Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy TechnicianNHS

Job summary

Depending on experience we are offering either a band 4 or 5

Are you an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Pharmacy Technician looking to take the next step in your career? The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivatedMedicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic and supportive clinical pharmacy team.

In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring safe, effective, and efficient use of medicines across our hospital. Working closely with pharmacists, nursing staff, prescribers and wider clinical teams, you will support high-quality patient care by delivering accurate medicines reconciliation, improving medicines safety, and helping patients get the most from their medicines.

The pharmacy team are forward thinking and continuously strive to improve our ways of working, putting medicines optimisation at the heart of our clinical services. We put the patient at the center of our care and aim to enhance every patient's experience.

For more information, please contact Rhiannon Barham, Lead Technician, Medicines Optimisation via email [email protected] : or 01793 607781

Main duties of the job

We offer

• A friendly, supportive and progressive pharmacy department.
• Opportunities for professional development, including further training and qualifications.
• Access to rotation opportunities within clinical, dispensary, and medicines management services.
• NHS pension, generous annual leave, and a range of staff wellbeing benefits.
• The opportunity to work in a Trust committed to innovation, quality improvement, and excellent patient care.

Job description

• Carrying out timely and accurate medicines reconciliation for patients on admission.
• Supporting safe and effective discharge through processing discharges at ward level and counselling patients about their medicines.
• Participating in ward-based medicines optimisation initiatives to reduce medication errors and improve outcomes.
• Helping implement best practice, formularies, and medicines policies across the Trust.
• Supporting medicines supply, stock management, and minimising waste.
• Using digital systems to improve the flow of medicines information and support clinical decision making.
• Acting as a role model for high-quality, patient-centred medicines management.

Were looking for someone who is:

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• A registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Experienced in hospital or primary care pharmacy (though we welcome motivated candidates looking to broaden their experience).
• Confident communicating with patients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Organised, proactive, and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Passionate about improving patient safety and medicines optimisation.

About us

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people. We are creating a heath and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.