Are you a Pharmacy Technician with experience of working in a medicines optimisation team or linked to substance use services?
Would you like to develop your career as part of a forward-thinking organisation?
Are you committed to helping us meet the needs of some of the most vulnerable people in society through effective implementation of best practice medicine optimisation strategies?
Then you could use your expertise to make a real difference by joining Turning Point as a Pharmacy Technician.
You will be joining our new North East Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership service. This is a vibrant new partnership delivering substance use treatment and recovery services across North East Lincolnshire.
Role Responsibility
You'll work within North East Lincolnshire to provide person centred support to our service users by utilising the best principles of medicines optimisation. Your main roles will include
Supporting the delivery and review of community pharmacy supervised consumption, needle and syringe provision and take home naloxone services including training of community pharmacy teams
Provide counselling and support to clients regarding prescribed medication
Administration of vaccinations and other medication
Reviewing and sharing learning from medicines incidents with the service and local community pharmacies
Controlled Drugs (CD) monitoring support
Medicines optimisation audit work
Provide medicines optimisation advice and support to colleagues in the service
The Ideal Candidate
With a current General Pharmaceutical Council registration, you'll be able to show relevant current or past experience working in a medicines optimisation team at the primary or secondary care interface or working in or close to substance use services.
About us
Why Turning Point?
As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.
Across the varied regions, sectors and settings we operate within, our
About us
As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.
We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.
What Benefits Will I Receive?
We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.
You will get 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.
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£29244.00 - £29244.00 per year