Senior Pharmacy Technician

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT NHS); Lincoln; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a pharmacy technician to join a successful mental health team at a leading NHS Trust. This role involves developing and providing a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to both inpatient and community patients. You will collaborate with a dedicated team, ensuring safe and effective medicines management while contributing to the Trust's core services. With flexible working options and a commitment to staff wellbeing, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in healthcare. Join a Trust recognized for its supportive environment and excellent benefits, where your expertise will help shape the future of mental health services in Lincolnshire.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Holidays

Pension scheme

Supportive work environment

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician with NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services required.
• Experience in NHS and mental health settings is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality medicines optimisation service across the Trust.
• Ensure patient-centred, safe, and cost-effective medicines use.
• Support training and teaching activities related to medicines management.

Skills

Effective communication

Organizational skills

IT literacy

Self-motivation

Ability to work under pressure

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Registered pharmacy technician

Good Clinical Practice Certificate

Job description

Main area: Pharmacy

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5

Contract: Permanent

Hours:

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available)

Job ref: 274-11287-COR

Employer: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Pharmacy Department

Town: Lincoln

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59

Interview date: 06/02/2025

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacy technician to join our successful mental health team at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, working across Lincolnshire.

You will join a team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy support workers, and trainee staff members who provide a comprehensive clinical service across the trust. You will use your experience, skills, and initiative to develop, coordinate and provide a high-quality clinical and operational pharmacy service to inpatient and community patients and their carers. You will also contribute to the pharmacy core service, performing departmental and clinical duties that will impact inpatient sites, clozapine clinics, third party sector, primary and secondary care.

To apply you must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of this role include:

• To provide and support the delivery of a high quality, clinically focused medicines optimisation service across Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust.
• To ensure the service provided is patient-centred, safe, and supports the cost-effective use of medicines and resources.
• To provide an inpatient ward and community team clinical medicines management service which includes efficient, safe medicines supply and storage.
• To support the pharmacy team working across the healthcare boundaries in Lincolnshire.
• To develop and participate in basic training and teaching activities relating to medicines management across the Trust.
• To help develop, maintain and comply with standard operating procedures within the department.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce.

If it’s flexible working or home-based working, excellent benefits including holidays and pensions, or an organisation that embraces culture and diversity, then look no further!

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 plus accredited underpinning knowledge in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
• Registered as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Evidence of relevant further educational qualifications.
• Good Clinical Practice Certificate.

Experience

• Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician.
• Experience in primary or secondary care environment with awareness of specialist client group needs.
• Experience of carrying out or leading on clinical audits.
• Knowledge of the principles of medicines optimisation.
• Experience of working in NHS and a mental health setting.

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals from all agencies.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Good IT literacy and skills.
• Ability to work accurately, methodically with long periods of concentration.
• Self-motivation and able to engage and motivate others.
• Ability to work and cope under pressure.

Special requirements

• Must have the ability to travel independently across sites without the use of public transport.
• Willingness to work across all Trust & PCN sites.
• Has attention