Senior Community Medicines Management Technician
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Job Overview
Are you a skilled Pharmacy Technician looking for an opportunity to make a direct impact on patient care in the community?
We are seeking a
Job Overview
Are you a skilled Pharmacy Technician looking for an opportunity to make a direct impact on patient care in the community?
We are seeking a
Senior Community Medicines Management Technician
to join our
Home 1st Team
in Milton Keynes. This exciting role will involve working across multidisciplinary teams to optimize medicines management and enhance patient safety.
Who We’re Looking For:
️ A
qualified Pharmacy Technician , ideally with community or hospital experience.
️ A professional with
strong communication and leadership skills , eager to work within a multidisciplinary team.
️ Someone with a
keen eye for governance and safety , ensuring medicines optimisation best practices.
️ A proactive,
solution-oriented team player , passionate about improving healthcare delivery.
Join Us!
This is an incredible opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping medicines management across Milton Keynes. If you’re ready to make a difference in patient care and contribute to service improvements, we’d love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
As a key member of the community health service, you will:
Provide expert guidance
on medicines management for patients with complex medication needs.
Conduct
domiciliary medication reviews
to support adherence and patient independence.
Deliver
training and education
for nursing and medical staff to enhance medicines safety.
Support
medicines reconciliation
and antimicrobial stewardship in community settings.
Lead on
policy development and governance
to improve medicines optimisation strategies.
Collaborate with primary and secondary care professionals to enhance
medicines pathways .
Play a crucial role in
patient discharge planning , ensuring continuity of care.
Develop
quality improvement projects
to streamline medication-related processes.
Working for our organisation
A rewarding career
where your expertise directly improves patient safety and outcomes.
A supportive and collaborative work environment
across integrated health services.
Opportunities for professional development , training, and career progression.
The chance to contribute to
pharmacy audits and innovative service development projects .
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Home First Community Teams
Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, to provide advice to patients who are housebound/acutely unwell, carers and health care professionals with the aim of improving medicines optimisation.
Contribute to the development of action plans and strategies to optimise medicines, and work to implement them.
Support patients to manage medicines independently and adhere to treatment,
Reduction of medication risks, and unnecessary repeat prescribing.
To support and advise Home 1st staff (including Planned, Unplanned and Social Care) around complex medication issues and compliance concerns.
Undertake technical medication adherence reviews (including domiciliary reviews) to optimise medication use.
Identify potential issues/ areas, which require work to achieve maximum cost or clinical effectiveness in prescribing and support teams to address these
Advise patients on safe use and storage of medicines in the home.
Undertake Medicines reconciliations on transfer of care to the team
Provide clinical advice to patients / clients and carers in accordance with evidence based guidance.
Refer patients, after triage to the GP practice for full clinical medication review when appropriate.
Implement agreed changes to patient’s medication, ensuring that all stakeholders understand the changes.
Prepare reports from the technical review and feedback to the relevant members of the healthcare team following interventions.
Identify medication errors/ queries and report to the appropriate member of the healthcare team.
Produce patient information materials/ aides such as leaflets/ posters to educate patients on various aspects of medication usage.
Provide training and education to patients to ensure the promotion of the safe and effective use of medicines.
Support antimicrobial stewardship in the community.
Carry out audits, manage the implementation of agreed changes and monitor the effects to ensure benefits are maintained.
Support systems and processes to ensure key information about medicines is communicated and implemented across the team e.g. medication alerts.
Undertake Quality Improvement project to improve medicines optimisation within the teams
Liaise with other CNWL Medicines Management Teams and pharmacists elsewhere to share ideas for good practice.
Provide medicines training and support for community nursing teams
Provide Key Performance Indicator data as required and communicate to Milton Keynes Community Health Services Pharmacy Team and service managers. Communicate key actions and findings from reviews and report back to CNWL medicines management team and the Home First Planned and Unplanned Care Services on a regular basis.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
Experience of ward based medicine medicines management
Experience of initiating and implementing service development and change to practice – project management skills
Experience of medication counselling and has had regular contact with patients
Experience of working with a wide range of other health care professionals
Experience in conducting and reporting project and audit work
Portfolio demonstrating competency of previous and current pharmacy practice skills, knowledge, and CPD.
Desirable criteria
Previous experience of working in a secure environment
Experience of delivering training
Good understanding of clinical governance
Others
Essential criteria
Has a driver’s license, access to a car and a willingness to travel to different locations to undertake role effectively
Qualifications
Essential criteria
BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Registered as a practicing technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
HEE Medicines Optimisation Programme
Desirable criteria
Membership of APTUK Recommended for all technicians especially band 5 & above
Consultation Skills
Minor Ailments Training
Seniority level
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Employment type Full-time
Job function
Job function Information Technology
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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