Medicines Efficiency Pharmacy Technician

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Pharmacy Technician to join their Medicines Efficiency Team in Slough. This role will support initiatives aimed at enhancing cost-effective prescribing and optimizing medication use. The successful candidate will collaborate with clinical teams, provide technical support, and contribute to service development and audits. Candidates must be registered with GPHC and hold relevant qualifications. A salary range of £32,602 to £39,686 per annum is offered.

Qualifications

• Registered as a Pharmacy technician with GPHC.
• Recognised Accredited Checking Qualification required.
• Hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the Trust's Medicines Efficiency Programme.
• Implement medicines switches and homecare optimisation.
• Process homecare orders and invoices accurately.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

IT literacy

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

Registered Pharmacy technician with GPHC

Recognised Accredited Checking Qualification

Leadership/management Qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Pharmacy Technician to join the Medicines Efficiency Team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

This role plays a key part in delivering the Trust's Medicines Efficiency Programme, supporting cost-effective prescribing and optimising medicines use across all sites.

The post holder will work closely with pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and multidisciplinary clinical teams to implement medicines switches, support homecare services, analyse prescribing data, and ensure compliance with medicines governance processes.

You will contribute to efficiency initiatives while maintaining a strong focus on patient safety and quality of care.

This role is ideal for a proactive, organised pharmacy technician with a passion for improving medicines optimisation and delivering value within the NHS.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will support the delivery of the Trust's Medicines Efficiency Programme by implementing agreed medicines switches and optimising homecare services to ensure safe, cost-effective use of medicines.
• They will accurately process homecare orders and invoices in line with governance and contractual requirements.
• The role involves analysing prescribing and financial data to identify efficiency opportunities and supporting implementation of cost-saving initiatives.
• The post holder will provide technical support to pharmacy and clinical teams, including final accuracy checking of prescriptions where accredited.
• They will deputise for the Lead Pharmacy Technician when required and support the training, mentoring, and development of junior staff.
• The post holder will contribute to audits, KPI reporting, service development projects, and continuous improvement initiatives across the pharmacy service.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Job responsibilities

• The post holder will support delivery of the Trusts Medicines Efficiency Programme, implementing agreed medicines switches and homecare optimisation initiatives to improve value and patient care.
• Working collaboratively with pharmacists, technicians, and clinical teams, they will analyse prescribing and financial data to identify cost-saving opportunities and report outcomes to senior staff.
• Responsibilities include accurate processing of homecare orders and invoices, maintaining patient and financial records, and liaising with providers and clinical teams to resolve queries in line with governance requirements.
• The post holder will provide technical support to pharmacy and clinical teams, contributing to dispensary and ward-based activities, including final accuracy checking of prescriptions as an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician.
• They will mentor and support junior staff, contribute to training and competency assessments, participate in audits and service improvement projects, and deputise for the Lead Pharmacy Technician when required.
• The role includes participation in rota commitments, including weekends and bank holidays.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered as a Pharmacy technician with GPHC
• Recognised Accredited Checking Qualification.
• Leadership/management Qualification

Experience

• Hospital pharmacy experience
• Proven Microsoft Office Experience
• Experience in line management and staff development
• Experience in supervising people
• Experience of working with pharmacy systems (e.g., JAC, Epic).
• Experience of recruitment and selection
• Experience of training and competency assessment.
• Experience of project management.

Skills & Knowledge

• Able to communicate verbally and in writing with all members of the team (internal and external to Pharmacy) and externally with customers in a confident manner.
• Adaptable - able to respond to changing customer and service demands in an innovative manner.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Able to work on several issues simultaneously; able to reprioritise work in a rapidly changing environment
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to analyse complex prescribing and financial data.
• IT literate and able to use Microsoft Office applications.
• Able to handle sensitive information confidentially
• Ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
• Ability to maintain a high standard of accuracy in a busy environment.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Knowledge of governance, audit, and KPI reporting
• Understanding of procurement and financial coding.
• Knowledge of biosimilar and medicines optimisation strategies.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£32,602 to £39,686 a yearper annum incl HCAS