Medicines Management Technician Integrated Mental Health Services

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician in a healthcare trust in the UK, focusing on medicines optimisation across community hospitals and domiciliary visits. The role involves collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, providing patient care, and ensuring effective medication management. Applicants should have a Pharmacy Technician qualification recognized by the GPhC and be motivated to enhance patient care. The position requires strong communication skills and the ability to work independently.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Contribution to patient care

Qualifications

• Holds a Pharmacy Technician qualification recognised by the GPhC.
• Current Medicines Management Qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in a mental health setting.

Responsibilities

• Undertake medicines optimisation in community hospitals and domiciliary settings.
• Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation.
• Provide training on the safe handling of medicines.

Skills

Communication

Medicines Management

Teamwork

Education

Pharmacy Technician qualification

Medicines Management Qualification

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Medicines Management Technician Integrated Mental Health Services

Closing date: 26 January 2026

We have an exciting and innovative opportunity for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician with an interest in supporting medicines optimisations within mental health community hospitals, domiciliary visits and virtual wards. You will join our existing team of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians based at St Ann's Hospital Pharmacy Sandbanks – who provide pharmacy services to patients across Dorset both in a care setting or their own homes as well as working within a dispensary environment. This post will mainly be based at St Ann's and associated mental health inpatient units – on occasions travelling to other sites across Dorset may be required.

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

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, and 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.
• Provide leadership for medicines management systems across all services.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. 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. It's also why 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. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all 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.

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

Person Specification

Knowledge, skills and training

• Holds a Pharmacy Technician qualification recognised by the GPhC
• Recognised, current Medicines Management Qualification or equivalent relevant experience
• Car driver or otherwise independently mobile.
• Accredited Pharmacy technician – final accuracy checking (ACT)
• Experience of working in a mental health setting

Job specific experience

• Recent experience of Medicines Management within a hospital, care home or general practice setting
• Evidence of involvement in education and training of other professionals
• Recent experience of developing and implementing pharmaceutical care initiatives
• Familiarity with the workings of multiple care settings

Information Technology

• Basic IT skills, normally obtained through practice or practical training
• Knowledge of SystmOne
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with individuals from all agencies and at all levels including service users, carers and professionals
• Demonstrated ability in having excellent communication and organisational skills
• Self-motivated and able to work with limited direction
• Ability and commitment to engage with and empower service users and carers
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills

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.

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Depending on experience p.a. pro rata for part time