community mental health teams.
This will be a great opportunity for individuals motivated to provide high quality, patient facing, clinical services to work as part of this new initiative.
We are looking for experienced and forward thinking Pharmacy Technicians with a specific interest in mental health, who would like the opportunity to apply for these exciting new roles.
If you are an enthusiastic and experienced, registered pharmacy technician with an interest in mental health and providing high quality, patient-facing services we would love to hear from you.
Posts are advertised as full-time, 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. Applications from those interested in part-time work are also invited.
The main duties of the role include:
• To take the lead role in the co-ordination of the safe supply of clozapine in the community mental health teams working alongside nursing colleagues in the clinic environment.
• To train in the use of the clozapine point of care testing machines and develop the pharmacy technician role.
• To undertake medication and compliance reviews (in area of clinical competence) in community mental health services and patient’s homes in order to improve patient care and encourage good quality and rational prescribing.
• To provide counselling to patients on medicines related issues thereby supporting medicines optimisation and adherence to medication
• To work within established processes to monitor the physical health of service users.
• To provide medicines management services co-ordinating and planning the prompt supply of medication to patients, dealing with urgent supply issues and problems and ensuring high medicines management standards and accurate medication regimens are prescribed.
• To provide quality, effective pharmacy services to improve patient care including technical and clinical services, and assisting in the education and training of pharmacy and nursing staff
• Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures within the service
• To provide support on inpatient units when necessary
The Pharmacy Service within Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust is a well-established team with a wealth of expertise in both Mental Health and Community services and continues to provide high quality clinical input into all aspects of the health provision delivered by the organisation. We are a supportive team committed to the education and development of our expanding service.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Apr 2024