Medicines Management Technician - Community Services

Job overview

Do you want to join a friendly, growing, forward thinking pharmacy team?

If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for a patient-orientated Pharmacy Technician to join our team and help provide a Medicines Management service to Community Hospital in-patient wards.

Medicines optimisation is at the heart of the service we provide in Oxfordshire's Community Hospitals, so if you are registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and you have experience in, or would like to try your hand in secondary care pharmacy, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

You'll work as an effective and proactive member of the Medicines Management Team, ensuring patients receive the highest standard of care, in accordance with Government legislation and guidance, and local policies and procedures.

Duties will include:

• Complete a ‘medicines reconciliation’ for all new admissions according to national standards, which will include accessing the Trust Electronic Health Record, contacting hospitals, GP surgeries, community pharmacies and talking to service users/carers to compile a complete and accurate list of current medication
• Conduct Controlled Drug reconciliation on a three-monthly basis and report results to Site Lead and ward/department managers
• Be responsible for the maintenance of the Patients Own Drugs (PODs) scheme for designated wards according to Trust policy
• Train nursing, medical and pharmacy staff in the use of PODs
• To supply non-stock items according to department procedures
• Dispense short leave and discharge prescriptions on site, where appropriate
• Work with clinical teams to review and update ward stock lists for designated wards

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, and technicians, supported by dispensary and administrative staff. Clinical pharmacists and medicines management technicians (MMTs) are working at clinical sites with supply and support functions at hubs in Oxfordshire. The department provides services to our community hospital and mental health patients, alongside other community-based patients and teams.

Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role