Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 333-C-HQ-0682-D
- Employer
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Brent / Harrow
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £34,521 - £41,956 Per annum inc. Outer HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Technician (Mental Health Services)
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician to join our Brent pharmacy team at Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust based in Park Royal.
The post offers an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical and professional knowledge and skills in both physical and mental healthcare services, working in both inpatient and community mental health team settings.
The successful candidate will be working within the mental health inpatient team, providing a medicines optimisation service to the bedded wards at Park Royal Mental Health Centre, community mental health hub/ teams, learning disability units, and the specialist mother baby unit in the Brent borough.
Main duties of the job
You will need to demonstrate a person-centred approach and have effective interpersonal and organisational skills. Previous NHS Hospital pharmacy experience, including mental health, would be desirable. You will also be expected to participate in the weekend and bank holiday rota, following a period of induction and training.
If you are successful, you will work in a supportive, friendly and forward-thinking environment. You will be encouraged and supported in your development provide medicines technical support for mental health services to sites such as in-patients, home treatment teams and community mental health teams.
Working for our organisation
Brent Park Royal Pharmacy team is an established team with a friendly, supportive culture with a strong emphasis on training and professional development opportunities.
Brent is a place of contrast and a destination for thousands of British and international visitors every year. Home of the iconic Wembley Stadium, the world-famous Wembley Arena, the London Designer Outlet and the spectacular Swaminarayan Hindu Temple, it provides a stage for cultural, sporting and religious events of national and international importance. It serves the diverse and vibrant population of Brent, named London Borough of Culture 2020 and ‘Council of the Year’ at the LGC Awards 2020. The team base is located in Park Royal with excellent transport links.
CNWL has a strong commitment to advancing pharmacy practice and embedding effective medicines optimisation systems into patient care. The pharmacy team is recognised for the contribution it makes to the safe and effective use of medicines for patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will need to demonstrate a person-centred approach and have effective interpersonal and organisational skills. Previous NHS Hospital pharmacy experience, including mental health, would be desirable. You will also be expected to participate in the weekend duty and on call rotas, following a period of induction and training.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Completion of a GPhC approved combined Pharmacy Technician qualification (QCF level 3 or above)
- Current registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician (Those in the process of registering with the GPhC can apply. However, registration with the GPhC must be complete for employment to commence)
- If qualified prior to 2020 - Completion of a recognised Medicines Optimisation training course
- If qualified prior to 2020 - Completion of a recognised Final accuracy checking course
Desirable criteria
- Practice supervisor qualification (or willing to work towards)
- Completion of entry-level managerial and leadership training courses
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant hospital pharmacy experience (inclusive of base PTPT training site)
- Education and training of pharmacy staff
- Portfolio demonstrating competency of previous and current pharmacy practice skills, knowledge, and CPD.
Desirable criteria
- Significant experience in a supervisory capacity
- Liaison within a multidisciplinary team
- Knowledge of psychotropic drug therapy
- Experience of working within mental health services
Skills, Knowledge, Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills (written and oral)
- Basic word processing and spreadsheet skills
Desirable criteria
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to manage change effectively
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Meena Sethi
- Job title
- Borough Lead Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8422 6644
- Additional information
Purvi Patel - Senior Pharmacy Technician for Mental Health
Mobile: 07891 833796 / [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Argo House
London
NW6 5FA
- Telephone
- 02072669710
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