Senior Pharmacy Technician-Mental Health

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Worthing; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join their Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Trust. This role involves optimising medicines on wards and leading the pharmacy service in a patient-focused environment. Candidates should be GPhC registered with a passion for mental health. The position offers generous holiday entitlement, flexible working, and access to psychological support and various discount schemes.

Benefits

Access to psychological support

Excellent supervision programmes

Flexible working opportunities

Discount schemes

Generous holiday entitlement

NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Experienced Pharmacy Technician registered with GPhC.
• Interest in specialist mental health service.
• Awareness of medicines used in mental healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Optimise medicines on wards.
• Lead pharmacy service development.
• Provide medication education to service users.
• Act as operational lead for technical services.

Skills

GPhC registration

Patient-focused care

Medicines optimisation

Knowledge of mental health services

Job description

If you are enthusiastic and passionate about improving the lives of patients in need of mental healthcare treatment, a role as a Senior Pharmacy Technician in our Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Trust could be right for you.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, innovative, enthusiastic, patient‑focused GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician to work as a core member of inpatient and urgent care teams across the Worthing area.

You should have an interest in working within a specialist mental health service, an understanding of the medicines used, and an awareness of the people we support and care for. The role will primarily be based at Meadowfield Hospital, Swandean, Worthing.

The role will include medicines optimisation on the wards at Meadowfield Hospital, Forget Me Not unit, Selden Centre and Shepherd House in Worthing, West Sussex.

The post holder will be supported to undertake further accreditation as appropriate, and there are opportunities to develop the role and service to the inpatient wards and urgent care.

You will be joining a friendly, supportive Pharmacy team which is highly regarded in the Trust and is rapidly expanding due to recent significant investments. This role is a great opportunity to start or continue a career in mental health and can lead to a future senior role.

Key Responsibilities

• Medicines optimisation on wards at Meadowfield Hospital, Forget Me Not Unit, Selden Centre and Shepherd House.
• No dispensary commitment with this role, no weekend or bank holiday working.
• Lead and develop the pharmacy service in relation to technical services to the mental health units/wards of the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust within the locality.
• Ensure that the service provided is safe, efficient and effective.
• Lead the technical development of medicines management to the units/wards within this locality.
• Act as the operational lead for all technical services provided to inpatient units of the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
• Organise, lead, develop and participate in the provision of patient medication education to service users, and on occasion carers, delegating this role where appropriate.
• Act as a role model for provision of pharmacy services to mental health to other pharmacy technicians and assistants within the team.

Benefits

• Access to full psychological support, the wellbeing team.
• Excellent supervision programmes.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars).
• A position within a trust rated as Outstanding for caring and Good overall by the CQC.
• Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays).
• Excellent NHS Pension Scheme.