Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Optimisation
| Posting date: | 26 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £27,485.00 to £37,796.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27485.00 - £37796.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 February 2026 |
| Location: | Haywards Heath, RH16 4EX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9279-26-0138 |
Summary
This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role-specific criteria. For example, applicants for the Senior HCA role must be able to evidence a minimum of 2 years experience in the same role to qualify for sponsorship. If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application. Main duties fordispensary services: Prepare labels using the pharmacy computer system (CMM) from a requisition/prescription for both in-patients and out-patients, ensuring accurate data entry. Dispense for in-patients from a requisition/prescription ensuring each item is accurately dispensed, and in the correct packaging, according to SOPs. Accurately record the batch numbers and expiry dates of named patient medications, unlicensed medications and human blood products according to pharmaceutical SOPs and national requirements. To perform the final accuracy check on dispensed items, from clinically screened prescriptions, on completion of National Accreditation Accredited Checking Technician course. Upon completion of in-house training and competencies, to label, dispense and check controlled drugs for wards/departments against a ward stock order, without the need for a final check. Main duties for medicines management: Complete in-house medicines optimisation training/competencies and work towards completion of medicines optimisation course by external providers Check patients own medicines brought into hospital on admission against the patients drug chart, according to patients own drugs (PODs) guideline Undertake drug history and medication reconciliation early in the admission process, making referrals as appropriate to a pharmacist. Resolve queries relating to patients medications, referring when necessary to pharmacists, hospital doctors, GPs, nurses and other health care professionals Please see job description for further details.