Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Seren Lodge Mother and Baby Unit
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000.
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, 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. Patients in the postnatal period will have their babies with them during their time as an inpatient on the Mother and Baby Unit.
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 patients' 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.
About us
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health, and all-age disability care.
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.
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. If you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* 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.
Knowledge and Expertise
* Good IT skills - Windows, word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, email, and web-applications.
* Evidence of CPD.
Experience
* Post qualification experience of ward-based services.
* Experience in training staff.
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.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata.
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