Job overview
18-month fixed term contract ending 31st December 2027
We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and forward-thinking Pharmacy Technician to join our Acute Hospital Pharmacy Team as a Lead Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician.
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled pharmacy professional to play a key leadership role in delivering high-quality medicines optimisation services across the Trust. Working closely with pharmacists, multidisciplinary teams, and operational pharmacy services, you will lead on initiatives that improve patient outcomes, medicines safety, and the effective use of medicines throughout the patient journey.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence service development, support implementation of digital systems including EPR and electronic prescribing, and contribute to strategic medicines optimisation projects across organisational boundaries.
Main duties of the job
To provide professional and operational leadership for the Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation services across the Trust.
You will be joining a supportive and innovative pharmacy team, with opportunities for leadership and career development and access to further education and training.
The Great Western Hospital is based close to the M4 with good transport links. Situated in the South West you have easy access to both the surrounding countryside as well as fast links to Bristol, London and Oxford.
The trust is moving to a new electronic patient record in 2027 which aims to improve the delivery of patient care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate medicines optimisation pharmacy technician services across inpatient and clinical areas
- Support safe, effective, and cost-efficient use of medicines within the Trust
- Work collaboratively with pharmacists, nursing teams, medical staff, and wider MDT colleagues
- Lead on medicines reconciliation, transfer of care, and discharge optimisation initiatives
- Contribute to the implementation and ongoing development of electronic prescribing and EPR systems
- Support governance, audit, quality improvement, and medicines safety programmes
- Line manage and mentor pharmacy technicians and support staffDevelop and deliver training and competency assessments for pharmacy staff
- Participate in service improvement and transformation projectsSupport operational pharmacy services where require
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This advert is for Lead Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician with Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Swindon, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 18 months (Can be offered as a secondment). The application deadline is 17 Jun 2026.
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