Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Burton-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Pharmacy Technician and be part of a dedicated team providing exceptional care. In this role, you will deliver a vital ward-based pharmacy service, ensuring safe medication management for patients. The Trust values personal development and offers a supportive environment, making it an ideal place to enhance your professional skills.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programs

Discounted gym memberships

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Demonstrable post-qualification experience as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Motivated with a focus on patient care.
• Ability to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and efficient ward-based pharmacy service.
• Prioritize and manage workload effectively.
• Coordinate with other sections and multidisciplinary team members.

Skills

Patient counselling

Medicines reconciliation

Workload management

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge?

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and registered Pharmacy Technician to join our flexible, friendly, hardworking, and well-established Medicine Management pharmacy team at Queens Hospital, Burton.

As an MMT, you will be responsible for providing a safe, efficient, and accurate ward-based pharmacy service for hospital inpatients. This includes medicines reconciliation, patient counselling, and ensuring safe and timely discharges.

You will need to prioritize and manage your workload effectively to provide a Medicines Management Service to inpatients on the ward, with support from the team.

Coordinate with other sections and members of the multidisciplinary team.

The team encourages personal development and recognizes the importance of a work-life balance.

If you are a motivated, registered Pharmacy Technician with demonstrable post-qualification experience who wants to make a real difference to patient care, we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 03 June 2025

Interview date: 12 June 2025

As a trusted organization at the heart of our communities, we recognize the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our staff, and local partners in achieving the best health outcomes. We aim to provide Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental values of compassion, openness, and excellence underpin our work as a Trust, and these behaviors are embedded in all aspects of our operations.

In return, we offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership
• Ongoing support from recruitment through to your integration and beyond
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programs, discounted gym memberships, onsite fitness classes, and car schemes

Key facts about our hospital:

• We see on average 4,810 outpatient appointments daily.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatient department in England, with an average of 2,077 per week.
• An average of 1,115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network daily, making us the 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit approximately 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year, we conducted nearly 33,700 planned surgical operations across 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We perform over 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research-active university hospital with a broad portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for staff.

  For further details or informal visits, please contact:

  • Name: Carrie Pearson
  • Job Title: Chief Technician for Medicines Management
  • Email: [e-mail]
  • Telephone: [phone]
  • Extension: 5114
  • Alternate contact: Carolyn Greenwood - [e-mail]