Junior Pharmacy Technician - Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team

Leicestershire Partnership; England; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust seeks a Band 4 Pharmacy Technician to join the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment (CRHT) team. Based at the Bradgate Unit with community outreach, you will ensure safe medicines management and support urgent care pathways within the MDT.

You must be GPhC-registered, hold a BTEC in Pharmacy Science or equivalent, and be an Accredited Checking Technician. Strong IT, communication, and teamwork are essential; flexible hours and discovery of development

Qualifications

• BTEC in Pharmacy Science or Equivalent and Accredited Checking Technician status.
• Registered with the GPhC and IT literate.
• Good communication, accuracy and proactive team player.
• Willingness to learn and work across community and hospital settings.

Responsibilities

• Identify new patients accepted by CRHT and collate accurate medication histories.
• Flag and resolve pharmaceutical issues during care and discharge planning with MDT.
• Act as point of contact for staff regarding medication needs within MDT.
• Liaise with community pharmacies and GPs on electronic prescription issues.
• Manage notification of medication supply issues within CRT.
• Escalate complex clinical queries to the pharmacist.

Skills

Communication skills

Proactive

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

BTEC in Pharmacy Science or Equivalent

Accredited Checking Technician

Job description

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) pathway of the Mental Health Services at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust to become part of the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment (CRHT) team as a Band 4 Pharmacy Technician on a permanent basis.

Based at the Bradgate Unit/out in the community as required, your role will be to maintain a safe, efficient, and professional medicines management service responsive to the needs of its service users, in accordance with current legislation and guidance.

The CRHT team at the Bradgate Unit has a multi-disciplinary approach to patient management. Supported by the Lead Pharmacist, you will demonstrate and develop your professional accountability, innovative thinking and contribute to the clear vision for the CRHT team.

You will be required to work your weekly contracted hours between Monday to Friday as per the needs of the service and ad hoc weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.

We offer training and personal development within the role and at our Learning and Development centre to ensure you have the knowledge and skills to meet patient needs and complete your revalidation CPD requirements.

As well as having a BTEC in Pharmacy Science or Equivalent and being an Accredited Checking Technician, the successful candidate should have good computer skills, demonstrate they can work accurately, have excellent communication skills and be proactive. They need to be able to work as part of a team, work in an organized manner, and have a willingness to learn. The successful candidate will be registered with the GPhC.

Flexible working patterns that meet the needs of the service will be considered.

Contact Details:

For further information please contact Arpan Sekhon, Advanced Pharmacist - Lead for Urgent and Emergency Care, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust on 07826 556 873

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

• Identify new patients accepted by CRHT team, contacting them, GPs and / or other healthcare providers to collate an accurate medication history and documenting this in the patients record. If discrepancies are identified, these should be dealt with or escalated appropriately.
• Identify potential pharmaceutical issues that may arise during their care, discharge planning and work with multi-disciplinary team to resolve these.
• Work as part of the MDT and be the point of contact for staff when managing medication needs.
• Liaise with community pharmacies and GPs regarding CRT electronic prescription issues.
• Manage the notification of medication supply issues within CRT.
• Escalate complex clinical queries to the pharmacist.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.