Medicines Optimisation & Accredited Checking Technician, Band 5

Our friendly and progressive pharmacy department are currently looking for a registered Pharmacy Technician to join our Medicines Optimisation Team.

The successful applicant will work within patient services undertaking medicines optimisation/discharge duties on the wards, improving the quality of care to patients in a clinical area by means of an efficient medicines optimisation system.

The successful applicant will also be required to work in the dispensary final accuracy checking prescriptions and providing support to the dispensary manager and lead technician in the co-ordination of the day to day running of the dispensary, This role will involve working both at ward level and in dispensary where you will provide an admissions and discharge service. You will also gain experience in the following areas

This role would be ideal for newly qualified pharmacy technicians looking to further develop their skills and knowledge in an acute hospital setting. The successful applicant would ideally hold full accreditations in accuracy checking and medicines optimisation, but if this is not the case, would be recruited at band 4 and upon completion of all necessary training and competencies they would be promoted to band 5., You will need to be organised and highly motivated with the ability to think on your feet with great communication & interpersonal skills. This post is stimulating, exciting and comes with responsibility that will appeal to career-minded individuals who want to work in hospital pharmacy and really make their mark.

Located just off the M5 between Birmingham & Bristol, and the beautiful Cotswolds and Forest of Dean, GHNHSFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK.

Our Pharmacy Department operates across two main sites; Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (Gloucester), and offers opportunities for cross-site working in a full range of clinical and technical specialities.

Our large friendly Pharmacy team provides extensive services including an MHRA-licensed manufacturing unit supporting a large cancer centre, Independent Prescribing posts, dedicated clinics, enhanced Medicines Optimisation Technician/ATO roles, and multidisciplinary teaching to under/post graduate Medics, Nurses and Pharmacists from Birmingham, Bristol, and Bath University.

At GHNHSFT Pharmacy, we are committed to delivering the very best care for our patients and we strive to provide the whole team with the necessary skills and ongoing support to make a real difference to patient care.

We work closely with our partners in Primary Care to maintain and promote a Countywide Joint Medicines Formulary, prescribing guidelines, and local treatment pathways and provide support via our Medicines Information Service in addition to several innovative collaborative public heath projects.

Come and join us, and see for yourself what a difference you can make to patient care.