Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
CMHT Pharmacy Technician - INTERNAL
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CMHT Pharmacy Technician - INTERNAL
Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 9 MONTHS UNTIL 31/03/2027 DUE TO FUNDING
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 Pharmacy Technician in the Community Mental Health Team in the West. The job purpose is to provide a medicines management service to support the CMHT staff and patients. Roles include:
- Establish patient’s medication history and identify discrepancies
- Identify potential pharmaceutical issues that may arise
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams to resolve issues
- Work with patients to optimise their medication such as clozapine, lithium, ADHD and depot antipsychotics
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main Duties of the Job
- Oversee clozapine dispensing in the dispensary, deal with problems
- Manage depots
- Depot stock check in CMHTs
- Polarpseed
- Shared agreements with first gen depot
- Ensure medication stock facilities are in line with BCU standards
- Involvement with clozapine clinics
- Formulary switches via EMIS
- Check lithium bloods and refer to pharmacist where appropriate
- Check annual monitoring bloods and other physical health monitoring in relation to antipsychotics (especially HDAT), lithium, ADHD meds etc. have been done
- Streamline dispensing for mental health in the dispensary e.g.:
- Ensure only RED drugs are being dispensed long term
- Moving amber shared care drugs to GP once patient is stable
- Patient medication counselling e.g. clozapine, lithium, antidepressants to improve medication adherence
- Running EMIs searches
- Valproate ‘prevent’ compliance
- Prescribing of RED drugs has been communicated with GPs
- Meds reconciliation for patients discharged from psych unit or transferred from psych liaison or HTT
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Working for our Organisation
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
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Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC
- Level 3 NVQ in Pharmacy
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working within mental health
Desirable criteria
- ZTAS registered
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