Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly team as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician in the Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation team.



This post will require the successful candidate to work across both Mental Health and Physical Health Hospital Sites.



Why join our Pharmacy services?



Your work life balance is important to us, so you will be required to only work limited Bank holidays.



You will be a key member in delivering a seamless pharmacy service across our Trust.



We will support you to grow as an individual.



We will support you to gain experience and knowledge across both Mental Health and Physical Health sites.



Supported to complete Psych 1 & Psych 2



We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, motivated and flexible with strong interpersonal, communication, negotiation and influencing skills to join our Pharmacy team as a Medicines Management Technician. This role represents a great opportunity to demonstrate good organisational skills, leadership potential and the ability to harness a problem-solving approach that involves team working.



The post holder will have the opportunity to develop and learn in both Mental Health Services and Physical Health Services.



Please see attached job description for the list of key responsibilities.



KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Main duties and responsibilities for the following:

Prescribing processing / Ward & Departmental Supply & Requisitions / Medicines Optimisation Services / Stock Control / Self-Medication / Clozapine Dispensing / Medicines Information / Clinical Role / Miscellaneous / Training and Development / Quality and Other Duties / Systems and equipment / Decisions and judgements / Communication and relationships.



By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;



Supporting your career development and progression



Excellent NHS Pension scheme



Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave



Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)



Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources



If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients



Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate



Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates



Salary sacrifice bikes up to 2k



Free car parking at all trust sites



Free flu vaccinations every year



Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to 250 (if the criteria is met)



We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.



Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.



Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications



JOB PURPOSE



To work as part of the pharmacy team at MPFT to ensure the safe, effective and economical use of medicines. To work with clinical pharmacists, the dispensary manager and other medicines management pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support workers in providing and developing a comprehensive medicines optimisation service to the wards and clinics. Lead the provision and coordination of the Trust Pharmacy led Medicines Reconciliation service in designated areas to ensure the successful implementation of Trust Policy for Medicines Reconciliation. The aim of the Pharmacy Team will be to facilitate the Trust achieving the NICE/ NPSA target of 90% newly admitted patients having their medicines reconciled within 24 hours. To provides counselling to patients/and carers as needed. To participate in discharge planning to ensure the timely dispensing of discharge medication for patients on the medicines management wards undertaking the final check of patients' own drugs before discharge. Work to promote safe, legal, rational and economic use of medicines by all users of the pharmacy service. To support the implementation and delivery of current and future digital based innovations in pharmacy practice. To assess patients' own drugs for use on the wards and document the supplies available on patients' drug charts. * Identifying charts that have not yet been clinically screened by a pharmacist.