Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
1. Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
2. Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
3. Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports 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, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
Wesham rehabilitation centre provides a model of rehabilitation care which focuses on empowering the service user to gain or recover their confidence and skills that promote independence, autonomy and encourage hope for the future, whilst in recovery of a mental health illness.
We are looking for an experienced and forward thinking Pharmacy Technician with a specific interest in mental health to join our Pharmacy team at Wesham Rehabilitation.
You should be enthusiastic and self-motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to prioritise your own workload. Working with the Pharmacist, you will provide a high level of pharmaceutical care as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team and will support a ward based dispensing service.
As a purely clinical service there is no pharmacy-based dispensary commitment, 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.
Please note: This post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Main duties of the job
1. Contribute operationally to the development and delivery of the pharmaceutical and medicines management service in accordance with organisational policies and procedures and the pharmacy business plan.
2. Based at ward level, undertake the management, ordering and supply of medicines required for hospital in-patients.
3. Provide counselling to patients on medicines related issues thereby supporting medicines optimisation and adherence to medication.
4. Undertake medicines reconciliation when patients are admitted and discharged from the service.
5. Independently assess prescribed medication regimens and physical health conditions to prioritise patients for a pharmaceutical assessment by the pharmacist.
6. Participate in local and national audits and monitor compliance with medicines legislation and national and local standards for the safe and secure handling of medicines.
7. Participate in the development of a range of medicines management activities at ward level.
8. Act as a key member of the multidisciplinary ward team and the wider pharmacy team.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences / NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)
* Current registration with GPhC
* Evidence and commitment to continuing professional development
Knowledge
* To have working experience in a relevant field of pharmacy practice
* Knowledge of Dispensary and Patient Services.
Experience
* Experience of using a Patient’s Own Drug scheme
* Experience of ward based pharmacy services
Please note that further communication from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCft to contact them.
You are advised to consider applying for LSCft vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within three weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.
LSCft is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (particularly those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Our goal is for the Trust to be truly representative of the communities we serve so we are particularly keen to receive applications from people in under-represented groups. If there is anything you’d like to discuss in relation to your application then please ask.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. You are therefore advised to consider applying for this vacancy as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Name: Natalie Auld Job title: Senior Pharmacy Technician Email address: Natalie.Auld@lscft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01253 447716
If you would like any further information please contact:
Natalie Auld – Senior Pharmacy Technician on 01253 447716
Natalie.Auld@lscft.nhs.uk
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