We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic team in our Cornwall Drug and Alcohol service. In this vital role, you will be responsible for providing expert medicine management, ensuring that our clients receive the highest standard of care. Your expertise will support clients on their recovery journey. If you're passionate about making a difference, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Managing our use, control and storage of medicines and their associated stationary is an essential part of the role. You'll be asked for your input into how we develop these services and educate our frontline teams to maintain high quality service provision and build an ever better offering for the future. Job responsibilities
All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted if no covering letter is included. You can be based out of any of our main offices (Truro, Liskeard or Penzance), and travelling between these sites will be required. You'll be joining a dedicated, compassionate team of people whose purpose is to keep our service users safe while they work with us to get back to where they want to be. Medication can be a really important part of that journey and your skills and expertise will be vital to ensure we provide the correct medicine and that it is used safely and in the most effective manner. You will be compassionate and motivated, with the ability to connect quickly with the people we support, treating them respectfully and with dignity. You will be highly organised, with excellent communication skills and able to manage your time effectively. Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do, with a positive and engaging approach to our clients and staff. Qualifications
A registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years' worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check. An accredited checking technician Experience
To successfully carry out this role you will need: evidence of your continuous professional development at least 2 years post-qualification experience of working in a pharmacy environment experience of providing medicine related advice to service users/carers experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team knowledge of controlled drugs regulations be organised, able to prioritise well and deal with unexpected demands on your time to be comfortable using IT and gathering, monitoring and analysing data good oral and written communication skills be able to work alone but also recognise when to refer in line with your personal/professional limitations able to travel to different locations as and when required While these are not essential, candidates who have some or all of the following in addition to the essential criteria will be at an advantage: training, teaching or presentation skills assessment skills including an understanding of risk assessments experience of audit experience of change management in medicines management knowledge of dealing with personal safety situations criminal justice or mental health experience a successful track record of monitoring costs and expenditure knowledge of policy development formulary management experience Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Managing our use, control and storage of medicines and their associated stationary is an essential part of the role. You'll be asked for your input into how we develop these services and educate our frontline teams to maintain high quality service provision and build an ever better offering for the future. Job responsibilities
All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted if no covering letter is included. You can be based out of any of our main offices (Truro, Liskeard or Penzance), and travelling between these sites will be required. You'll be joining a dedicated, compassionate team of people whose purpose is to keep our service users safe while they work with us to get back to where they want to be. Medication can be a really important part of that journey and your skills and expertise will be vital to ensure we provide the correct medicine and that it is used safely and in the most effective manner. You will be compassionate and motivated, with the ability to connect quickly with the people we support, treating them respectfully and with dignity. You will be highly organised, with excellent communication skills and able to manage your time effectively. Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do, with a positive and engaging approach to our clients and staff. Qualifications
A registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years' worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check. An accredited checking technician Experience
To successfully carry out this role you will need: evidence of your continuous professional development at least 2 years post-qualification experience of working in a pharmacy environment experience of providing medicine related advice to service users/carers experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team knowledge of controlled drugs regulations be organised, able to prioritise well and deal with unexpected demands on your time to be comfortable using IT and gathering, monitoring and analysing data good oral and written communication skills be able to work alone but also recognise when to refer in line with your personal/professional limitations able to travel to different locations as and when required While these are not essential, candidates who have some or all of the following in addition to the essential criteria will be at an advantage: training, teaching or presentation skills assessment skills including an understanding of risk assessments experience of audit experience of change management in medicines management knowledge of dealing with personal safety situations criminal justice or mental health experience a successful track record of monitoring costs and expenditure knowledge of policy development formulary management experience Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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