Junior Pharmacy Technician - Crisis Team
Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
An exciting opportunity has opened for a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment (CRHT) team, part of the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) pathway within Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trusts Mental Health Services.
Based at the Bradgate Unit/out in the community as required, your role will be to maintain a safe, efficient, and professional medicines management service responsive to the needs of its service users, in accordance with current legislation and guidance. The CRHT team at the Bradgate Unit has a multi‑disciplinary approach to patient management. Supported by the Lead Pharmacist, you will demonstrate and develop your professional accountability, innovative thinking and contribute to the clear vision for the CRHT team.
This role offers a Monday - Friday working pattern, with occasional weekend and bank holiday cover on a rotational basis to meet service needs and we’re happy to consider flexible working patterns that align with service needs.
We're committed to your development. You'll have access to tailored training, ongoing support, and opportunities at our Learning and Development Centre to help you build your skills, meet CPD requirements, and progress in your career.
Main duties of the job
Identify new patients accepted by CRHT team, contact them, GPs and/or other healthcare providers to collate an accurate medication history and documenting this in the patients record. If discrepancies are identified, these should be dealt with or escalated appropriately.
Identify potential pharmaceutical issues that may arise during a patient’s care, discharge planning and work with multi‑disciplinary team to resolve these.
Work as part of the MDT and be the point of contact for staff when managing medication needs. Liaise with community pharmacies and GPs regarding CRHT electronic prescription issues.
Manage the notification of medication supply issues within CRHT. Escalate complex clinical queries to the pharmacist.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6‑month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
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.
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital
Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital
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