Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician Community and Mental Health

Dorset Healthcare; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to support medicine optimisations in community hospitals and domiciliary settings. The role involves undertaking patient-facing duties, ensuring safe medication practices, and working closely with multidisciplinary teams. Ideal candidates should be passionate about improving patient care and have a solid understanding of clinical responsibilities. An inclusive work environment is fostered, emphasizing diversity and equal opportunities.

Qualifications

• Registered or trainee Pharmacy Technician capable of undertaking patient-facing roles.
• Interest in optimising medicines for patients.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Undertake patient facing and supporting roles.
• Support medication reviews and manage safe handling of medicines.
• Engage in clinical audits and assist with quality improvement measures.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Patient communication

Clinical audits

Antimicrobial stewardship

Education

Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Introduction

We have an exciting and innovative opportunity for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician with an interest in supporting medicines optimisations within community hospitals, mental health, domiciliary visits and virtual wards. You will join our existing team of Pharmacists and Pharmacy technician who provide pharmacy services to patients across Dorset both in a care setting or their own homes. This post will cover the Weymouth & Portland, Jurassic and Mid Dorset area.

We will also take applications from Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians due to qualify in February 2026.

Role Purpose

The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by providing medicines optimisation either in community hospitals or the domiciliary setting. As part of this role you will also become part of the virtual ward MDT Team who aim to provide patients with hospital level care in their own homes.

As part of the role you may be required to enrol on the Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation Training programme. There may also be the opportunity to undertake ACT.

Main duties of the job

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, and other members of the multi‑disciplinary team providing services either in a care setting, virtual ward or domiciliary setting.

Pharmacy technicians' core role responsibilities will cover clinical, technical and administrative categories.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles.
• Undertake medicines optimisation in community hospitals, virtual ward and domiciliary setting.
• Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation.
• Provide specialist expertise, where competent.
• Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship.
• Work with the virtual ward MDT to ensure efficient medicines optimisation.
• Provide training / support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines.
• Develop relationships and work with practice teams and community pharmacies.
• Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance.
• Undertake clinical audits, support quality improvement measures and contribute to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services.
• Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes and patient safety audits.

About Dorset HealthCare

We're a dynamic, forward‑looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference.

Our 7,000‑strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We believe in equal opportunities and celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.