Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Generous annual leave

Staff wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician to join the clinical pharmacy team. The role focuses on medicines reconciliation, patient counselling, and medicines safety to enhance patient care within a forward-thinking department.

We offer opportunities for development, a supportive team environment, NHS pension, generous annual leave, and wellbeing benefits. Closing date: 01 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures through NVQ3, BTEC or equivalent.
• Additional training for checking dispensed prescriptions and supervising a technical area.
• Knowledge of medicines management and policies; degree-level qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out timely and accurate medicines reconciliation for patients on admission.
• Supporting safe and effective discharge through ward-level processing and counselling patients about their medicines.
• Participating in ward-based medicines optimisation initiatives to reduce medication errors and improve outcomes.
• Helping implement best practice, formularies, and medicines policies across the Trust.
• Supporting medicines supply, stock management, and minimising waste.
• Using digital systems to improve the flow of medicines information and support clinical decision making.
• Acting as a role model for high-quality, patient-centred medicines management.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

NVQ3 or equivalent

BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent

Tools

Pharmacy computer systems

Job description

Go back Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 01 October 2026

Depending on experience we are offering either a band 4 or 5

Are you an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Pharmacy Technician looking to take the next step in your career? The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivatedMedicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic and supportive clinical pharmacy team.

In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring safe, effective, and efficient use of medicines across our hospital. Working closely with pharmacists, nursing staff, prescribers and wider clinical teams, you will support high-quality patient care by delivering accurate medicines reconciliation, improving medicines safety, and helping patients get the most from their medicines.

The pharmacy team are forward thinking and continuously strive to improve our ways of working, putting medicines optimisation at the heart of our clinical services. We put the patient at the center of our care and aim to enhance every patient's experience.

Main duties of the job

We offer

A friendly, supportive and progressive pharmacy department.

Opportunities for professional development, including further training and qualifications.

Access to rotation opportunities within clinical, dispensary, and medicines management services.

NHS pension, generous annual leave, and a range of staff wellbeing benefits.

The opportunity to work in a Trust committed to innovation, quality improvement, and excellent patient care.

About us

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people. We are creating a heath and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Job responsibilities

Carrying out timely and accurate medicines reconciliation for patients on admission.

Supporting safe and effective discharge through processing discharges at ward level and counselling patients about their medicines.

Participating in ward-based medicines optimisation initiatives to reduce medication errors and improve outcomes.

Helping implement best practice, formularies, and medicines policies across the Trust.

Supporting medicines supply, stock management, and minimising waste.

Using digital systems to improve the flow of medicines information and support clinical decision making.

Acting as a role model for high-quality, patient-centred medicines management.

Were looking for someone who is:

A registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

Experienced in hospital or primary care pharmacy (though we welcome motivated candidates looking to broaden their experience).

Confident communicating with patients and multidisciplinary teams.

Organised, proactive, and able to work independently as well as part of a team.

Passionate about improving patient safety and medicines optimisation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training, NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent
• Additional training for checking dispensed prescriptions, supervising a technical area within the pharmacy to degree or equivalent level
• Knowledge of medicines management, including relevant legislation and policies acquired through NVQ3 or BTEC equivalent level qualification plus specialist training and experience to degree or equivalent level

Experience

• Working within a team
• Managing own workload to meet the needs of a service
• Knowledge of dispensary procedures acquired through training & experience
• Working with Pharmacy computer systems
• Previous experience of training others
  
• Working in a busy Dispensary
• Educational supervisor experience

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.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£28,392 to £39,043 a yearper annum pro rata