Clinical Pharmacy Technician Community Mental Health inNewton Abbot inNewton Abbot PUBLISHED
TUE 29 OCT 2024
Devon Partnership NHS Trust rQSZNtRl
The position also involves providing training to staff on various aspects of medication management and optimizing team practices within the CMHT. The postholder will have supervisory responsibilities for future medicine optimisation technicians and will be accountable for their clinical decisions, making this a pivotal role in advancing mental health pharmacy services in the community.
Exciting new opportunity to develop a new clinical pharmacy technician service within our community mental health team (CMHT).
You will be based within our (CMHT) and will be an integral part of the Multidisciplinary Team and help to embed clinical pharmacy services. Your skills and experience will be pivotal in supporting this by ensuring pharmaceutical care and medicines optimisation are fully implemented to the highest standards. If you are keen to learn, looking for a rewarding career at a time of change that offers opportunities to develop your role then this role is for you
The Clinical Pharmacy Technician is responsible for ensuring community patients are prioritised appropriately and high risk patients are identified to ensure the patient receives best outcome around safe and effective use of medicines while in our service.
This includes :
- Identify individuals prescribed high risk medicines (clozapine, lithium, sodium valproate & high dose antipsychotics) and completion of required physical health and side effect monitoring
- Screen physical health monitoring in line with national guidance (NICE, Lester tool)the review of currently prescribed medicines following transitions of care
Work with the local Medicines Optimisation (MO) team in developing and delivering the clinical pharmacy service to ensure safe, therapeutic and cost effective use of medication in community teams
To provide medicines optimisation training to staff re assessment, storage, use and disposal of medication in accordance with trust requirements
The post holder will supervise any medicine optimisation technician in the future.
Will be responsible and accountable for their clinical decisions.
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