Pharmacy Technician | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Posting date: | 08 August 2025 |
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Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
Location: | Whalley, FY4 4FE |
Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | 7405811/351-CEN2292-RA |
Summary
We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our wonderful team in Pennine Locality based at Woodview in-patient unit in Whalley.
You should be enthusiastic and self -motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to prioritise own workload. Working with the Pharmacists, you will provide a high level of pharmaceutical care as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team.
The successful applicant will also participate with local and national audits, medicines reconciliation and take a lead in the oversight of medicines supply for the unit.
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.
Contribute operationally to the development and delivery of the pharmaceutical and medicines management service in accordance with organisational policies and procedures and the pharmacy business plan.
Based at ward level, undertake the management, ordering and supply of medicines required for hospital in-patients.
Provide counselling to patients on medicines related issues thereby supporting medicines optimisation and adherence to medication.
Undertake medicines reconciliation when patients are admitted and discharged from the service.
Independently assess prescribed medication regimens and physical health conditions to prioritise patients for a pharmaceutical assessment by the pharmacist.
Participate in local and national audits and monitor compliance with medicines legislation and national and local standards for the safe and secure handling of medicines.
Participate in the development of a range of medicines management activities at ward level.
Act as a key member of the multidisciplinary ward team and the wider pharmacy team.
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.
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This advert closes on Friday 22 Aug 2025