Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Management

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Ashfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our ward-based team. You will work with clinical pharmacists to provide medicines management across Trust wards, focusing on medicines optimisation and patient counselling.

The role involves hospital pharmacy experience, potential involvement in mental health settings, and support for staff development. A full UK driving license is required for this post; DBS checks apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in a hospital pharmacy setting.
• Desirable experience in mental health environments.
• Candidates expected to register with the GPhC in the coming months.

Responsibilities

• Medicines reconciliation.
• Assessing suitability of patients' own medicines for use.
• Ordering named patient medication.
• Counselling patients about their medicines.
• Co-ordinating supply of discharge medicines.
• Supporting audit and quality improvement initiatives.
• Help train and develop staff including pre-registration technicians and trainee pharmacists.
• Dispensary final accuracy checking at Wells Road Centre.

Skills

Hospital pharmacy experience

Mental health exposure

GPhC registration anticipated

Education

GPhC registration or registration in progress

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our ward based team. Working closely with our clinical pharmacists and other healthcare professionals the successful candidate will help provide a quality medicines management service to wards across the Trust, supporting medicines optimisation. Main duties will include:

• Medicines reconciliation
• Assessing the suitability of patients' own medicines for use
• Ordering named patient medication
• Counselling patients about their medicines
• Co-ordinating supply of discharge medicines
• Supporting audit and quality improvement initiatives.
• The post holder will be required to help support the training and staff development of a range of staff including pre-registration pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists.
• There will be regular dispensary slots which will include final accuracy checking at the Wells Road Centre.

You should have previously worked in a hospital pharmacy with experience in a mental health setting desirable but not essential. Applications from candidates expected to register with the GPhC in the next few months will be considered. A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons. We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health. We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity. The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team. The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment With a base at Sherwood Oaks or Blossomwood, there will be a requirement to work across the organisations to provide cover as needed. This could include working at Highbury Hospital, Hopewood or Lings Bar Hospital. Specialities covered will include Adult Mental Health and Mental Health for Older People.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00 (standard) or £41.00 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £15 per year applies.