Senior Pharmacy Technician: Medicine Optimisation & Wards

Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Higher Level Pharmacy Technician to work across Dispensary and Wards, integrating into the Medicine Optimisation team alongside pharmacists and other health care professionals.

The role will enable seamless collaboration between primary and secondary care, aiming to optimise concordance and safe, cost-effective use of medicines while supporting rapid discharge planning and patient safety.

Qualifications

• To provide skilled pharmaceutical counselling to patients to improve concordance and compliance with medicines and to reduce risks from medication related events.
• To check patient's own medicines on admission for suitability for use within the Trust.

Responsibilities

• To obtain accurate patient medication histories, using the appropriate sources, including external Healthcare Professionals, the patient and/or carer's, facilitating medicines reconciliation.
• To provide professional pharmaceutical advice to relevant health care professionals and patients regarding safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medicines and medicinal products.
• To reduce the risk of missed medications and critical medication incidents by identifying and actioning supply of ongoing prescriptions.
• To support trust initiatives for the rapid and efficient discharge of patients through effective discharge planning, liaising with key staff, checking transcription and managing supply.
• Mentoring a range of staff in line with the Medicine Optimisation Framework

Job description

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Higher Level Pharmacy Technician to work across Dispensary and Wards, integrating into the Medicine Optimisation team alongside pharmacists and other health care professionals.

The role will enable seamless collaboration between primary and secondary care, aiming to optimise concordance and safe, cost-effective use of medicines while supporting rapid discharge planning and patient safety.