About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacy technician to join our successful mental health team at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, working across Lincolnshire.
You will join a team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy support workers, and trainee staff members who provide a comprehensive clinical service across the trust, and you will use your experience, skills, and initiative to develop, coordinate and provide a high-quality clinical and operational pharmacy service to inpatient and community patients and their carers.
You will also contribute to the pharmacy core service, performing departmental and clinical duties, that will impact inpatient sites, clozapine clinics, third party sector, primary and secondary care
To apply, you must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council or qualify in the next 3 months
Main duties of the job
You will work across many aspects of the service providing a concise and clear clinical and operational service ensuring a high standard of medicines optimisation and advice to both other professionals and service users.
You will support clozapine teams, undertake designated work projects in the community teams and support a medicines optimisation service to wards including medicines reconciliation, patient counselling and supply functions.
About us
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 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, 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, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're proud of this!
Perhaps now is the time for you to join our developing workforce and begin a new life in Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire is a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. You can visit belincolnshire.com to find out more.
If it's flexible working or home based working, excellent benefits including holidays and pensions, or an organisation that embraces culture and diversity, then look no further!
Job description Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy Competitive annual leave allowance Car leasing scheme NHS pension scheme Free eye tests Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
5 GCSE's (grade A - C or equivalent), including English, Maths and a Science subject or equivalent NVQ Level 3 plus accredited underpinning knowledge in Pharmacy Services or equivalent BTEC plus BTEC in pharmaceutical science, or equivalent Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
IT qualification Good Clinical Practice Certificate Evidence of active further education
Experience Essential
Experience of working in a health or social care setting in primary, secondary care or community Working with patients/customers Data collection & data presentation Organisational Skills Working under own initiative Effective use of time
Desirable
Experience of dispensing prescriptions Experience of working in NHS hospital and / or mental health setting Evidence of teaching/presenting to staff groups Evidence of undertaking audits
Skills Essential
Ability to communicate effectively with individuals from all agencies and at all levels including service users, carers and professionals using a variety of techniques Good organisational and time management skills Good IT literacy and skills Ability to work accurately, methodically with long periods of concentration Self-motivation and able to engage and motivate others around them Able to work with limited direction, independently and work well as a team player Ability to recognise when to seek appropriate assistance from colleagues Ability to receive, understand and convey technical information clearly Empathetic to both colleagues and patients needs Ability to work and cope under pressure and manage reasonable levels of stress Very good interpersonal skills that are conducive to harmonious team working, within pharmacy and other teams
Desirable
Knowledge of financial databases Experience of spreadsheets Ability to present information in either written or visual forms Experience of working with a diverse range of people with differing needs
Special requirements Essential
Must have the ability to travel independently across sites without the use of public transport Willingness to work across all Trust & PCN sites Flexible approach to work and punctual Has attention to detail, analysing and interpreting data accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily Able to effectively manage allocated resources An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
Desirable
Understand the aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this for Clinical Pharmacy across the primary care networks and community mental health teams Knowledge and ability to use GP clinical systems
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Pharmacy Department
Trust HQ, Long Leys Road
Lincoln
LN11FS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)