Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate Pharmacy Technician to provide and develop the clinical pharmacy service within Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust's Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Service. If you're looking for an innovative clinical role, that is at the forefront of delivering patient-tailored care within the community setting, with exciting opportunities for professional development and a good work-life balance, then look no further.

Main duties of the job

• ensuring appropriate management of side effects,
• improving compliance with prescribed treatment,
• improving access to clozapine in early onset schizophrenia,
• improving physical health outcomes,
• value-based practice as much as evidence-based practice.

Key aspects of this clinical post will include:

• attending locality multidisciplinary meetings,
• providing specialist medication advice,
• patient education and counselling,
• medication reviews and reconciliations of current and past medication history,
• developing teaching and educational programmes.

About us
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Person Specification
Qualification
Essential

• NVQ 3 / 4 or equivalent
• Registered with GPhC
• Medications management knowledge including appropriate policies and legislation acquired through formal education and specialist training

Desirable

• Accredited Medicine management qualification
• Accredited accuracy checking qualification
• Experience in using the Point of Care Haematology (PocHi) machine
• Phlebotomy trained
• Basic life support/ first aid training

Experience
Essential

• Minimum of 12 months post-qualification experience
• Working within a clinical/ward environment
• Working in various disciplines and across organisational boundaries, linking primary and secondary care

Desirable

• Experience and/or an interest in mental health

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Able to work as part of a team
• Good at practical problem solving
• Good presentation skills
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own workload

Desirable

• Good understanding of the issues affecting mental health prescribing
• Project management skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Specialist Pharmacist for the EIP service.
Kirsty Matthews
kirsty.matthews5@nhs.net
07500915606