Higher Level Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Services

Overview

Are you looking for an opportunity to elevate your technical and clinical knowledge across a range of services? Consider mental health!

If you are forward-thinking, enthusiastic, and self-motivated, come and join Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust's friendly Medicines Management Team.

Why Choose Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust?

• Specialist services: Opportunities across acute mental health services.
• Professional growth: Support for continuous learning and career development.
• Supportive environment: A friendly and multiskilled team ready to support you.
• Embracing digital transformation to enhance services.

You will work within a multi-disciplinary team, supporting patient care and assisting with medicines reconciliations and timely discharge processes. This includes:

• Assisting nursing staff with medicines management, completing audits, and providing training.
• Maintaining Pharmacy Technician competencies while supporting dispensary services on a rota basis.

A recruitment premium is attached to the above posts:

• £2,000 payment on joining the Trust.
• An additional £2,000 upon completion of the first year of employment.

About Mersey Care

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving over 1.4 million people. Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust offer specialist inpatient and community services, including:

• High secure mental health facilities.
• Support for physical health, mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services.

Key Responsibilities

1. Develop and maintain safe systems of medication supply to in-patient areas.
2. Liaise with ward staff regarding prescription interventions.
3. Participate in the medicines management 7-day supply service.
4. Organize and supervise the work of pharmacy dispensers and assistants.
5. Assist in the running of clinical trials and maintain necessary records.
6. Accurately supply dispensed medication within Trust frameworks.
7. Complete accurate drug history and support medicines reconciliation.
8. Maintain contemporaneous records on the appropriate clinical system.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. For more details, please refer to the JD and person specification.