Pharmacy Support Worker

Join our dynamic Medicines Optimisation Team as a Pharmacy Support Worker! This newly-created role will give you the opportunity to develop your knowledge and experience in this specialist area.

About the role and our team

Medicines optimisation is about ensuring that the right patients get the right choice of medication at the right time. Our goal is to help patients improve their outcomes, take their medication correctly, avoid unnecessary medicines, reduce waste and improve patient safety.

You will use your working knowledge of pharmacy to work on a variety of projects within primary and community care, namely GP surgeries, care homes, community mental health and the learning disability service.

Your key duties will include:

• Collecting data for audits related to medicines and patients care
• Working on repeat prescribing projects to reduce waste
• Supporting others in the correct ordering, dispensing and storage of medicines
• Creating reports/letters for GP surgeries detailing work undertaken, outcomes and recommendations

Our team is friendly and supportive, and we are very forward thinking with regards to developing the service. You will have a real opportunity to contribute to the plans for the future of the team.

If you’re self-motivated, well organised and committed to delivering a high quality service, then this could be the role for you!

What can this role offer me?

All members of the Medicines Optimisation Team have the opportunity to engage in training and education opportunities based on their goals and the needs of the role; currently team members are attending local training days, off-island conferences and online training.

We are committed to developing every individual with both formal and informal training, and we believe that this is key to a motivated workforce who have job satisfaction.

Manx Care is committed to creating smoke-free spaces and is ‘proud to be smoke free’ as part of the overall Isle of Man Smoke Free 2030 ambition. As of April 1st 2021 smoking is no longer permitted on our Manx Care sites. For support and advice on abstinence from smoking, please contact Quit4You on 642404 or Quit4You@gov.im

To find out more about the benefits you can enjoy by working with us, download our benefits guide from the bottom of the advert.

How to find out more and apply

For more information please see the attached job description and person specification, alternatively contact Maria Bell on 01624 642647.

A provisional interview date of 22 February 2022 has been set for shortlisted applicants, however this is subject to change.

Applications for this post will be accepted up to midnight of the closing date specified.You’ll need to upload your latest CV to your application, and we recommend that you also include a cover letter that explains your motivations for applying, and that demonstrates your suitability for this post. If you have difficulties applying online please contact the Recruitment Team on 01624 686300 or by email at helpmeapply@gov.im

Additional information

Please note a basic police check is required for this postwhich Manx Care will cover the cost of for you.

A relocation package and interview expenses are not available for this role.

Flexible Working

The Isle of Man Public Service is an equal opportunities employer which supports and promotes flexible working. We understand its benefits in improving work-life balance and supporting health and wellbeing and, in its different forms; it is widespread throughout the Public Service. We are happy to discuss part-time or flexible working arrangements, including job share partnerships, for our roles (where possible) and if interested you should discuss this with the Hiring Manager.

Find out more about where a career in the Isle of Man Public Service could take you at hr.gov.im/careers