Medicine Management Pharmacy Technician
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Come and join us at Southern Health
We provide clinical pharmacy services to both Mental Health and Physical Health wards across Hampshire as part of a friendly and supportive team of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.
This role will be based mainly at Lymington New Forest Hospital and will provide pharmacy services to the five inpatient wards including a stroke rehabilitation unit and medical admissions unit, an outlying medical rehabilitation unit and a hospice as well as the departments and outpatient clinics that are run from the site.
The Southern Health Lymington Pharmacy team are NOT contracted to fulfil:
*Weekends
*Late-nights
If this sounds attractive, then we want to hear from you.
Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. The Trust is a progressive integrated care organisation bringing community and mental health services together in one trust across Hampshire and the wider health economy. Staff parking is free and on site.
Main duties of the job
The post involves providing a service to our dispensary, inpatient units, outpatient clinics and departments i.e. providing medicine reconciliation service, working closely with the wider MDT and counselling patients. It will be focused on enhancing patient safety through medicines reconciliation, multidisciplinary team engagement, discharge planning, participation in dispensary duties and contributing to the audit and teaching agendas when required.
All staff have access to regular clinical supervision as well as, regular group reflective practice and training opportunities (including ACPT & Medicine Management) to ensure continuing professional development and role enhancement.
Pharmacy Technicians are a valued part of the team, and you will have the opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary team to support patient care from admission to discharge.
Our medicines management team have experience of a range of sectors including Acute Hospital, Community and Prison Services. We can provide training and support as appropriate. We welcome applicants from both band 4 and band 5 posts and conversations around flexible or part-time working.
About us
Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?We want to meet you!
Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.
Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.
Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:
- Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
- We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
- We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.
Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.
Date posted
16 November 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25,147 to £34,581 a year depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
348-CORP-3156
Job locations
Lymington New Forest Hospital
Wellworthy Road
Lymington
Hampshire
SO41 8QD
Employer details
Employer name
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Lymington New Forest Hospital
Wellworthy Road
Lymington
Hampshire
SO41 8QD
Employer's website
https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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