Clinical Pharmacy Technician – Medicines Optimization & Safety

NHS Jobs; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support Clinical Pharmacists in delivering clinical pharmacy services and medicines optimisation. You will contribute to safe, cost-effective prescribing and assist with medication safety monitoring systems under supervision.

The role includes SMR support, medicines reconciliation on care transfers, and liaison with clinicians, patients and other providers to ensure appropriate medication

Responsibilities

• Assist Clinical Pharmacists with medicines improvement work to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing.
• Support medication safety monitoring systems and liaise with clinicians to resolve medicine-related queries.
• Monitor practice prescribing and contribute to local and national prescribing policy adherence.
• Support Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) by organising necessary monitoring tests and data collection.
• Carry out medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and liaise with patients and providers to ensure appropriate medications post-discharge.
• Increase uptake of Electronic Repeat Dispensing and the Electronic Prescription Service.
• Develop relationships with community, hospital and pharmacy colleagues and participate in local meetings to improve engagement.

Job description

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support Clinical Pharmacists in delivering clinical pharmacy services and medicines optimisation. You will contribute to safe, cost-effective prescribing and assist with medication safety monitoring systems under supervision.

The role includes SMR support, medicines reconciliation on care transfers, and liaison with clinicians, patients and other providers to ensure appropriate medication