Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£32,073 to £39,043 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Oxford, OX3 9DU
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	4 Nov 2026

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Summary

1. To be an accredited technician in Medicines Management. 2. To be an accredited accuracy technician checker. 3. To be part of the Pharmacy team providing a near-patient medicines management service to ward areas. 4. Support self-administration of medicines by patients at the OCE as part of their rehabilitation 5. To assess PODs according to the Trusts criteria, and to implement and maintain the POD scheme according to Trust policies. 6. To train nursing, medical and pharmacy staff regarding the POD scheme. 7. To initiate the supply of non-stock items for one-stop/full pack dispensing. 8. To complete medicines reconciliation using a variety of available sources. 9. To aid discharge planning in conjunction with the clinical pharmacist and ward staff. 10. To become accredited to endorse TTOs prior to verification. 11. To undertake patient counselling on selected patients e.g. warfarin initiation, inhaler counselling. 12. To appropriately adapt communication methods and styles according to the needs of the patient and other staff. 13. To work with the clinical pharmacist to counsel patients on their discharge medication. 14. To complete controlled drug checks for selected wards within the Directorate. Please refer to the full job description and person specification

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