Higher Level Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Services

Job overview

Are you looking for an opportunity to elevate your technical and clinical knowledge across a range of services? Why not consider mental health?

If you are forward-thinking, enthusiastic, and self-motivated, come and join our friendly Medicines Management Team.

Why choose us?

• Specialist services: opportunities across acute mental health services.
• Professional growth: support continuous learning and career development through our education and training department.
• Our supportive environment: a friendly, multiskilled team ready to support your journey.
• Embracing the Trust’s digital transformation initiatives.

Please feel free to contact us to arrange a visit or ask questions.

We have posts available across our acute inpatient teams.

Shortlisting planned for: 8 April 2025

Interviews planned for: 15 April 2025

Main duties of the job

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, supporting patient care, assisting with medicines reconciliations, and ensuring timely discharge processes. There will be opportunities to support nursing staff with medicines management, audits, and training.

To maintain pharmacy technician competencies and develop your skills, you will support dispensary services on a rota basis.

Working for our organization

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest in the region, serving over 1.4 million people with a range of physical and mental health services, including high secure mental health facilities.

Our commitment is to ‘perfect care’ — safe, effective, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support staff development and work with service users and families to shape future services. We are transforming services to improve quality and reduce costs.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Under the direction of the Specialist Pharmacy Technician Manager, you will:

1. Develop and maintain safe medication supply systems for in-patient areas.
2. Liaise with ward staff regarding prescription issues, complete incident reports, and participate in medicines management services.
3. Supply compliance aids, including complex medication regimes.
4. Organize and supervise pharmacy dispensers, assistants, and other technicians.
5. Assist in clinical trials and staff training related to dispensing.
6. Accurately supply dispensed medication for various patient groups, including discharge and outpatient services.
7. Support medicines reconciliation and medication usability assessments at ward level.
8. Maintain accurate records on clinical systems.
9. Organize medication supply and monitoring within the trust.

Additional duties include dispensing, liaising with patients and clinical teams, processing blood results, and updating stock records.

Please refer to the JD and person specification for more details.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and BTEC Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science, or equivalent.
• Accredited Technical Accuracy Checking Qualification.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.

Desirable criteria

• Willingness to pursue further qualifications (e.g., BTEC/NVQ Level 4 Clinical Diploma).
• Experience as an A1 workplace assessor or willingness to obtain this.
• Relevant medicines management qualifications or equivalent experience.

Knowledge/Experience

• Ability to train others.
• Relevant pharmacy experience, including dispensing and accuracy checking.
• Experience with electronic medicines management systems.
• Understanding of legislation and guidance.
• Commitment to CPD and self-development.

Additional desirable experience

• Hospital pharmacy experience, ward work, NHS experience, supervisory experience, mental health knowledge, and experience in mental health medications.

Values

• Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm, Support, High standards, Responsiveness, Leadership, Customer service, Transparency, Discretion, Change orientation.

Skills

• Team player with independence, driven, enthusiastic, self-motivated, excellent communication, customer care, and basic IT skills.