Medicines Administration Pharmacy Technician

We are excited for offer a new role and opportunity of Medicines Administration Pharmacy Technician in our friendly team at The Limes in Portsmouth who put patient care at the forefront. The role is based at The Limes on Oak and Ferm Wards, these are the two Older Person's Mental Health (OPMH) acute inpatient wards based at the Portsmouth St James site. The two OPMH wards are for functional mental illnesses (such as depression or schizophrenia) and organic mental illnesses (such as dementia). The successful post holder will administer medicines to our patients at medication rounds, support admission and discharge medicines reconciliation, provide a full medicines management and optimisation service to the wards and play an important role in the physical healthcare of our inpatients., This role is intended to promote the safe and effective utilisation of medicines in all care situations, working with care staff and patients directly including administering oral medication to inpatients. It requires practitioners to understand the patients pathways of care and how best to optimise patients concordance with medicines. There is a requirement to be able and confident in dealing with patients, carers and healthcare staff internally and other organisations to ensure patients are safe with their medicines., Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
• Accredited checking technician status
• Current GPhC registration, Training in patient counselling
• Supervisory skills
• Medicines Management accreditation
• Current driving licence -- must have own transport, Minimum 1 year post qualification
• Awareness of current NHS environment
• Safety of medicines and current trends in medicines management
• Good oral presentation skills
• Able to relate well to wide range of people
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent communication skills, Two years post qualification in section of pharmacy with direct patient contact
• Hospital based experience
• Experience of POD scheme
• Experience working in mental health
• Experience in OPMH dementia and functional care
• Writing skills -- e.g. For procedures audit
• IT skills, MS Office, Electronic Patient Records e.g. Rio, Common sense, logical practical thinker
• Not easily ruffled, reliable and able to deal with stress
• Able to work in team
  
  Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence