Community Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Pharmacy Technician to join our innovative community mental health transformation programme, bridging specialist mental health services and Primary Care Networks (PCNs). Your work will focus on maximising safe and effective prescribing, enhancing pharmaceutical care, minimising avoidable admissions, and improving physical health monitoring for those on the Serious Mental Illness (SMI) register.

If you are registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and looking to develop your skills and make a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you!

Due to the UKVI immigration changes we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role include:

Undertake medicines reconciliation for patients discharged from LPFT services and those transferring from other healthcare providers.

Ensure the service provided is patient-centred, safe and supports the cost-effective use of medicines and resources and to participate in developing innovative ways of working to enhance patient-care.

Provide an inpatient ward and community team clinical medicines management service which includes efficient, safe medicines supply and storage.

Develop and participate in basic training and teaching activities relating to medicines management across the Trust to other healthcare professionals, service users and carers where required.

Ensure mental health medication prescribing and monitoring align with local and national guidelines (e.g. HDAT, valproate, lithium, clozapine, depots).

Manage prescription queries, providing advice on mental health drug use and storage and respond to medication queries within competency.

Detailed job description and main 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.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• 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