Pharmacy Support Worker Higher Level - Dispensary

at  Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Medicines Management Service in Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The organisation has recently invested significantly in the team’s expansion to reconfigure the way we deliver our service. We would like you to join our team and be part of delivering the next stage of our exciting journey.
Dispensary Pharmacy Support Worker roles are based within our purpose-built pharmacy department at Maghull Health Park and supporting our in-house Pharmacy at Hollins Park Hospital in Warrington.
We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible, and motivated individuals to join our team and welcome applications from experienced dispensers from any sector who have an interest in developing their professional career within a hospital pharmacy setting. There will be opportunity to develop your skills and experience and we will provide full training and a well-structured support system, including robust individual and group supervision, personal development planning and access to professional development opportunities.
You will be part of an expanding team of highly professional and dedicated staff whose aim is to provide an excellent, patient focused service.
This role would suit someone who is committed to providing high quality patient safety focused care utilising excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work within a large team.
Shortlisting planned for: 6 September 2024
Interview planned for: 17 September
The role involves dispensing various types of prescriptions including controlled drugs and clozapine and involves using our new automated robotic dispensing systems including a blister pack robot to dispense medicines. Other duties include responding to dispensary supply queries, preparing for medicines deliveries.
The Medicines Management team is well-established with a track record in delivering outcomes, our pharmacy support workers are key to ensuring this happens. The service supports physical health, mental health, and community care across a large geographical footprint.
For full information regarding responsibilities, required qualifications and experience please refer to the job description and person specification.
The post-holder will be obliged to participate in our seven- day medicines supply service in line with the hours of operation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North-West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so
Whalley, Hollins Park and Rathbone site, Non-Secure Services located in Broadoak, Clock View, Hartley Hospital, Knowsley and Peasley, Hollins Park, Windsor House, Fern ward, Heys Court, Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Hope Centre and Longmoor intermediate care reablement unit.
1. To work in accordance with trust policies, procedures & standard operating procedures as
appropriate.
2. To accurately and efficiently order & supply stock and named-patient dispensed medicines,
including supply of compliance aids and patient information leaflets.
3. To follow up any outstanding orders for wards, clinics and service users on a daily basis in line
with standard operation procedures.
4. To follow up any outstanding items on supplier orders on a daily basis and escalate appropriately.
5. To be involved in the supply of clozapine to service users. This will include:
a) Dispensing of clozapine (including utilising compliance aids) in accordance with standard
operating procedures.
b) Liaising with patients, the clozapine monitoring service, and clinical team regarding the appropriate supply of clozapine.
c) Receiving of clozapine blood results.
d) Issue of medication to clients at clozapine clinic.
e) Organising the request and receipt of up-to-date clozapine prescriptions.
6. To be involved in extemporaneous production of prescribed items where appropriate.
7. To participate in the dispensing and stock supply of controlled drugs.
8. To act as line manager to Pharmacy Support Workers (ATOs). This will include responsibility for
all of the following: management & clinical supervision; appraisals; leave; sickness absence;
disciplinary and grievance matters; recruitment and selection decisions; personal and career
development (including service specific training) tog
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