Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Seren Lodge Mother and Baby Unit
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An exciting opportunity has arisen in Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) for a motivated and dedicated pharmacy technician to join our team of specialist technicians and pharmacists, in providing high quality clinical pharmacy services.
The post holder will work on the Mother and Baby Unit, a specialist provision for women with mental health problems during pregnancy and/or in the year after their baby is born. The Mother and Baby Unit will be an 8 bedded unit with 6 beds commissioned by NHS England for the women of Cheshire and Merseyside and 2 beds commissioned by NHS Wales for the women of North Wales.
Main duties of the job
This position offers the chance to develop clinical and operational skills within mental health. You will be expected to routinely undertake medicines reconciliations, check patient's medicines for suitability of reuse and order medicines for patients. You will also be expected to work with the Mother and Baby Unit to ensure patients receive appropriate information about their medicines.
Applicants should be able to work within a team, be proactive and have a keen interest in perinatal mental health. Applicants must also be a registered practising pharmacy technician with the GPhC. This full-time post will be based at Seren Lodge Mother and Baby Unit, Countess of Chester Health Park, Chester.
If you share in our Trust values we would welcome your application, including newly registered Pharmacy Technicians and Community Pharmacy Technicians.
About Us
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
Qualifications
Essential
* Foundation Degree in medicines management or BTech/NVQ Level III in Pharmaceutical Sciences
* Registered as a practising Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Accredited accuracy checking qualification for dispensed medicines
Desirable
* Medicines Management Clinical Technician qualification
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
* Good IT skills - Windows, word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, email and web-applications
* Evidence of CPD
Experience
Essential
* Post qualification experience of ward based services
* Experience in training staff
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.
Employer details
Employer name: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Seren Lodge Mother and Baby Unit, Countess of Chester Health Park, Chester, CH2 1UL
Employer's website: CWP Careers
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