Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician

Cornwall Partnership; Bodmin; Presencial; GBP 32 000 - 39 000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da oferta

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join the Centralised Prescribing Team, supporting Community Mental Health Services in Cornwall. The role focuses on prescribing processes, medicines reconciliation and collaboration with prescribers, pharmacists, and multidisciplinary teams.

You will work with community pharmacies, GP practices and mental health services to ensure safe, efficient prescribing and high-quality patient care within a flexible NHS

Qualificações

• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
• Current and continued registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Relevant post-registration pharmacy experience to degree or equivalent level.

Responsabilidades

• Support the day-to-day operation of the Centralised Prescribing Team.
• Process and coordinate prescribing requests in line with Trust policies and procedures.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation and support medicines management activities.
• Provide prescribing and medication-related support to clinicians and clinical teams.
• Monitor prescribing workflows and help ensure timely completion of prescribing tasks.
• Investigate and resolve prescribing queries from patients, carers, pharmacies and healthcare professionals.
• Support medication safety, quality improvement and audit activities.

Conhecimentos

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Electronic prescribing systems

Formação académica

BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Band 5

Main area Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 201-26-1006

Site Banham House Town Bodmin Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/11/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

Join our newly developed Centralised Prescribing Team and help improve access, safety and efficiency across Community Mental Health Services.

We are seeking a motivated and organised Pharmacy Technician to join our Centralised Prescribing Team, supporting Community Mental Health Teams across the service. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the safe and effective management of prescribing processes, working closely with prescribers, pharmacy colleagues, administrators and multidisciplinary teams.

You will support the coordination of prescribing requests, medicines reconciliation and medicines management activities, helping to ensure timely and efficient prescribing across community mental health services. The role includes providing medication-related support to clinicians, resolving prescribing queries from patients, carers and healthcare professionals, maintaining accurate electronic patient records, and contributing to medication safety, audit and quality improvement initiatives. You will also work collaboratively with community pharmacies, GP practices and specialist mental health services.

We are looking for a qualified Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC who has experience in pharmacy services and medicines management. You should have strong organisational and communication skills, experience with electronic prescribing systems, and the ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day operation of the Centralised Prescribing Team.
• Process and coordinate prescribing requests in line with Trust policies and procedures.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation and support medicines management activities.
• Provide prescribing and medication-related support to clinicians and clinical teams.
• Monitor prescribing workflows and help ensure timely completion of prescribing tasks.
• Investigate and resolve prescribing queries from patients, carers, pharmacies and healthcare professionals.
• Support medication safety, quality improvement and audit activities.
• Maintain accurate electronic patient records and prescribing documentation.
• Work collaboratively with community pharmacies, GP practices and specialist mental health services.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Person specification

Qualifications

• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
• Current and continued registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

• Relevant post-registration pharmacy experience to degree or equivalent level

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.