We have an exciting and innovative opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic Medicines Management team. This is a unique role for an experienced pharmacy technician who is enthusiastic about improving patient outcomes and expanding their clinical skills across a variety of care settings, including community hospitals, mental health services, domiciliary visits, and virtual wards.
You will become part of our experienced team of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians delivering pharmacy services to patients across Dorset, whether in a healthcare setting or within their own homes. The post covers the Sherborne, Shaftesbury and Mid Dorset localities, offering a diverse and rewarding patient population.
Following a comprehensive induction and training programme, you will have the opportunity to spend two days per week working alongside our innovative Hospital at Home teams as part of an exciting Quality Improvement Project for a minimum of six months. This project will explore and shape the future development of the Pharmacy Technician role within this rapidly evolving service, providing a fantastic opportunity to influence service delivery and develop specialist expertise.
In this rewarding role, you will work closely with patients and multidisciplinary teams to ensure individuals gain the greatest benefit from their medicines through medicines optimisation interventions in both community hospital and domiciliary settings.
Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.
Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team providing services either in a care setting, virtual ward or domiciliary setting.
Pharmacy technicians’ core role responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical and administrative categories.
You should be able to:
Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles.
Undertake medicines optimisation in community hospitals, virtual ward and domiciliary setting.
Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation.
Provide specialist expertise, where competent.
Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship.
Work with the virtual ward MDT to ensure efficient medicines optimisation
Provide training / support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines
Develop relationships and work with practice teams and community pharmacies.
Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance
Undertake clinical audits, support quality improvement measures and contribute to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services
Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes and patient safety audits
Provide leadership for medicines management systems across all services.
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.
All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact
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Employment in this post requires an Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.
