Clinical Medicines Management Technician CMHT

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in mental health services is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join their progressive team. The role involves supporting pharmacy services across community mental health teams and optimizing medicine use. Successful candidates will have a strong background in pharmaceutical sciences and contribute to enhancing patient care.

Qualifications

• BTEC / NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent required.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy or community mental health.
• Knowledge of relevant legislative policies.

Responsibilities

• Support development of pharmacy services in mental health.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to improve medicines use.
• Deliver training and update guidance on medicines handling.

Skills

Good communication

Data analysis

Self-motivated

Teamwork

Education

BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Registered with the GPHC

Tools

Knowledge of medicines management

Good IT skills

Job description

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NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Mental Health, CMHT Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 311-M206-25

Site Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust Town Ashton Under Lyne Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/06/2025 23:59

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our#PennineCarePeople

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 across all the Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the further development of pharmacy services to optimise the use of medicines in the mental health community teams. The role will involve working with the multidisciplinary teams across the Trust within 13 sites, five locality pharmacy teams, primary care and patients to improve the use of medicines.

The post holder will be managed by the CMHT Lead pharmacist day to day and professionally by the Chief Technician in this exciting position and will work jointly to deliver and further develop the pharmacy services to the CMHTs.

The post holder will be supported by the Trust’s dedicated team of pharmacists and technicians, receive regular management and clinical supervision 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.

As this is a clinical post, there is no dispensary commitment and no requirement for emergency duty, bank holiday or weekend working.

Working for our organisation

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#PennineCarePeopleand 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

We invite all candidates to contact us for further details and an informal visit.

Note: The post works across the Trust in various locations - base will initially be Trust HQ in Ashton-under-lyne, but can be negotiated.

Person specification

Education & Qualification

• BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences / NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)
• Registered with the GPHC / proof of application in process
• Recognised accuracy checking accreditation
• Additional specialist training or experience in mental health ideally to degree level

Experience

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training, NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent plus other additional training for checking dispensed prescriptions, supervising a technical area within the pharmacy to degree or equivalent level or Knowledge of medicines management, including relevant legislation and policies acquired through NVQ3 or BTEC equivalent level qualification plus specialist training and experience to degree or equivalent level
• Substantial experience as qualified technician in hospital pharmacy
• Substantial experience of dispensary and ward based services
• Experience of implementing change and new developments
• Experience of developing guidelines / protocols / SOP
• Experience of training healthcare professionals/ unqualified staff
• Experience of audit

Knowledge

• Knowledge of dispensary and patient services
• Good presentation skills (verbal and written)
• Good technical pharmaceutical knowledge
• Good clinical pharmaceutical knowledge
• Knowledge of audit
• Good IT skills (including word processing and spreadsheets)

Skills & Abilities

• Self-motivated
• Data analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work as a team member and independently
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary, multi-agency groups
• Ability to identify when advice needs to be sought
• Ability to work across the Trust footprint

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

What happens after your application has been received?

You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.

What happens if I am offered the position after interview?

The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.

What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?

By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards . The checks are:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.

If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance . If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.

What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?

Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

Other important information

• We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
• If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
• If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
• Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
• We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Joanne Nguyen Job title Senior Clinical Pharmacist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07517577765 Additional information

Cheryl Boardman, Senior Medicines Management Technician on 07517574962 or email:[e-mail]

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