About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated GPhC registered Senior Pharmacy Technician to join the Powys Teaching Health Board Pharmacy team to cover mental health services. We are looking for someone with significant hospital experience and strong communication, leadership and organisational skills and who is motivated and passionate about patient care and wants to improve patient services.
Working closely with the Lead Pharmacist for Mental Health Services and wider pharmacy team, you will play a key role in ensuring the safe, effective and person centred use of medicines across inpatient wards, community mental health services and will provide some support to primary care colleagues around mental health medicines. This is a senior role with responsibility for medicines governance, service development and clinical support within a multidisciplinary mental health team.
The post offers a permanent post of up to 37.5 hours per week, the role will be a Powys wide role with support for inpatient areas within south and mid Powys. There can be flexibility in hours worked and in base within mid or south Powys.
Main duties of the job
You will support a wide range of mental health services including adult and older adult mental health, learning disabilities, community mental health teams, crisis services, substance misuse and dementia care, with links to CAMHS and perinatal services.
Key responsibilities include:
o Ensuring safe and secure handling of medicines, including controlled drugs.
o Medicines reconciliation, discharge planning and patient counselling
o Clinical prioritisation of patients and identification of high risk cases
o Supporting medicines optimisation, efficiencies and agreed therapeutic switches
o Leading and contributing to SOPs, policies, audit and service development
You will attend ward rounds and MDT meetings, provide medicines advice across care settings and support high standards of medicines safety and governance.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Powys is cited as being a wonderful place to live and work; a rural health setting where you can personally and professionally grow, where patients are at the heart of care provision. If you are an ambitious professional in search of job satisfaction, Powys is the place to be. Whatever your career aspirations, we are committed to supporting and developing you.
Powys Teaching Health Board is responsible for meeting the health and wellbeing needs of the population of Powys. Powys is the largest county in Wales with Snowdonia to the North and the Brecon Beacons to the South, the spectacular scenery is something to behold. Working in partnership, we commission and provide award-winning hospital, community, mental health and learning disability services, so our portfolio is varied and diverse. We are proud to offer patients an unrivalled level of care and range of careers for professionals who want to make a real difference.
Powys Teaching Health Board accepts applications to retire and return from within the NHS in Wales. If you would like to know more, please contact the Powys Teaching Health Board Workforce team on 01874 712580 or [email protected]
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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
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Person Specification
Qualifications and / or Knowledge Essential
Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Qualification recognised by the General Pharmaceutical Council for registration as a Pharmacy Technician, such as, level 4 certificate of higher education in Pharmacy Technician practice (UEA), BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services Additional formal post registration qualification such as Diploma in Pharmacy Clinical Services or recognised management or leadership qualification (e.g. ILM) Completion of Psych 1 CMHP course or willingness to undertake Medicines management qualification Excellent understanding of pharmacy/medicines standards, legal requirements and guidelines Developed critical appraisal skills Effectively undertake literature searches and evidence reviews
Desirable
Associate membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP) Membership of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians (APTUK) Clinical prioritisation accreditation Completion of Psych 2 CMHP course Recognised leadership or managerial development course, or equivalent experience Accredited Checking Technician (as per National Education Framework)
Experience Essential
Significant recent experience of working as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital setting Dealing with complex situations EWorking directly with clinicians and within a multidisciplinary team Supervising and managing others, developing services and implementing change Leading on SOP development and contribution to policy development and writing medicines guidelines and protocols Educating, training, supervising and evaluating pharmacy staff, other healthcare professionals or students Implementing change
Desirable
Previous experience working in a mental health setting Previous experience in undertaking audit and research Experience of analysing prescribing data Experience of report writing
Aptitude & Abilities Essential
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to communicate information clearly and concisely Communicate complex and sensitive information to a range of staff groups, patients and service users Manage professionally challenging conversations and situations Analyse data Solve problems and make effective, prompt decisions when faced with variable information and situations Work as part of a team and able to both take and give direction
Desirable
Some ability to speak, read and/or write Welsh, or an eagerness to learn
Other Essential
Ability to travel throughout Powys
Values Essential
Can demonstrate PTHB Values
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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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 Powys Teaching Health Board
Address PTHB Headquarters Bronllys
Bronllys
LD3 0LY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)