Pharmacy Technician

West London NHS Trust; Southall; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an enthusiastic technician for their clinical pharmacy service at Broadmoor Hospital. The successful candidate will work within a friendly team to provide essential pharmaceutical care. Responsibilities include attending relevant meetings and collaborating effectively with the clinical team. Ideal applicants should have good communication skills and a keen interest in mental health.

Qualifications

• Highly motivated individual who can work well in a team and autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Providing a clinical pharmacy service to wards within High Secure services.
• Attending MDT meetings and clinical governance meetings.

Skills

Good communication skills

Team player

Interest in mental health

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic technician to join a friendly, progressive clinical team, serving our high secure services at West London NHS Trust. The trust provides services across a large geographical area and includes a wide range of mental health and community health services. Our 800 in-patient beds provide services from open wards through to high security forensic services and intermediate care beds. We provide a secondary, tertiary and national service. We provide services to children, adolescents, adults and older people both in the community as inpatients. Our Trust has just achieved a 'Good' CQC rating.

For 37.5 hrs per week the post holder will be providing a clinical pharmacy service to a number of wards within High Secure services based at Broadmoor Hospital. There will be an opportunity to attend MDT meetings, clinical governance meetings and other relevant meetings pertaining to provision of pharmaceutical care to our patients.

The successful candidate should be a highly motivated individual team player with good communication skills and a keen interest in mental health. The applicant should be able to work well both in a team and autonomously.

West London NHS Trust is one of the healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.