Are you a Pharmacy Technician with experience of working in a medicines optimisation team or linked to substance use services?
Would you like to develop your career as part of a forward‑thinking organisation?
Are you committed to helping us meet the needs of some of the most vulnerable people in society through effective implementation of best practice medicine optimisation strategies?
Then you could use your expertise to make a real difference by joining Turning Point as a Pharmacy Technician.
You will be joining our new Bath & North East Somerset Drug and Alcohol service. This is a vibrant new partnership delivering substance use treatment and recovery services across Bath & North East Somerset.
Our partnership draws upon experience delivering substance use services in Bath & North East Somerset and nationally, with specialist knowledge around diverse local communities, and the community insight which only comes from hyper‑localism.
Please Note: This role is an initial 1-day per week role with potential for more work across the region.
Main duties of the job
You’ll work within the Bath and North East Somerset to provide person‑centred support to our service users by utilising the best principles of medicines optimisation. Your main roles will include
* Supporting the delivery and review of community pharmacy supervised consumption, needle and syringe provision and take‑home naloxone services
* Provide counselling and support to clients regarding prescribed medication
* Administration of vaccinations and other medication
* Reviewing and sharing learning from medicines incidents with the service and local community pharmacies
* Controlled Drugs (CD) monitoring support
* Medicines optimisation audit work
* Provide medicines optimisation advice and support to colleagues in the service
Person Specification
Experience
* With a current General Pharmaceutical Council registration, you’ll be able to show relevant current or past experience working in a medicines optimisation team at the primary or secondary care interface or working in or close to substance use services.
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.
What Benefits Will I Receive?
* 26 days paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 28 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
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