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Job overview
Are you a registered Pharmacy technician looking to further your experience in Mental Health care?
We are recruiting a Medicines Management Technician (MMT) to join our pharmacy team where you'll provide support to a variety of wards across Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. You'll be primarily based at our Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury, with scope to work from our other sites including Milton Keynes and Oxford.
Medicines optimisation is at the heart of the service we provide, so if you are registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have experience in, or have a passion for mental health pharmacy, we would love to hear from you!
Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required
If you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch.
Main duties of the job
- Be an effective and proactive member of our team, physically based on one of our clinical sites in Aylesbury. The ability to travel between sites within the directorate may be required.
- Responsible for the supply of medication to patients.
- Complete Medicines reconciliation for our newly admitted patients.
- Provide medicines management support to wards, including Mental health specialities such as Adults of working age and older adults
- Participate in discharge planning.
- Ensure compliance with Mental Health Act requirements, relating to medicines.
- Provide dispensary support as per rota.
- Be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Support service improvement and becoming an integral part of the clinical team.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Oxford Health Pharmacy & Medicines Management service employs approximately 80 staff, predominantly Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants supported by Dispensary and administrative staff. Clinical pharmacists and medicines management technicians (MMTs) are based on clinical sites with supply and support functions at hubs in Oxfordshire. The department provides services to our mental health and community hospital patients, alongside other community-based patients and teams.
Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role
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This advert is for Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum | pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover). The application deadline is 07 Jun 2026.
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