Senior Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

Due to retirement of the current post-holder, a rare opportunity has arisen within Burnham and North Sedgemoor neighbourhood of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, for a suitably qualified and experienced pharmacy technician to provide pharmacy support in the Community Rehabilitation Service (CRS).

The CRS focus is working with patients in their own communities, helping them to regain any lost skills, increase their levels of independence and wellbeing and to empower and equip them to make lasting changes for their future. CRS provide support and guidance to help patients to achieve their goals by encouraging them to contribute to decisions about their treatment.

Pharmacy Technicians have been successfully supporting patients to manage their medicines in their own homes in Somerset as part of their multidisciplinary teams for many years. Due to the retirement of the current post-holder we are now seeking a Full Time (37.5 hours per week) Pharmacy Technician for the Burnham and Bridgwater area of Somerset.

You will possess a good knowledge of medicines optimisation which you will have already applied in a Community / Retail / Primary Care / Hospital / Prison or ICB setting.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

A good team player who is self-motivated, resourceful, enthusiastic and with excellent communication skills, you should be confident and capable of working on your own as these posts involve a significant amount of lone working including in patient's own homes. Due to the nature of this post a full driving licence and own form of transport is essential.

You must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have a locally or nationally recognised Medicines Management qualification.

The role will include post-hospital discharge medicines reconciliation, assessing and supporting patients' compliance with their medication. The role will involve close contact, including domiciliary visits, with patients throughout the area and liaising with a number of different healthcare professionals including those in the patient's GP practice, Primary Care Networks, hospital, and community pharmacies.

Somerset Foundation Trust is the first NHS Trust on the English mainland to take a joined-up approach to providing clinical, acute hospital, community health, mental health, learning disability and dental care services. It is what makes the Trust an exciting and dynamic environment in which to work and build a progressive career.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact;

Vicky Bull, CRS Team Lead (Pharmacy Tech); Victoria.bull@somersetft.nhs.uk Tel; 07464 494456

Ben Lang CRS Team Lead Burnham and North Sedgemoor; Benjamin.lang@somersetft.nhs.uk Tel; 07990 567 063

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone! 

Job description

Please see attached Job Description for more information as well as a full list of duties and responsibilities. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

Registered pharmacy technician with The General Pharmaceutical Council

QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

NVQ level 3 / BTEC in pharmaceutical sciences or an equivalent recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification.

Evidence of further professional development

SW Medicines Management accredited technician or equivalent including:

Managing Patient Medication

Medicines Reconciliation

Discharge Facilitation

Desirable

APTUK membership

Experience

Essential

Significant post registration experience

Experience of working as a Senior Pharmacy Technician within primary or secondary care.

Development and training of others

Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams

Desirable

Experience of training and supervising staff

Working with patients in a domiciliary setting

Lone working

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