Medicines Management Technician - Community Inpatient Services
The closing date is 24 August 2025
Job summary
NHFT is looking for a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to support the delivery of a clinical and technical pharmacy service to Spinneyfields inpatient unit within Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT).
Spinneyfields provides accommodation for people requiring health and social care recovery and rehabilitation, delivered through a multi-disciplinary team employed by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) in a recovering independence unit.
This is a varied role with the successful applicant needing to work independently and within the pharmacy team. They will have their own clinical responsibilities which will contribute to the healthcare team and support the pharmacist attending the wards. Travel between sites will be necessary and you must be able to travel independently to other bases in the Trust across Northamptonshire.
As a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician, you will be required to work across the community inpatient team to support with medicines reconciliation, management of medication supply for in-patients and community patients including stock, non-stock, discharge and self-administration, participation in audit, support the use of the electronic prescribing system, and supporting ward areas with management of stock medications. You will also support self-administration where this is identified as appropriate by the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
Main duties of the job
o To provide medicines management pharmacy service to allocated in-patient areaso To work with the ward Pharmacists to identify new patients and complete the medicines reconciliation process using SystmOne, assessment of patients own medication and communication with patient/carer and/or by liaising with external organisations as appropriate.o To liaise with the ward pharmacists and ward staff over any relevant medicines management issues to ensure concordance/compliance with prescribed medication, highlighting any discrepancies where identified.o To support the MDT with assessing patients for self-administrationo To undertake patient counselling to selected patients and to work with the ward pharmacists to ensure patients understand their discharge medication.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Details
Date posted
14 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
270-TG264-CORP-A
Job locations
Spinneyfields
H E Bates Way
Rushden
NN10 9YP
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Spinneyfields
H E Bates Way
Rushden
NN10 9YP
Employer's website
https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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