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 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
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.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ level 3 and BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent
* Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Foundation
* Intermediate
* Advance
* Evidence of revalidation.
* Accredited checking technician.
* A1/D32/33 accredited NVQ assessor
Experience
* Evidence of post-qualification experience of medicine optimisation duties.
* Previous experience of the specialist function for area of responsibility or the ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge.
* Proven recent hospital experience of delivering medicine optimisation service as a qualified pharmacy technician.
* Previous experience of supporting the training and teaching of others
* Working within a clinical/ward environment
* Experience and/or interest in mental health
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata (22.5 hours per week)
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