Pharmacy Technician

The successful candidate will provide technical aspects of the pharmacy medicines management and medicines optimisation services, working at West Park Hospital in Darlington.

You will work with the other pharmacy colleagues, in the dispensary and wards, to provide patients with an accurate and timely supply of medication from admission through to discharge.

You should be able to competently clinically check an array of medication from a variety of order forms.

You will be responsible for a range of technical duties in the dispensary to aid in the smooth and efficient running of the department and will assist the Clinical Pharmacists and Senior Pharmacy Technicians in the provision of a ward-based medicines optimisation service.

You will deliver the technical clinical pharmacy service and promote medicines optimisation across a variety of specialities under the direction of the Lead Pharmacy Technician, whilst always promoting a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Qualifications

Desirable: - NHSEngland Medicines Optimisation Modules 1-7; - CPPE The community Pharmacy technician: advancing your role programme; - CPPE Mental Health

Experience

Essential: - Experience of pharmacy practice

Desirable: - Experience of a patient facing role

Knowledge

Essential: - Understanding of the risk issues associated with medicines

Desirable: - Microsoft Office including Teams, word, Powerpoint and Excel; - Use of email; - Use of internet

Skills

Desirable: - Leadership experience and/or staff supervision

Other

Essential: - Suitable to work with vulnerable patients; - Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need