Pharmacy Support Worker Higher Level - Stores | 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.

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.

We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible and motivated individuals to join our team of pharmacy support workers. We have vacancies for permanent positions in our pharmacy stores and procurement service based at Maghull Health Park and supporting our clinical services across the Mersey Care footprint.

The stores and procurement team assists in the efficient and economical running of the pharmacy service by the maintenance of defined stock levels of pharmaceutical products within the pharmacy department and ensures the receipt, storage and supply of medicines in line with regulatory standards.

Interview planned for: 9 December 2024

You will be required to undertake a broad range of duties and full training will be provided.

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 focused care utilising excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work within a large team.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

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.

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.

1. To work in accordance with trust policies, procedures & standard operating procedures as

1. To accurately and efficiently order & supply stock and named-patient dispensed medicines,

1. To follow up any outstanding orders for wards, clinics and service users on a daily basis in line

1. To follow up any outstanding items on supplier orders on a daily basis and escalate appropriately.
2. To be involved in the supply of clozapine to service users. This will include:

1. Dispensing of clozapine (including utilising compliance aids) in accordance with standard

1. Liaising with patients, the clozapine monitoring service, and clinical team regarding the

1. Receiving of clozapine blood results.
2. Issue of medication to clients at clozapine clinic.
3. Organising the request and receipt of up-to-date clozapine prescriptions.

1. To be involved in extemporaneous production of prescribed items where appropriate.
2. To participate in the dispensing and stock supply of controlled drugs.
3. To act as line manager to Pharmacy Support Workers (ATOs). This will include responsibility for

1. To replenish sundry items within the dispensary on a daily basis.
2. To answer telephone enquiries from a wide range of staff groups with regard to prescriptions,

1. Please refer to the JD for more information.

This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024