Clinical Pharmacy Technician: Medicines Optimization & Stewardship

NHS Jobs; Tetford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support medicines optimisation, reviews and reconciliation across primary and community care. You will work closely with GPs, clinical pharmacists and the wider MDT to ensure safe and effective medicines use.

The role involves supporting antimicrobial stewardship, EPS and eRD initiatives, and contributing to policy development and staff training.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy Technicians must work within their competencies and have professional indemnity for their role.
• Experience with medicines reconciliation and reviews is desirable.
• Knowledge of EPS and eRD processes is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Undertake medicines optimisation tasks and support medicine reviews.
• Assist with antimicrobial stewardship and safe antibiotic prescribing locally.
• Collaborate with GP practices, clinical pharmacists and the care team.
• Support ordering, returns and wastage reduction within the practice.
• Provide training on safe handling of medicines and EPS procedures.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Pharmacy procedures

Clinical communication

EPS implementation

eRD support

Tools

EPS

eRD

SMR

Job description

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support medicines optimisation, reviews and reconciliation across primary and community care. You will work closely with GPs, clinical pharmacists and the wider MDT to ensure safe and effective medicines use.

The role involves supporting antimicrobial stewardship, EPS and eRD initiatives, and contributing to policy development and staff training.