Pharmacy Technician - Mental Health Services

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacy Technician to join the Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Pharmacy Team. FTB pharmacy services are undergoing an exciting period of change. We are looking for someone to be part of the transformation in how these services are delivered to our patients and colleagues with an increase in the patient facing element of the service and expand our involvement on site at our hubs. Working collaboratively with the mental health teams, our joint aim is to develop the FTB services to further benefit our patients, who often have complex care needs. The FTB pharmacy team is responsible for providing medicines to all FTB hubs and ensuring that medicines management practice is in line with trust policies. We currently manage and oversee pharmacy provision for Early Intervention, Home Treatment and Urgent Care and the Community Mental Health Teams. The post holder will be based at the Birmingham Children's Hospital site but will be expected to visit the FTB hubs situated around the Birmingham area providing medication reviews, counselling and participating in multidisciplinary team meetings. If you are a self-motivated and confident pharmacy technician interested in service improvement, come and join our pharmacy team voted the clinical team of the year at the Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. Please note the post holders will be expected to participate in the extended hours and weekend rotas as required.,

• To work as a PharmacyTechnician within the multidisciplinary team providing technical support to Forward Thinking Birmingham Services and Parkview Clinic.
• Participate in the labelling and dispensing of medication.
• Participate in ward and clinic visits, undertaking medicines management activities.
• To participate in patient medication counselling.
• To support the training of students and trainees.
• To support stock control management.
• To support service improvement initiatives.
  
  Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old. Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.