Job overview

Are you a student pharmacy technician due to qualify this year? Or an established pharmacy technician looking for a new challenge and support to build on your existing skills and develop new ones?

With mental health being a more prominent healthcare priority do you want to be part of the positive change?

This post is for a band 4 pharmacy technician and is fully supported with progression to a band 5 role upon completion of a development plan.

We would love to hear from you and encourage you to arrange a visit or give us a call prior to application or interview so that you can meet the team and ask any questions you may have. Please contact Myra Gauntlett (Dispensary and Pharmacy Technician Team Manager) or Thomas Rybinski (Lead Pharmacist – Secure Care Services) via email at [email protected] / [email protected], or call 0121 301 3108 to arrange.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

Due to development in the pharmacy technician role and expansion of our services there is an opportunity to come and join our team and work as part of the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Secure Care Services (SCS) in the post of Pharmacy Technician Band 4/5. We have funding available for one full time 37.5 hour permanent position, which can be used in any combination of full-time, part-time and job-share working.

The Secure Care Services have a well-developed and highly respected pharmacy service, with input to all service clinical teams and wards. We are a small but friendly and highly driven team striving to provide the best possible pharmaceutical care for our service users.

Our pharmacy team covers four sites across Birmingham, totalling almost 250 inpatient beds, which comprise of men’s secure, women’s secure and child & adolescent secure services in addition to an expanding community service therefore flexibility in approach and regular travel will be required to support the needs of the service. You will have the opportunity to develop your medicines management and optimisation skills in addition to dispensary-based duties.

The successful candidate will be expected to work in a challenging and dynamic environment but will be supported throughout their career in the Trust and will be provided with a comprehensive induction, and on-going training as relevant.

Working for our organisation

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.  Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year.  We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community.  If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.