Pharmacy Technician (Ward Based Medicines Management)

Job overview

Are you looking for a rewarding new opportunity as a ward-based Medicine Management Technician? We welcome applications from newly qualified pharmacy technicians or from those who are due to qualify and register as a pharmacy technician shortly.

At UHDB (University Hospitals of Derby and Burton) we provide great opportunities for flexible working, a supportive environment focused on staff wellbeing and career development. We are looking for passionate and motivated Pharmacy Technicians to join our well established, friendly and dynamic ward Based Medicine Management Technicians at UHDB

The Medicine Management technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacist and other members of the wider multi-disciplinary team. The successful applicants will rotate around the different speciality wards at the Royal Derby Hospital, these will include Oncology, Medicine, T&O, Surgery, Admissions and the Rehabilitation wards at the Florence Nightingale Community Hospital allowing the applicant to gain a wealth of experience and knowledge

Previous experience of working as a pharmacy technician in a hospital or community setting is preferred but not essential.

Main duties of the job

The Medicine Management Technicians will provide a ward based Medicine Management and Optimisation Service, including medicine reconciliation, patient counselling and ensuring the quality, safety and timely supply of discharge prescriptions.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring the quality, accuracy and safety of prescribing in exciting clinical areas.
• Support the MDT, including pharmacist, doctors and nursing staff.
• Obtaining detailed and accurate medication histories from multiple sources and reconciling with the inpatient prescription and communicating any discrepancies.
• Communicating detailed information to patients & carers about drug doses, indications, side effects and efficacy.
• Liaising widely (e.g. CCG or GP staff, patients, carers etc) to ensure the timely availability of patient medication.
• Reviewing inpatient and discharge prescriptions to ensure appropriate prescribing and availability of medicines.
• Assessing Patients own Drugs for suitability for use in the Trust.
• Promoting use of Trust and national clinical guidelines and optimising patient medication.
• Help support quality, safety and timeliness of discharge and to facilitate effective communication of medication around admissions and discharges.
• Provides a safe and efficient supply of pharmaceutical products to patients. This may involve dispensing and final checking (ACT) of drug products and compliance aids.

Closing date of applications: 21 October 2026

Interview date: 5 November 2026

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.