Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician - CYP | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is recruiting a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to join the CYP Directorate. You will work within clinical areas and contribute to medicines optimisation.

The role covers medicines supply, governance, reconciliation, audits and patient education, with professional support from the Medicines Management Team based at Wayside House, Coventry. You will need an independent means of transport to travel across the Trust's geographic area and to

Job description

Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician - CYP | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

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Company: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides comprehensive Mental Health, Learning Disability/Autism, and Childrens and Young Peoples services to the population of Coventry and Warwickshire.

This post will be based within clinical areas in the Childrens and Young Persons Directorate.

As a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician, you will be part of a clinical team and have an excellent opportunity to play an instrumental role in contributing to the Trust's progressive medicines optimisation strategy.

You will have a broad, post qualification, technical and pharmaceutical knowledge, with experience relating to the promotion of high quality, effective and safe use of medicines.

This will include traditional supply, medicines management standards, governance, medicines reconciliation, audit and patient/career education.

You will receive professional support from the Medicines Management Team based at Wayside House, Coventry, CV6 6NY.

You must have an independent means of transport to travel around the Trust's geographic area and to work flexibly to meets the needs of the service.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Develop and maintain safe systems of medication supply to clinical areas in association with the Service provider.

Monitor processes that medicines are supplied accurately, efficiently and appropriately to meet the demands of individual patients and the Trust.

To facilitate the systems for dispensing and supply of medicines, including: inpatient medication, discharge medication, leave medication, monitored dosage systems.

Co-ordinate and manage systems of using patients own drugs and one-stop dispensing (as appropriate).

To discuss with newly admitted clients their current use of medications, both prescribed and over the counter and document how the client says they take their medication.

To review and update individual service user profiles: maintaining up to date and accurate information on medication therapy for individual patients.

To liaise with the ward pharmacist and medical team to highlight any differences in the clients prescribed medication when relating this to what/how they state they take their medication and, where appropriate, clarify any discrepancy by liaising with the GP, carer or other agency.

This advert closes on Sunday 22 Nov 2026

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust