Pharmacy Technician (Ward Based Medicines Management)

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a motivated Medicine Management Technician to join their dynamic ward-based team. You will play a crucial role in ensuring medication safety and quality for patients in various specialties. Ideal candidates are newly qualified pharmacy technicians or those soon to qualify. The role offers professional development opportunities and support in a compassionate environment.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Qualifications

• Experience as a pharmacy technician in hospital or community setting preferred.
• Good communication skills with patients and medical staff.
• Ability to accurately reconcile medication histories.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality and safety of prescribing in clinical areas.
• Support the multi-disciplinary team including pharmacists and nurses.
• Communicate medication information to patients and carers.
• Review inpatient and discharge prescriptions for appropriateness.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Patient counselling

Education

Qualified pharmacy technician

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. Are you looking for a rewarding new opportunity as a ward-based Medicine Management Technician? We welcome applications from newly qualified pharmacy technicians or from those who are due to qualify and register as a pharmacy technician shortly.

At UHDB (University Hospitals of Derby and Burton) we provide great opportunities for flexible working, a supportive environment focused on staff wellbeing and career development. We are looking for passionate and motivated Pharmacy Technicians to join our well established, friendly and dynamic ward-Based Medicine Management Technicians at UHDB. The Medicine Management technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists and other members of the wider multi-disciplinary team. The successful applicants will rotate around the different speciality wards at the Royal Derby Hospital, including Oncology, Medicine, T&O, Surgery, Admissions and the Rehabilitation wards at the Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, allowing the applicant to gain a wealth of experience and knowledge.

Previous experience of working as a pharmacy technician in a hospital or community setting is preferred but not essential.

The Medicine Management Technicians will provide a ward-based Medicine Management and Optimisation Service, including medicine reconciliation, patient counselling and ensuring the quality, safety and timely supply of discharge prescriptions.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the quality, accuracy and safety of prescribing in exciting clinical areas.
• Support the MDT, including pharmacist, doctors and nursing staff.
• Obtaining detailed and accurate medication histories from multiple sources and reconciling with the inpatient prescription and communicating any discrepancies.
• Communicating detailed information to patients and carers about drug doses, indications, side effects and efficacy.
• Liaising widely (e.g. CCG or GP staff, patients, carers etc) to ensure the timely availability of patient medication.
• Reviewing inpatient and discharge prescriptions to ensure appropriate prescribing and availability of medicines.
• Assessing patients own drugs for suitability for use in the Trust.
• Promoting use of Trust and national clinical guidelines and optimising patient medication.
• Help support quality, safety and timeliness of discharge and to facilitate effective communication of medication around admissions and discharges.
• Provide a safe and efficient supply of pharmaceutical products to patients, including dispensing and final checking (ACT) of drug products and compliance aids where applicable.

Qualifications

Previous experience of working as a pharmacy technician in a hospital or community setting is preferred but not essential.

Closing date of applications: 25 September 2025

Interview date: 09 October 2025

About UHDB and Culture

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together. Our fundamental values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we work and the associated behaviours are embedded in all aspects of how we operate.

We offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• Ongoing support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key facts

• UHDB sees a large number of appointments and services across multiple hospitals and departments

Please note: This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025. For sponsorship eligibility, please check current UK immigration policy related to Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa before applying.