Clinical medicines management technician

PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Continued Professional Development

Involvement in improvement and研究

Health and Wellbeing activities

Staff discounts across retail, leisure

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust's mental health and learning disabilities pharmacy team is forward‑thinking and patient‑focused. The post holder will join ward‑based teams on Stockport and Tameside, supporting medicines management, reconciliation and safe handling of medicines on the wards.

You will deliver training, contribute to audits, data collection and action planning, and work with the wider pharmacy team under the Chief Technician.

Qualifications

• Experience in medicines management and reconciliation.
• Willingness to work in inpatient and community settings.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide medicines management on mental health wards.
• Deliver training in medicines management.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation.
• Participate in audits, data collection and action planning.

Skills

Pharmacy technician

Medicines optimisation

Training delivery

Education

NHS accredited Pharmacy Technician qualification

Job description

The mental health and learning disabilities pharmacy team in Pennine Care is progressive and forward-thinking and provides an inpatient and community mental health medicines optimisation service. We are delighted to be able to offer the opportunity to an enthusiastic technician to join the pharmacy team and aid in the development and delivery of pharmacy services to the mental health wards located in Stockport and Tameside. The post holder will support the delivery of pharmacy services to optimise the use of medicines on the mental health wards. They will work within a ward based locality pharmacy team day to day and will be required to manage their own schedule while working with the wider pharmacy team. They will be managed professionally by the Chief Technician. The Trust's dedicated team of pharmacists and technicians, receive regular management and clinical supervision, to maintain their wellbeing, and attend team and governance meetings. The post holder will also deliver training in medicines management, review and update guidance in relation to safe and secure handling of medicines, undertake medicines reconciliation and participate in audit work, data collection, anyalysis and action planning.As this is a clinical post, there is no dispensary commitment and no requirement for emergency duty, bank holiday or weekend working. We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We\'re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we\'re a great place to work. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer. If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel