Pharmacy Technician - Mersey Care Mood Clinic | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

We areseekingaskilled andmotivatedPharmacy Technicianto beactively involved in medicines management servicefora new Mersey Care Mood Clinic (MCMC), funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

Acting as the dedicated technician for clinical trials within the MCMC,the post holder will provideappropriateandtimelyresponses to medicines-related enquiries,providing relevant information asrequiredto staff, service users and carers.

Carryingout pharmaceutical technical duties and working closely withmedicalandnursingstaffand in collaboration witha vibrant research and delivery team,the post holder willensurethe safety, efficiency and quality ofallclinical trials conducted within theservice.The post holder willbe expected to work flexibly in line with the hours of operation.

Shortlisting planned for: 30 September 2024

Interview planned for: W/C 21 October 2024

Keyresponsibilitieswill include:

1. Acting as dedicatedmedicines managementtechnical support for MCMC,providingclinical and pharmaceutical informationtopharmacy staff, healthcare professionals, service users and carers.

1. Dispensingandmaintainingthe security ofmedication. Counselling service users and carerson dosage and use of medication. Acting as a finalprescriptionaccuracy checkerincluding discharge, self-medication,supply of compliance aids and patientinformation leaflets.Maintaining medicines information databasestosupportuse of unlicenced medicines within the trust.

1. Supportingthe lead clinical trials pharmacistindevelopingand implementingclinical trialsaccordingtogood clinical practice (GCP),departmental proceduresandregulation.Deputisingforclinicalpharmacist atNorthwest MedicineInformation and MHRA Yellow Card meetings.

1. Participatingin thedevelopmentofpolicies and procedures,protocolsandtheserviceoverall.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.