Medicines Management Technician Integrated Mental Health Services

Dorset Healthcare; Poole; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to support medications optimisation in mental health. The role involves patient-facing responsibilities in community hospitals, virtual wards, and domiciliary visits, as well as assisting in clinical audits and supporting medication reviews. The ideal candidate will have experience in medicines optimisation and a passion for improving patient care. This position offers the chance to join a dedicated team in a rewarding and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with medicines optimisation in various settings.
• Ability to support medication reviews and reconciliations.
• Good communication skills and ability to work within a team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake roles in community hospitals, virtual wards, and domiciliary settings.
• Support the implementation of national prescribing policies.
• Assist in delivering medicines optimisation schemes and patient safety audits.

Skills

Patient facing roles

Medicines optimisation

Medication reviews

Antimicrobial stewardship

Clinical audits

Job description

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 maybe 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.

You should be able to:

• 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

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.