Specialist Mental Health Pharmacy Technician (Medicines Management) in Chelmsford inChelmsford PUBLISHED WED 5 MAR 2025 Jump to job information section

Are you a qualified and experienced registered pharmacy technician looking for an exciting new challenge as part of a forward thinking and dynamic pharmacy team?

We are looking for an enlightened technician to join the team as a medicines management technician for a 9-12 months Maternity cover period, to provide support for specific project work within Mid and South Essex. This innovative post would suit ambitious and forward thinking registered pharmacy technician who would join the Community Mental Health Team as integral members of theEssex Partnership University Trust (EPUT) Pharmacy Service.

If you are looking for a unique opportunity in a responsible and challenging post, this could be the role for you. You will work independently at times as well as operating closely with the advanced pharmacist, supporting medicines switches, updating medication records and liaising with the community mental health teams across the EPUT footprint of Mid and South Essex (MSE). The post includes participation in the weekly ACPT, weekend and bank holiday dispensary rota, and there may be opportunity to work additional hours elsewhere within the pharmacy team, as part of our staff bank.

We are seeking self-motivated and adaptable pharmacy technicians with excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills to take on this exciting new post.

Your role will be primarily community based and involve delivering a medicines optimisation service in order to provide high quality, efficient pharmaceutical care to patients across our community mental health teams and you will work closely with both the wider pharmacy team and the integrated multi-disciplinary teams to develop innovative working practices and improve medicines optimisation. A recognised medicines management qualification is essential for this role.

The trust has a strong commitment to learning and development; you will be supported with full training that is required for this role and we can offer support to develop your career within a friendly and supportive team of professionals.

About us

To provide specialist medicines management support in a specific area of clinical and/or operational practice, to support the medicines-related care of patients, support the provision of medicines management services and to participate in training and education as required.

See the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.