Band 6 Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician - Calne

NHS Jobs; Calne; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is recruiting a Band 6 Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician to join Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust in Calne. The role focuses on medicines safety governance, incident reviews and audits, as well as medicines optimisation across inpatient and community services.

You will work with the Medicines Safety Pharmacist and a multidisciplinary team to improve patient safety and care.

Responsibilities

• Support medicines safety governance across Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust including incident reviews, safety investigations, medicines-related audits and quality improvement projects.
• Contribute to patient safety alerts and the development of policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory and professional standards.

Job description

Band 6 Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician - Calne

Main duties and responsibilities specific to this role: This is an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to play a key role in supporting medicines safety and governance across Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Working closely with the Medicines Safety Pharmacist, you will contribute to incident reviews, safety investigations, medicines-related audits, quality improvement projects, patient safety alerts, and the development of policies and procedures. You will support the analysis of medicines safety data, controlled drug governance activities, organisational learning, and compliance with legal, regulatory and professional standards. In addition to medicines safety responsibilities, you will provide medicines optimisation support to inpatient and community services, including medicines reconciliation, discharge planning, patient counselling, stock management and multidisciplinary team working. This varied role offers the opportunity to influence practice, improve patient safety and support high-quality, person-centred care across the Trust. Practical Considerations The post holder must adhere to all security procedures at all times to ensure their and others safety. Emotional Effort Due to the nature of our patient group there is risk of occasional exposure both direct and indirect through consultations and record access to highly distressing situations. Full training and support are provided. Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities