Lead Clozapine Technician

Job summary

Are you willing and able to join our award-winning clozapine services team? If so, can you continue the high standards of care and develop the service even further? If yes, then we are looking to recruit to this service lead position for the Trust and would encourage applications to this exciting and pivotal role.

For an informal chat about the role contact either Richard Lewis, Operational Manager 07770 641600 or Kerry Evans, lead CMHT technician 01522 421568.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to lead the pharmacy provision of the trust-wide clozapine services.

Work collaboratively with the lead clozapine nurse to ensure a holistic wrap-around care service for all clozapine patients.

To provide relevant and appropriate information and advice for patients and staff considering clozapine, about the drug and the implications for its use.

To manage overall the entry of the patient into the clozapine monitoring service, including the attendance and input into any multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meeting to advise on initiation processes for clozapine.

To be part of any community titration MDT advising on the processes and highlighting the roles and responsibilities of other professionals within that initiation period.

To support the appropriate increased uptake of clozapine use across the trust.

To ensure registration for each patient with the clozapine monitoring service. This involves organising the initial blood test, arranging or overseeing the clozapine titration on the ward or as an out-patient, and advising staff involved in the care of the patient.

About us

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 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, 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. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.