Employer: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Pharmacy, Trust Headquarters
Town: Lincoln
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/09/2024 23:59
Interview date: 09/10/2024
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
Do you want to be part of an award-winning team? This post will enable you to become a key member of the trust clozapine service where you will help continue to drive forward the excellent patient-focused care already provided.
You will be in direct contact with patients building a regular therapeutic relationship with them as they come for their required blood and physical health tests as part of their clozapine treatment, which forms part of the ongoing care plan for that individual.
You will work in clinics across the trust in conjunction with other pharmacy team members and under the supervision of the lead nurse for the clozapine service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for supporting and delivering both clozapine clinic and the physical health care agenda within the trust clozapine service. This includes linking a variety of physical health care observations and assessments to support the service user with an integrated and comprehensive care package between specialist mental health services and primary care services under the supervision of the lead clozapine technician and clozapine nurse.
They will also support the delivery of the medicine management and optimization agenda, ensuring an efficient and effective medication supply/returns service to inpatient and community sites across the Trust.
Support the physical health care agenda through the clozapine clinics by taking part in phlebotomy, taking ECGs, and conducting physical health observations (including but not limited to blood pressure, weight, height, blood glucose levels, encouraging healthy eating and physical activity advice).
Interact with patients and provide clozapine care plans under the supervision of a Band 6 nurse.
Support the Band 6 nurse with administrative responsibilities including scanning.
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism, and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We believe the key to high-quality care is a contented workforce, reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall.
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks, and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Support the physical health care agenda through the clozapine clinics by taking part in phlebotomy, taking ECGs, and conducting physical health observations.
Interact with patients and provide clozapine care plans under the supervision of a Band 6 nurse.
Support the Band 6 nurse with administrative responsibilities including scanning.
Assist the pharmacy team in ensuring that any action plans arising from the strategy of medicines management are achieved in a timely fashion, including the undertaking of any pharmacy-based audits.
Ensure adherence to all local SOPs and trust-wide policies on medicines management.
Support the operational running of the clozapine clinic, including setting up and running the POCHi blood analyser machine, if and when trained to do so.
Deliver medication to patients unable to attend the clozapine clinics in person.
Support the expansion of the clozapine clinics to include patients on other medications that need close monitoring.
Support the timely ordering and receipt of named patient supplies for clinics and stock items.
Be responsible for ensuring that all medication no longer required is recorded and returned via approved returns mechanisms.
Support the clinical pharmacy team with good housekeeping on all prescription charts.
Ensure the security of medication on the sites is maintained at all times and report any breaches of security.
Highlight any concerns or risks around medicines management to the senior pharmacy team.
Support the maintenance of electronic folders and databases required within the operational services of the department.
Ensure accurate record-keeping in accordance with Trust policy.
Person specification
Qualifications
* 5 GCSEs (grade A – C or 9-4 or equivalent), including English, Maths, and a Science subject or equivalent
* NVQ2 or above in relevant subjects
* Training in mental health awareness or other training relevant to this post.
Experience
* Experience of working in a health or social care setting
* Working with patients/customers
* Experience of working in NHS hospital and/or mental health setting
* Evidence of undertaking audits
* Knowledge of risk assessment principles
* Experience in providing support for people in the community
Skills & Competences
* Venepuncture trained
* IT & Organisational Skills
* Knowledge of pharmacy procedures and legislation
* Experience in use of computer software packages
Special Requirements
* Ability to independently access any area of the trust’s geographic area.
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.
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