Clinical Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

Join our Rheumatology Pharmacy Team and make a real impact on patient care.

As our Clinical Pharmacy Technician, you’ll work closely with the Lead Pharmacist for Rheumatology to support patients on complex DMARD therapy, help run safe and efficient monitoring systems, and be a key point of contact for both patients and clinical teams.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow specialist skills, use your ACT expertise, and play a central role in delivering high‑quality, patient‑focused medicines management within a friendly, supportive multidisciplinary team. If you’re motivated, organised and ready for a rewarding challenge, we’d love to have you on board.

Main duties of the job

• To support the Lead Pharmacist for Rheumatology in delivering safe and effective clinical pharmacy and medicines management services within the rheumatology department.
• To provide technical support to the rheumatology team in the management of patients prescribed disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and assist with the shared care process.
• To assist in maintaining systems for monitoring blood tests for patients prescribed DMARDs, ensuring results are reviewed and escalated appropriately.

• To contact patients to discuss medication-related queries and provide information within scope of practice, referring to a pharmacist when required.
• To liaise with primary care colleagues to support continuity of care between primary and secondary care.
• To contribute to audits, data collection and service improvement projects under the super vision of the Lead Pharmacist for Rheumatology.
• To act as an ‘Accredited Checking Technician’ in accordance with national frameworks, maintaining competency and accuracy.
• To support the training and supervision of student pharmacy technicians, pharmacy support workers, and trainees as appropriate.
• To work with pharmacists and the multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of a safe and effective medicines management service across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Support the rheumatology nursing team in maintaining records of patients prescribed DMARDs, including those where shared care has not been accepted by primary care.
• Provide patient counselling on the safe and effective use of medicines within defines competencies, referring to a pharmacist when required.

• Obtain accurate medication histories using electronic patient records, summary care records, and other sources.
• Liaise with prescribers to clarify routine prescription queries, escalating complex issues to a pharmacist.
• Provide technical pharmaceutical information to clinical staff within scope of practice.
• Support adherence to Trust Medicines Management and Pharmacy policies by providing routine advice and signposting staff to relevant guidance.
• Communicate updates regarding rheumatology medicines, including supply issues, to the wider team.
• Participate in the delivery of a high-quality dispensing service, using knowledge and skills gained through training and experience.
• Act as a role model for junior technical staff, supporting consistent standards of practice in line with local procedures.
• Receive and validate prescriptions for legal and procedural accuracy.
• Accurately dispense a range of pharmaceutical products, including cytotoxic and unlicensed medicines, following appropriate training and standard operating procedures.
• Provide routine medicines information to patients and staff, referring to a pharmacist when necessary.
• Respond to urgent queries within competence, seeking support from senior staff when required.
• Participate in dispensary rotas and provide cover according to service needs.
• Counsel patients on the safe use of their medicines within scope of practice.
• Process prescription charges and exemptions in line with Trust procedures.
• Maintain accurate patient and dispensing records on the pharmacy computer system.
• Issue high-cost medicines in accordance with local policies under pharmacist supervision.
• Retrieve prescription information for clinical staff and primary care colleagues as required.
• Access Electronic Patient Records to obtain information relevant to dispensing.
• Work as an Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) as part of the checking rota, maintaining accuracy and reporting errors appropriately.