Pharmacy Technician | Lancashire & South Cumbria Nhs Foundation Trust

We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our wonderful Pharmacy team supporting our secure mental health unit at Guild Lodge.
Guild Lodge is Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust's secure mental health inpatient hospital that provides high standards of care for people with complex mental health care needs, in a secure environment that safeguards them, our staff, and the general public.
The Pharmacy Service within Lancashire and South CumbriaFoundation Trust is a well-established team with a wealth of expertise in both Mental Health and Community services and continues to provide high quality clinical input into all aspects of the health provision delivered by the organisation. We are a supportive team committed to the education and development of our expanding service.
We are looking to recruit a Band 4 Pharmacy Technician to support medicines management for service users and the wider multidisciplinary team.
You should be enthusiastic and self -motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to prioritise own workload. The ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently is essential.
To help provide a comprehensive pharmaceutical service with emphasis on the accurate preparation and dispensing of medicines to patients and for the supply of medicines to wards, departments and partnership organisations under supervision.
The successful applicant will also participate with audit, medicines reconciliation, medicines optimisation and discharge facilitation. You will support the team with medicines supply for the unit and will support the use of the electronic prescribing system.
Participate in local and national audits and monitor compliance with medicines legislation and national and local standards for the safe and secure handling of medicines.
Act as a key member of the multidisciplinary ward team and the wider pharmacy team. There may be a requirement to travel to other sites within the Trust.
Lancashire &South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South CumbriaFoundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Jan 2024