Medicines Management Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working as a Pharmacy Technician within a multidisciplinary Frailty Service team. You will support medication reconciliation and review for patients in various settings, including care homes and virtual wards. The position focuses on optimising medicines, assisting patients with adherence, and responding to pharmacy queries from healthcare teams. It requires travel across the service area and some home visits.
Key responsibilities
- Support medication reconciliation and review for patients in various frailty service settings.
- Work closely with healthcare professionals to optimise medicines and promote safe use.
- Help patients take their medicines as prescribed and respond to pharmacy-related queries.
- Support prescribers, nurses, and social care colleagues in the safe and effective use of medicines.
- Travel across the service area and conduct home visits as required.
Essential criteria
- Pharmacy Technician, BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
- GPhC Technician Registered
- Evidence of on-going continuing personal learning/professional development
- Experience in the dispensing process and preparation of medicinal products
- Able to successfully implement change in a multi-disciplinary team
- Audit and project work
- Demonstrate clinical understanding of drug use
- Awareness of law and good practice relating to storage and handling of pharmaceuticals
- Thorough working knowledge and understanding of primary care and medicines management issues
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and of the concepts of clinical effectiveness and a commitment to evidenced based
- Knowledge and understanding of the BNF and Drug Tariff
- Familiarity of laws and good practice relating to the use of medicines in care home setting
- Knowledge and understanding of standard operating procedures
Desirable criteria
- Completion of additional medicines management qualification or ability to study towards
- Experience of primary care work
- Membership of appropriate groups, organisations etc.
- Familiarity with non-medical prescribing
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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City Health Care Partnership CIC
Medicines Management Technician
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
We are recruiting two Pharmacy Technicians to support teams across our Frailty Service.Working within a multidisciplinary team of clinical pharmacists, doctors, specialist nurses and therapists, our Pharmacy Technicians will support with medication reconciliation and review for patients in:o the Jean Bishop Integrated Care Centreo care homeso community bedded units (intermediate care services)o the Hospital at Home Frailty Virtual Ward, including home visitsVacancies are available across these services and projects. Standard working hours are Monday to Friday, 8.30 am to 4.30 pm.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with healthcare professionals across our frailty services to optimise medicines, help patients take their medicines as prescribed, and respond to pharmacy-related queries from the care team.
As part of the multidisciplinary team, you will support patients, prescribers, nurses and social care colleagues to promote the safe and effective use of medicines.We provide an individualised induction programme and ongoing support from an experienced frailty team. CHCP also offers development and training opportunities tailored to your learning needs. You will be patient-centred, interested in frailty, and an excellent communicator and o
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