Pharmacy Technician - Calderdale Recovery Steps

NHS Jobs; Virginia; On-site; USD 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for Calderdale Recovery Steps within a UK NHS service. This role focuses on safe, effective medicines use, dispensing and administering under professional standards, and collaboration with healthcare teams.

The post involves supporting medicines optimisation, controlled drugs management, and contributing to treatment reviews, BBV screening, and immunisation services, while maintaining accurate confidential records.

Responsibilities

• Support the safe and effective use of medicines across the service.
• Dispense and administer medicines where appropriate and within your professional competencies.
• Support the safe management of controlled drugs, medicines and stock.
• Provide clear medication advice and support to people accessing the service and other healthcare professionals.
• Support prescribing, treatment reviews and medicines optimisation.
• Contribute to opioid substitution treatment, including medications such as methadone and buprenorphine.
• Undertake and support health assessments, basic clinical observations and harm reduction interventions.
• Support BBV screening and immunisation services.
• Work collaboratively with Recovery Coordinators, prescribers, pharmacies and other healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to medicines safety, clinical governance, audits and the management of medicines-related incidents.
• Maintain accurate, timely and confidential clinical records.

Job description

Pharmacy Technician - Calderdale Recovery Steps

Support the safe and effective use of medicines across the service. Dispense and administer medicines where appropriate and within your professional competencies. Support the safe management of controlled drugs, medicines and stock. Provide clear medication advice and support to people accessing the service and other healthcare professionals. Support prescribing, treatment reviews and medicines optimisation. Contribute to opioid substitution treatment, including medications such as methadone and buprenorphine. Undertake and support health assessments, basic clinical observations and harm reduction interventions. Support Blood Borne Virus (BBV) screening and immunisation services. Work collaboratively with Recovery Coordinators, prescribers, pharmacies and other healthcare professionals. Contribute to medicines safety, clinical governance, audits and the management of medicines-related incidents. Maintain accurate, timely and confidential clinical records.