Clinical Pharmacy Technician

Devon Partnership Trust; Barnstaple; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Devon Partnership Trust is seeking a medicines optimiser to join our community-facing pharmacy team supporting mental health services in Devon.

The postholder will work across core mental health services in North Devon, supporting pharmacists, the wider multidisciplinary teams and the patients with their medicines, ensuring better outcomes and reducing the risk of harm.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 and BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent.
• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Accredited Medicine Optimisation Technician levels: Foundation / Intermediate / Advanced (Clinical Prioritisation or Enhanced Clinical Practice).

Responsibilities

• Evidence of post-qualification experience of medicine optimisation duties.
• Experience of working within mental health or with individuals with mental illness.

Skills

Medicine optimisation

Mental health pharmacy

Clinical pharmacy practice

Education

NVQ level 3 and BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent

GPhC registration as Pharmacy Technician

Accredited Medicine Optimisation Technician levels: Foundation / Intermediate / Advanced

Job description

The is an exciting opportunity to join our community-facing pharmacy team working in mental health services in Devon. As medicines provision in mental health evolves we are building capacity to support increased prescribing within community mental health teams. The postholder will work across core mental health services in North Devon, supporting the pharmacists, the wider multidisciplinary teams and the patients with their medicines, ensuring better outcomes and reducing the risk of harm.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be expected to work both independently and in collaboration with the multidisciplinary teams to ensure the safe prescribing and monitoring of medicines. This will include patient-facing clinical work, reviewing prescriptions, supporting repeat prescribing and managing day to day clinical queries and challenges as well as providing input to training where required.

Individuals without the PWDS Enhanced Clinical Practice qualification will be employed as band 5 technicians pending completion of this course.

About us

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached JobDescription and Person Specification which will provide further information onthis role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 and BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent
• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Accredited Medicine Optimisation Technician levels: Foundation / Intermediate / Advanced (Clinical Prioritisation or Enhanced Clinical Practice)

Experience

• Evidence of post-qualification experience of medicine optimisation duties.
• Experience of working within mental health or with individuals with mental illness

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.

£32,073 to £48,117 a yearWithout "Enhanced Clinical Practice"- employed at band 5