Senior Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Management

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our ward based team at Rampton Hospital.

Working closely with our clinical pharmacists and other healthcare professionals the successful candidate will help provide a quality medicines management service to wards across the Trust, supporting medicines optimisation.

Main Duties Will Include

Medicines reconciliation

Assessing the suitability of patients’ own drugs for use,

Ordering named patient medication

Counselling patients about their medicines

Co-ordinating supply of discharge medicines

Supporting audit and quality improvement initiatives.

The post holder will be required to help support the training and staff development of a range of staff including pre-registration pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists. There will be regular dispensary slots which will include final accuracy checking.

Please note: While this role meets the current eligibility criteria for visa sponsorship.

Sponsorship is only available for full-time positions. Part-time roles will not meet the minimum salary threshold required for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.

Applicants Who Require a Skilled Worker Visa Can Assess Their Eligibility For a Certificate Of Sponsorship Against The Relevant Criteria On The UK Government Website

https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire,Leicestershire,Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Suzanne Buxton Job title: Operational Manager Email address: suzanne.buxton@nottshc.nhs.uk