Medicines Optimisation Technician — Flexible Hours

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust; Taunton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

NHS pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Career development and training

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Band 5 Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician at Musgrove Park Hospital within the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic technician to contribute to safe and effective medicines management across a busy hospital site.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to optimise patient care, reconciliations on admission and discharge, and provide guidance on medicines management to ward staff and patients.

Qualifications

• NVQ/BTEC qualifications in pharmacy services or equivalent.
• Accredited Accuracy Checking Technician (AACT) status or progress toward it.
• Experience with medicines optimisation tools (PODs) and PWDS where applicable.
• Experience with discharge reconciliation and medicine reconciliation processes.
• Membership in APTUK

Responsibilities

• Support medicines optimisation across the hospital as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation on admission and ensure proper discharge information transfer.
• Advise ward staff and patients on medicines management, storage, administration and adherence.
• Contribute to electronic prescribing systems usage and medicines safety initiatives.
• Assist in training and supervising junior staff and students.

Education

NVQ Level in 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent and BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent

Accredited Accuracy Checking Technician (AACT)

Accredited Medicines Optimisation Technician (PODs & One-stop) PWDS or equivalent

Medicine Reconciliation PWDS or equivalent

APTUK membership

Job description

Band 5 Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician at Musgrove Park Hospital within the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic technician to contribute to safe and effective medicines management across a busy hospital site.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to optimise patient care, reconciliations on admission and discharge, and provide guidance on medicines management to ward staff and patients.