Medicine Optimisation Pharmacy Technician

Devon Partnership NHS Trust; Exeter; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist mental health organization is seeking an experienced pharmacy technician to join their clozapine clinic team in Exeter. This role involves delivering medicines optimisation services across inpatient wards and community settings. The ideal candidate will hold NVQ level 3 and BTEC in pharmaceutical science, be a registered pharmacy technician, and possess the ability to provide patient counselling. This position supports flexible working hours without weekend shifts, ideal for those passionate about mental health care.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

No weekend or bank holiday work

Qualifications

• Must have an NVQ level 3 and BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience in mental health or pharmacy practice is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover to the clozapine clinic and inpatient wards.
• Manage medication orders and storage.
• Conduct quarterly audits and support community teams.

Skills

Medicines reconciliation

Patient counselling

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ level 3 and BTEC in pharmaceutical science

Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC

Accredited checking technician

Job description

Come work for an outstanding specialist mental health medicine optimisation team, who are focused to empower patients in their medicines decision. We offer a clinical facing patient role across our specialist inpatient wards, community teams and clozapine clinic throughout the Devon area. This post holder will focus on delivering this service through our clozapine outpatient clinic, Exeter based wards and Exeter, East and Mid community setting as required. We offer and support outstanding opportunities to further develop your clinical skills as a pharmacy technician and share best practise outside the organisation. We encourage our team members to develop the service for a bespoke patient centred care. We offer flexible working and no weekend work/bank holiday working. Come join a dedicated and friendly team and help us achieve our next 5 year strategy.

Main duties of the job

Main duties as a DPT medicine optimisation pharmacy technician will include:

• Provide cover to the clozapine clinic
• Provide cover as required to inpatient wards
• Provide cover to community mental health teams/staff as required
• Medicines reconciliation in line with NICE guidance and local SOPs
• Manage the ordering, monitoring, storage and destruction of stock and named patient medication
• Carry out EPMA duties to reduce risk of errors by the prescriber.
• Provide regular face to face patient counselling
• Assess appropriateness of complex specialist treatment and liaise with nursing staff, pharmacy and medical staff
• Liaise with pharmacies to ensure timely and accurate supply of medication
• Regularly check electronic medication charts to inform performance indicators and ensure charts meet service standard
• Quarterly CD audits, FP10 & storage audits with the ward
• Quarterly CD, FP10 audits & storage audits with Community Mental Health Teams
• Team player within the medicines optimisation team

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 refer to the job description attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 and BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent
• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Accredited checking technician

Experience

• Up to date knowledge of medicines
• Broad understanding of national policies and issues impacting on medicines optimisation services.
• Willingness to obtain further qualifications in mental health or pharmacy practice if not already held as identified through the post holders personal development plan.
• Awareness of current issues in mental health, learning disability and neurodiverse services.

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.