The Opportunity
Cross Recruit is partnering with an established specialist healthcare provider to recruit an experienced Pharmacy Technician for a mental health service in Thatcham, Berkshire.
This is an excellent opportunity for a GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician looking to move into a specialist clinical environment where you'll have the opportunity to make a genuine contribution to medication safety, clinical governance and the continued development of pharmacy services.
Working closely with the GP service, nursing teams, multidisciplinary colleagues and the external pharmacy provider, you'll play an important role in ensuring medication is managed safely, efficiently and in accordance with professional and regulatory standards.
The Role
This is a varied position that goes beyond traditional dispensing responsibilities.
You'll provide pharmacy expertise across the service, supporting clinical and non-clinical colleagues while helping maintain high standards of medication management, safety and governance.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Working alongside the GP service, multidisciplinary team and pharmacy provider to ensure medication is ordered, dispensed and received efficiently.
- Supporting the safe and secure storage of medication alongside nursing teams.
- Responding appropriately to medication safety alerts.
- Attending monthly multidisciplinary meetings and contributing where appropriate.
- Supporting clinical governance and improvements to local practice.
- Maintaining appropriate professional standards and registration.
- Escalating quality concerns and incidents appropriately.
- Working collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues.
- Providing Pharmacy Technician support and expertise across departments.
- Liaising with pharmacy and nursing colleagues to support service development.
- Participating in audits and continuous improvement activity.
- Providing relevant medication-management training to staff.
About You
To be considered for this opportunity, you will need to be a qualified Pharmacy Technician with:
- Current GPhC registration.
- A Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians, BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences, or relevant equivalent qualifications/experience.
- A minimum of two years' supervised practical experience within a pharmacy environment.
- Strong communication and collaborative working skills.
- A commitment to safe and effective medication management.
Experience within mental health or another specialist healthcare environment could be particularly relevant to the position, although the source vacancy does not state this as an essential requirement.
The Working Environment
You'll be working within a specialist mental health setting providing secure, rehabilitation and Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) services, supporting people throughout their recovery and rehabilitation.
This creates an opportunity to work as part of a wider multidisciplinary environment where pharmacy expertise forms an important part of delivering safe and effective care.
What's on Offer?
- 33 days' annual leave equivalent, including bank holidays
- Birthday off
- Option to purchase additional annual leave during the employer's benefits selection window
- Career development and training
- Blue Light Card access
- Life assurance
- Pension contribution
- 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion
- Enhanced maternity package
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