Medicines Optimisation Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Pharmacy Technician with a keen interest in medicines management to join the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust. You will work as part of an established medicines optimisation team at ward level, conducting medicines histories, managing ward-based medication tasks, and performing final accuracy checks on prescriptions. The position is split between Royal Cornwall Hospital and St Michael's Hospital, offering a comprehensive induction and training for career development.
Key responsibilities
- Work as a medicines optimisation technician and conduct medicines histories.
- Complete ward-based medicines related tasks, including ordering, supplying, and dealing with returns of medications.
- Assess patient's own medications.
- Conduct workplace audits.
- Perform the final accuracy checking of prescriptions.
- Manage own workload and assist in the training and supervision of others.
Essential criteria
- Pharmacy Technician Certificate through City & Guilds, Apothecaries Hall, BTEC or NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
- Significant pharmacy experience
- Experience working in a patient-facing role
Desirable criteria
- Accredited Final Accuracy Checking or Medicines Optimisation Accreditation
- The second accreditation achieved or underway; either Accredited Final Accuracy Checking Technician or Medicines Optimisation status
- Significant experience working as a pharmacy technician within a hospital setting
- Experience completing audits and working with hospital based computer systems
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
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Job summary
Band 5 (potential for band 4/5 development role)
Wanting to develop your career as a pharmacy technician? It's an exciting time to join our pharmacy team and become part of a highly valued workforce. We are looking for a pharmacy technician with a keen interest in medicines management and making a difference in patient care.
If you have a passion for providing person centred care, want to help people with the use of their medicines and strive for patient safety, this is an exciting opportunity to work as a medicine's optimisation technician based at both our Royal Cornwall Hospital and St Michael's Hospital sites.
You'll be working as part of an established medicines optimisation team at ward level, consisting of other pharmacy technicians and pharmacists, working alongside the wider multidisciplinary team. You'll also play a vital part in the general pharmacy, and as a member of the dispensary team you'll be labelling, dispensing and final accuracy checking prescriptions.
This post will be split Monday to Wednesday at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, and Thursday and Friday at St Michael's Hospital, Hayle.
Main duties of the job
To work as a medicines optimisation technician and conduct medicines histories working in accordance with polices and procedures.
To complete ward-based medicines related tasks such as the ordering and supply of requi
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