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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
173-39024-COR
Employer
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Pharmacy - Trustwide
Town
Leeds
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician

Band 5

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Job overview

We are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic, and motivated individual with a passion for supporting those with mental illness and learning disabilities to join our pharmacy team within LYPFT.  The successful applicant will have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills who can work effectively as part of a team and independently

Main duties of the job

Applications are encouraged from any area in pharmacy, as there will be opportunities for the  development of clinical skills as well as the opportunity to undertake further training.

Working for our organisation

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will work closely with our clinical teams and Pharmacists in providing a high-quality medicines optimisation service to clinical areas within LYPFT.  Key areas of responsibility include:

·         Completion of medicines reconciliation

·         Ensuring timely supply of medicines

·         Delivering a patient focused medicines optimisation service to clinical areas.

·         Support the timely and smooth transfer of patient care at the point of discharge.

·         Participate in the training and supervision of new staff, trainees, and wider healthcare team.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BTEC diploma in pharmaceutical science & NVQ level 3 diploma in pharmacy skills (or equivalent qualification)

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate good knowledge of medicines management roles. o Medicines reconciliation. o Chart checking o POD’s o Self-administration

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Support service users in the safe and effective use of medicines.
  • Has excellent oral and written communication skills

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Work based experience of working in a pharmacy environment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyWhite RibbonAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employer

Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Hasina Bi
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Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07929801986
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