Pharmacy Technician Specialist

CPFT; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

CPFT in Cambridge seeks an experienced Medicines Management Specialist Pharmacy Technician (Band 6) to join a dedicated pharmacy team. You will manage medicines on the Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit and assist with ward-based services and discharge planning, working closely with clinical pharmacists and the multidisciplinary team.

The post requires registration with GPhC, CPD, and specialised medicines management training. The role offers a permanent contract and a salary up to £48,117 per annum.

Qualifications

• GPhC registration and ongoing professional development are essential.
• Relevant medicines management training or equivalent experience is required.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy and medicines management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day specialist medicines management services on wards.
• Support pharmacists and multidisciplinary teams in clinical medicine management.
• Carry out medicines histories and reconciliations for new admissions.
• Assist with discharge planning and liaison with primary care partners.
• Train and supervise nursing staff on medicines handling and documentation.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Clinical medicines management

Initiative and autonomy

Education

GPhC registration

CPD

CMMPT training

Medicines Management Skills

Tools

EPMA systems

PharmOutcomes

Job description

Main area Medicines Management Specialist Pharmacy Technician Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 310-CORP-8332748

Site Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit Town Cambridge Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated Medicines Management Specialist Pharmacy Technician to join the pharmacy team at CPFT,working alongside a small but friendly, dedicated and experienced team of pharmacy staff.

Based at Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit (CRU), Brookfields Hospital in Cambridge, you will be responsible for the provision of the day-to-day clinical medicines management technician service to the wards at CRU, and in addition provide support to Welney Ward, at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely when needed.

This role will include undertaking patient medication histories, medicines reconciliation, assessment of patient’s own medicines and maintaining the system of ‘dispensing for discharge’.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work closely with the specialist clinical pharmacists and multidisciplinary team to identify patients who have specific medicine management needs and plan to resolve these during their stay. You will promote rehabilitation and independence of patients, by supporting self-administration of medicines and providing medicines information and advice, helping to ensure medicines are used effectively, and improving awareness of medicines and their side effects. You will also support effective planning and organisation of medicines for discharge to enable a seamless transfer of care by liaising with appropriate healthcare professionals both within and outside the Trust.

The ideal candidate will have a flexible approach to needs of the service and have a strong teamwork ethic. They must be well organised and able to prioritise their own work, have good communication skills and be confident working independently, and as a fully integrated member of the multidisciplinary team. This role requires a strong sense of accountability, accompanied by the ability to work under pressure at times.

If you are looking for a new challenge and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference to our patients, then we want to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period. Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• 1. Be accountable for developing and maintaining the day to day specialist pharmacy technician services provided to Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit, and support the pharmacy service on Welney Ward in Ely when needed in line with medicines policies and standard operating procedures.
• 2. Support the pharmacist in the provision of the clinical pharmacy service, and recognise when clinical queries need to be referred to a different healthcare professional (e.g. pharmacist, doctor).
• 3. Undertake medicine history and medicines reconciliation for newly admitted patients, and when necessary, resolve problems by communicating with patients, carers, GPs and other health care professionals and document actions and outcomes accurately.
• 4. Assess patient’s own medicines for suitability for use.
• 5. Order medicines from the Trust pharmacy for individual patients for use on the ward and in preparation for discharge.
• 6. Order stock medicines, maintain stock rotation, including checking expiry dates
• 7. Label / re-label medicines when required.
• 8. Induct, train, advise and support nurses and nursing associates on the ward
• 9. Maintain records of pharmaceutical interventions if required.
• 10. Liaise with community pharmacies on admission and discharge of patients where appropriate using PharmOutcomes Discharge Medicines Service to provide a seamless medicines pathway into primary care.

The responsibilities of this post require the post-holder to work autonomously as well as a team member. This role may require travel to other locations within the Trust.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Clinical Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians (CMMPT)
• Medicines Management Skills or equivalent

Experience

• Post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy
• Experience of clinical medicines management
• Experience of direct patient communication
• Experience of training other health professionals
• Experience of working with a multidisciplinary team in a clinical setting
• Experience of rehabilitation and/or working with older people

Knowledge and skills

• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Computer literate in a range of applications
• Ability to work without direct supervision using own initiative to prioritise, plan, manage own workload and achieve deadlines.
• Good working knowledge of pharmacy and EPMA systems

Other

• Pro-active and displays initiative
• Recognises limits of own competence
• Flexible approach to work
• Ability to provide leadership to others
• Ability to travel independently and in a timely manner across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to meet strict deadlines.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Sarah Woodley Job title Pharmacist Team Manager Email address [e-mail] Additional information Working days Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday am