Band 6 Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician - Calne

The primary purpose of this role is to work closely with the Medicines Safety Pharmacist to support the delivery of a safe, high-quality and patient-centred pharmacy service, aligned with the Trust's medicines safety agenda. The post holder will contribute to the review and understanding of medicines-related incidents and investigations, supporting organisational learning and embedding a positive safety culture through the application of Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) principles in all aspects of their work.

The role will also support the coordination and delivery of medicines-related audits, quality improvement projects and wider medicines safety initiatives aimed at reducing medicines-related risk and improving patient outcomes across the organisation.

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provideHigh Quality, Compassionate Careeverywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all-round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200 miles, to more than 1.8 million people.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Essential: - Current General Pharmaceutical Council Registered Pharmacy Technician; - Recognised Medicines Management or Medicines Optimisation accreditation; - Final accuracy checking accreditation (ACT); - Post-registration Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Technician training (e.g. PWDS Unit 3.1) or willing to work towards within 1 year of induction

Desirable: - Member of College of Mental Health Pharmacy; - Any nationally recognised medicines safety qualification or accreditation; - Training in and experience of audit/Quality Improvement

Essential: - Significant demonstrable post qualification experience as a pharmacy technician; - Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary setting; - Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy or equivalent position; - Experience in a dispensing environment; - Experience of developing, reviewing and implementing SOPs or policies

Desirable: - Experience of working in a mental health setting; - Experience of using incident reporting systems; - Knowledge of medicines governance, risk management processes, and patient safety frameworks; - Experience of supporting or undertaking incident investigations (e.g. working to PSIRF principles); - Experience of generating, interpreting and presenting data on medicines-related incidents

Essential: - IT literate in Word, PowerPoint and Excel and relevant pharmacy systems; - Excellent communication and organisational skills; - Excellent time management skills; - Responds to changing service priorities using professional judgement, independently reviewing and reprioritising workload to meet service needs, supporting staff as required and escalating complex, non-routine or high-risk issues to the Lead Pharmacist; - Innovative, proactive and self-motivated approach; - Ability to handle sensitive information professionally and appropriately; - Ability to appropriately challenge practice and escalate concerns; - Ability to use data to support quality improvement and patient safety initiatives; - Evidence of CPD demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning

Desirable: - Knowledge of specific requirements for mental health medicines, e.g. clozapine; - Ability to support learning from incidents and promote a safety culture

Essential: - Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to manage occasional potentially challenging situations; - Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams; - Demonstrates professional behaviour in line with GPhC standards; - Adaptable and responsive to changing service needs