Band 5
Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (includes weekend working)
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Site
Main hospital sites including Bodmin Hospital and Camborne and Redruth Hospital
Town
Bodmin Community Hospital, Boundary Road, Bodmin
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 Per Annum/Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/09/2025 23:59
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
* Care based on what matters to people.
* Care provided at home or close to home.
* Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
* Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
* Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
* Technology enabled care.
* Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
* Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
* A place people love to work and feel valued.
* Living our values with staff (all voices count).
* Attract, grow and develop talent.
* Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
* Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
* Joined-up community services.
* Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
* Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
Are you a Pharmacy Technician seeking a rewarding and dynamic role where you can contribute to patient safety and work as part of a multidisciplinary team across both mental health community crisis services and hospitals? If you're looking for variety and a focus on clinical care, this is the role for you
You'll provide clinical pharmacy services to the Initial Response Service across Cornwall. Your base location is negotiable, though travel to other sites will be required. Working patterns, including a rolling weekend rota, are flexible and open to discussion for the right candidate.
This role will require working independently and collaboratively within the wider pharmacy team. As a Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician within the crisis service, you'll support medicines reconciliation, prescription reviews, discharge facilitation, ward-based dispensing, medication recycling, patient counselling, and audits.
This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:
* Cornwall Foundation Trust
* Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
* Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.
Main duties of the job
To provide a comprehensive medicines management service to patients with the Initial Response Service and support Mental Health hospital inpatients 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 mental health sites, with scope to work with patients directly in community.
To supervise and support with education and training activities such as student technicians, student pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists
This post will support hospitals within Cornwall. Base location can be negotiated but there will be a requirement to travel to other peripheral hospitals.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification, including the main responsibilities of this role, please see 'supporting documents'.
Please note: If you require sponsorship, check eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) on the website before applying.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* BTEC/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent
* Current and continued registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Accredited checking Technician status
* Accredited Medicines Management Technician status
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience of working within Standard Operating Procedures
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working within Mental Health settings
Knowledge and Abilities
Essential criteria
* Ability to understand and empathise with people suffering from mental health illness
At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:
* Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
* Protected CPD time for registered staff
* Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
* Leadership and Management development programmes
* Coaching and mentoring opportunities
* A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
* Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
* A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
* Individual professional development programmes
Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:
* Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
* Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
* Free DBS checks where required
* Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
* NHS Pension Scheme
* Salary sacrifice car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via email regarding interview details.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.
If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.
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