Clinical Pharmacy Technician/Pharmacy Technician Higher Level

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Scotland is seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Technician to support mental health services. This role involves direct patient care activities, educational responsibilities, and managing pharmacy operations. The successful candidate will hold a pharmacy technician qualification, be registered with the GPhC, and will receive training in mental health practices as needed. The position offers a Monday to Friday work schedule.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the GPhC as a pharmacy technician.
• Strong interest in mental health service delivery desirable.
• Education and training will be provided for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Support direct patient care through medicines reconciliation and discharge planning.
• Educate patients and staff regarding medication usage.
• Manage day-to-day operations of the pharmacy dispensary.

Skills

Mental health practice interest

Pharmacy technician qualification

Accuracy checking skills

Education

Accredited dispensary accuracy checking qualification

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this position is Mon – Fri 8.30 – 4.30.

Would you like to practice in a new and innovative way? An opportunity to be one of the first clinical pharmacy technicians to practice in mental health services in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has arisen. You will join the pharmacy team at GRH/Leverndale and participate in the expansion of a new model of integrated pharmacy care within the wards providing services to patients from the West/South of Glasgow.

The post holder will support direct patient care through the following clinical activities:

• Medicines reconciliation
• Patient and staff education
• Discharge planning
• Medication history reviews
• Monitoring of high risk medicines e.g. clozapine, lithium, high dose antipsychotics
• Attending multi-disciplinary team meetings.

The role will evolve as the post holder develops and gains knowledge and experience and will complement the role of the clinical pharmacist, working together to improve clinical practice at ward level and release pharmacist capacity to develop their role within wards and community mental health teams. This will enable both pharmacy technicians and pharmacists to work at the highest level of practice.

The post holder will also be involved in the education and training of:

• Pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians
• Pharmacy Support workers
• Nursing staff
• Medical staff
• Carers/support staff
• Pre-registration Pharmacists

The post holder will also support the pharmacy technician led dispensary at Leverndale with

• Outpatient activity for the Leverndale M/H site including accuracy checking of prescriptions
• Operational day to day management of the very busy Leverndale dispensary
• Management of daily workload and supervision of Band 4 pharmacy technicians and a team of pharmacy support workers
• Preparing rotas for workload and amending when required at short notice
• Managing the clozapine service at Leverndale for 1200 mostly outpatients including the dispensing and checking of prescriptions and ensuring all clozapine patients have valid blood results.
• Liaising extensively with prescribers/nurses/wider healthcare team regarding safe clozapine supply

The post holder will also manage the competing demands that come from both their clinical and operational team roles.

The successful candidate must be a suitably qualified pharmacy technician, registered with the GPhC. You will also hold an accredited dispensary accuracy checking qualification. A strong interest in mental health practice is desirable however appropriate educaon and training will be provided.

Informal contact: Duncan Cathcart, Lead Pharmacy Technician, 0141 211 6674, [e-mail]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

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NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

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