Clinical Medicines Management Technician

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Due to a review of the staff skill mix and internal staff movement, we are excited to be able to offer a post for a Pharmacy Technician to work across inpatient and community mental health based in Barrow-in-Furness. The role offers the opportunity to work amongst various professionals and be a key member of the multidisciplinary team working across these sectors to support seamless transfer of care. The community team is based at Duddon House and the inpatient unit is Dane Garth in Barrow.

The successful applicant will be expected to work closely with the clinical team, which also includes a Clinical Pharmacist, to address the care needs of patients and service users. The post will also involve close liaison with, patients, carers, primary care, in-patient mental health services and local acute trusts.

There will also be a requirement to ensure safe and effective medicines management processes within the service. This will include compliance with regulatory medicines management standards and implementation of medicines safety alerts. As a valued member of the pharmacy team, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to broader Trust initiatives and priorities. Due to the location of various units, an ability and willingness to travel around Trust locations on occasion may be required.

Main duties of the job

You should be enthusiastic and self -motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to prioritise own workload. You will provide a high level of pharmaceutical care as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team. In line with the rest of the trust The Bay will be implementing Clozapine One-Stop clinics and you would be instrumental in the development and delivery of this service.

Your time within the inpatient unit will enable the support and development of your role and your personal development, this will be especially useful for individuals with mental health experience.

There is no bank holiday or weekend working. We can also offer flexible working hours and are committed to improving working lives.

The Pharmacy Service within Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust is a well-established team with a wealth of expertise in both Mental Health and Community services and continues to provide high quality clinical input into all aspects of the health provision delivered by the organisation. We are a supportive team committed to the education and development of our expanding service.

If you would like any further information please contact

Rebecca Sheppard - Senior Pharmacy Technician

Telephone: 01229 403524 Email: rebecca.sheppard@lscft.nhs.uk

Please note: This post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

All posts are subject to the nationally agreed Agenda for Change terms and conditions.

About us

We want to recruit people to the service who share our values and are confident in their ability to contribute to the demonstrated effectiveness and acceptability of our service.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Date posted

07 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum (subject to confirmation)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CS2727-MS

Job locations

Barrow-in-Furness (Duddon House and Dane Garth)

Barrow in Furness

LA18 5BB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences / NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)
Current registration with GPhc

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of Dispensary and Patient Services

Experience

Essential

To have working experience in a relevant field of pharmacy practice

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritise own workload
Communicate calmly and effectively with service users and carers

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences / NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)
Current registration with GPhc

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of Dispensary and Patient Services

Experience

Essential

To have working experience in a relevant field of pharmacy practice

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritise own workload
Communicate calmly and effectively with service users and carers

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.