Are you a Medicines Management Technician or an experienced Pharmacy Technician looking for a new challenge in a Mental Health medicines management role? We have a new opportunity to join our Warneford Ketamine Clinic Team as a Medicines Management Technician. This is a part-time role (7.5 hours per week) for 6 months initially, with the view to extend subject to outcome and business requirements.
The role involves providing Medicines Management oversight to the Ketamine Clinic to optimise outcomes from medications as part of our Interventional Psychiatry Service. As our lead specialist on the delivery, provision, and development of leading-edge medicines management, you'll work across clinical teams, pharmacy support staff, patients and carers, GPs, community pharmacists, and practice nurses.
You'll be responsible for tracking and managing the repeat prescribing process for the clinic and ensuring all documentation standards are adhered to. In this multi-disciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to access resources and further develop this new role. If you're a registered pharmacy technician looking for a new and rewarding challenge in mental healthcare, we would love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities:
1. Contact GPs, CPSU, and other appropriate third parties to resolve medication-related problems for individual patients.
2. Liaise with carers, nursing homes, community pharmacies, GPs as appropriate to ensure a seamless flow of accurate information and to identify patients with concordance problems and outline possible solutions.
3. Take comprehensive drug histories, medicines reconciliation, and complete all documentation as per local and professional standards where appropriate.
4. Provide medication counseling for patients and carers in conjunction with the clinical team, communicating detailed and complex information about drug doses, indications, side effects, and efficacy.
5. Ensure relevant staff are trained to provide patient counseling on medication.
6. Support the management of self-medication by community patients as appropriate.
7. Assist in supporting patient wellbeing, including phlebotomy, smoking cessation, measuring blood pressure, and weight, and support the physical health leads in the "My physical health clinics."
8. Manage and oversee all aspects of ketamine medicines management within the ketamine clinic for patients initiated and prescribed repeat oral medication, including NHS and private prescriptions.
Oxford Health is a great place to work. To showcase the best of yourself when applying, please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust, we provide physical, mental health, and social care across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath, and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics, and people's homes, aiming to deliver care as close to home as possible.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team."
Benefits:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust-wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants, and retailers
* Competitive pension scheme
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (waiting lists apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
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