Medicine Optimisation Pharmacy Technician

1 month ago


Taunton Somerset, United Kingdom Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Medicine Optimisation Pharmacy Technician (Band 5) - Pharmacy - Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Would you like to join our progressive, ward based and patient focused Pharmacy service?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacy Technician to join our developing Medicine Optimisation team. We provide high quality support to our patients and are looking for a motivated, flexible and forward-thinking Pharmacytechnician. This post offers you the opportunity to progress your career in an innovative and supportive environment.

The successful applicant will join our friendly team of assistants, technicians and pharmacists. We are expanding our provision of ward based support on medical, cardiology, respiratory, endocrinology, gastroenterology, stroke and frailty, surgical and acute admissions wards.

As part of an integrated role, the post holder will work flexibly to deliver ward-based Pharmacy Medicine optimisation services and dispensary support. This role will include Medicine reconciliation, assessment of patient’s own drugs, counselling patients about their medicine, discharge facilitation and ward and dispensary-based medication supply.

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust provides acute health services for its local population of around 340,000 people and provides specialist services for a larger population of around 544,000 people. The hospital also provides emergency vascular services for Somerset and some parts of Dorset covering a population of around 800,000 people.

Our purpose built pharmacy department is modern and spacious.Our automated dispensary and lean service design means you can spend your time using your skills on the wards, and because our department finishes work on-time you will get the work-life balance you deserve. Electronic prescribing, ordering and medicines administration is already in place, enhancing patient safety both at ward and dispensary level.

As an organisationthe NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS Discounts.

Somerset is a rural community served by several Community Hospital sites in addition to Musgrove Park Hospital which is only a short walk from the centre of Taunton. Local to two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, less than 1hr from celebrated secluded beaches of Devon and Dorset. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone’s throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for more information and details regarding the position.

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