Pharmacy Technician

This is an exciting opportunity for you to work with the pharmacy team based at St Nicholas Hospital (Gosforth) to have a role in direct patient care with opportunities to develop your clinical knowledge and skills. We welcome applications from registered Pharmacy Technician colleagues or those Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians who are due to qualify before April 2025 working in all sectors of the profession. Prior experience working in mental health is not required as a comprehensive programme of training and clinical supervision will be provided. We provide pharmacy and medicines optimisation services to all of our mental health, learning disability and neuro-rehabilitation inpatient areas, as well as to community and crisis teams. Our Pharmacy staff are highly regarded as valued members of the multi-disciplinary team., + The main duties of the role will be:

• Medicines reconciliation and review on admission.
• Providing support and information to patients and carers to assist with the management of their medicines.
• Optimising medicines, taking a holistic view of both mental and physical healthcare needs.
• Providing physical health and wellbeing advice to patients, carers and staff.
• Discharge planning, liaison with patients, carers, community teams and pharmacies.
Operational support to the main dispensary at SNH by performing regular accuracy checking slots.

We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).

We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, 'I've seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.' We're on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us. Opportunities for you Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we've got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area. We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there's lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks. + Cultural diversity staff network + Disabled staff network + LGBT+ staff network We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include: + Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association + Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community + Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression. Always improving CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We're always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?, We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career. The North East of England and Cumbria boasts some of Britain's most beautiful scenery, coastline and national parks. It offers affordable house prices, good connectivity and train links with some major cities. It can offer a fantastic quality of life and working for our Trust promotes a great work life balance. We have bases in many beautiful places which can give our staff the opportunity to explore some of these surrounding areas. As a department, we are committed to developing and supporting our staff to achieve the maximum they can from their career, whilst delivering outstanding patient centred care. To find out more about our department and see what our team has to say you can watch our YouTube video https://youtu.be/JgVFF1jMsuY