Pharmacy Technician

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Interest or experience in Mental Health or primary care and looking for something a bit different?

New and exciting opportunities have arisen for a primary care Pharmacy Technician in the East Hampshire Primary Mental Health Care Team. The successful candidate will be contributing to and delivering a new way of working in mental health.

Working with Primary Care Networks (PCN's) within East Hampshire you will help support patient pathways across the interface of primary and secondary care. You will work closely with the Advanced Pharmacists, general practice staff, mental health practitioners based in primary care as well as community mental health staff.

The post involves working alongside doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals in both primary and secondary care to provide a more integrated health care provision. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a high level of clinical expertise, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and need to be flexible, self-driven and adaptable.

Main duties of the job

Across Hampshire and Isle of Wight (HIOW) we have launched our plan to transform experiences in adult mental health in a programme called 'No Wrong Door'. This is a new and innovative service led by the local NHS, councils, Public Health, GPs, voluntary and community partners and people with lived experience of mental illness.

Through our research adults with a serious mental illness have told us first contact is the most important point in successfully starting their recovery. When people with a serious mental illness are at their most anxious, they face too many choices with little support.

To tackle this, we are going to:

1.Ensure that at the start of a person's recovery, wherever and however a person accesses care they are met with compassion, understanding, and supported with both their physical and mental wellbeing.

2.Build teams around communities that are close to people's homes, by working with our partners including the voluntary sector, making sure people's recovery is close to their personal support networks.

3.Provide people who are working across these physical and mental health services with the right support and training, making sure we have creative career options across the area.

Southern Health NHS Trust will be working with Primary Care Networks, known as PCNs, to develop teams of health and care professionals including wellbeing practitioners, nurses, experts in psychology and psychiatry, pharmacists social workers, and education and employment support workers.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services. Our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust, is set to launch in July 2024.

The transformation will happen in staggered stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning in early May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent Trusts is anticipated to occur in July 2024, when the new organisation will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Date posted

28 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-PSE-6260

Job locations

Fareham Health Centre

Osborn Road

Fareham

Hampshire

PO16 7ER

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Happy to talk flexible working- all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Happy to talk flexible working- all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
*Accredited checking technician status
*Current GPhC registration
*Current driving licence -- must have own transport

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
*Accredited checking technician status
*Current GPhC registration
*Current driving licence -- must have own transport

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.