Community Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Community Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician to join its pharmacy team in Manchester. The role involves working in a multidisciplinary team to provide medicines support, conducting reviews, and ensuring continuity of care. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in care, be GPhC registered, and possess excellent organisational and interpersonal skills. Access to a car for work is required as domiciliary visits to patients are essential.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience of working within primary or secondary care.
• Ability to provide medicines support and contribute to patient care.
• Access to a car for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of medicines optimisation to the Case Management Service.
• Assist in the development and implementation of pharmaceutical care plans.
• Carry out medication reviews with patients.
• Identify and act on medication errors/queries.

Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Confidence in working independently

Understanding of medicines optimisation

Education

General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registration

Job description

Community medicines optimisation pharmacy technician (permanent and secondment posts)

Case Management

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join the pharmacy team working within Manchester and Trafford Local Care Organisation (LCO) as part of MFT.

Case management proactively supports people at high risk of hospital admission to remain at home. The service brings together the skills and expertise of GPs, nurses, mental health practitioners, social workers, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and wellbeing advisers to provide intensive and flexible support to people who are struggling to stay healthy, safe, and well.

We are looking for a General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registered pharmacy technician with substantial experience of working within primary or secondary care. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide medicines support and positively contribute to patient care. You should be confident in working independently with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills. Access to a car for work purposes is required.

The successful candidates will become an integral part of the well-supported and award-winning community medicines optimisation service (CMOS), providing a patient-facing pharmaceutical service, working closely with the wider pharmacy teams and other services across MFT. The Pharmacy Technician is responsible for providing technical input as part of the pharmaceutical support to the Case Management Service. Domiciliary visits to patients for medicines optimisation interventions are a key feature of this role, as well as multidisciplinary team (MDT) working. Other responsibilities include:

1. Supporting the delivery of medicines optimisation to the Case Management Service
2. Supporting pharmacists to establish safe working arrangements for medicines in the Community Medicines Optimisation Service
3. Assisting in the development and implementation of pharmaceutical care plans
4. Liaising with pharmacists, technicians, and other healthcare professionals in secondary and primary care to ensure continuity of care during patient transfer
5. Carrying out medication reviews with patients within your area of clinical competence
6. Identifying and acting on medication errors/queries within your area of competence, reporting complex issues to a medicines optimisation pharmacist as appropriate
7. Assisting in the management of prescribing across primary care
8. Providing support to other CMOS workstreams as necessary

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn. We are creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate, offering a scale of opportunity that is extraordinary.

We have also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and to drive research and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022.

As a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, we offer a robust infrastructure to support high-quality research programmes. We are also committed to our Green Plan, which aims to make healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, and prioritize your health and wellbeing as we shape the future of our organisation together.