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Job overview

Are you a Pharmacy Technician looking for a rewarding and dynamic role where you can apply your knowledge, contribute to patient safety and be part of a multi-disciplinary team?

Cornwall Foundation NHS Trust is looking for a Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician. The role is a permanent, part-time post of 27 hours per week. Working pattern can be discussed and various options will be considered for the right candidate.  

Ideally, we would like to recruit to a band 5 position, but that we would consider a band 4 to 5 progression pathway for the right candidate.

This is a varied role with the successful applicant needing to work independently and within the wider pharmacy team. As a Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician you will be required to work across physical and mental health inpatient teams to support with medicines reconciliation, prescription reviews, medication recycling, discharge facilitation, ward-based dispensing, patient counselling and auditing. 

We welcome applications from individuals who are hard working and motivated to optimise patient care and develop pharmacy services.

If you would like to discuss the role further or to arrange a visit please contact Jessica Stephens, Lead Technician for Medicines Optimisation on 07768175571 or [email protected]. 

Proposed interview date:  15th July 2024

Main duties of the job

To provide a comprehensive medicines optimisation service to inpatients across all of the CFT sites, which includes medicines reconciliation, prescription review and endorsement, recycling of medication, ward-based dispensing, auditing, supporting self-medication and, where necessary, patient and carer counselling.
To participate in multi-disciplinary activities such as attending ward handover meetings and the facilitation and preparation of discharge medication, including the handover of information regarding a patient’s medication to other healthcare professionals if required.
To work with the pharmacy team in delivering clinical pharmacy and safe systems of working with medicines across other community hospital and mental health sites.
To supervise and support with education and training activities such as student technicians, student pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists.
To specialise if the opportunity arises as per service needs and personal interest (for example, Parkinson’s, Medicines Safety)
We will consider flexible and compressed hour requests for the right applicant.

Working for our organisation

We are a NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.