Developmental / Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician
The closing date is 09 April 2026
Applications will be accepted from students who are in their 2nd year of study and are due to qualify.
Are you a Pharmacy Technician seeking a rewarding and dynamic role where you can contribute to patient safety and work as part of a multidisciplinary team across both hospital and community services? If you're looking for variety and a focus on clinical care, this is the role for you!
You'll provide clinical pharmacy services to Community Hospitals across Cornwall. Your base location is negotiable, though travel to other sites will be required. Working patterns, including a rolling weekend rota, are flexible and open to discussion for the right candidate.
We aim to recruit at Band 5, but we are open to a Band 4 to 5 development opportunity for suitable applicants.
This varied role will require working independently and collaboratively within the wider pharmacy team. As a Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician, you'll support medicines reconciliation, prescription reviews, discharge facilitation, ward-based dispensing, medication recycling, patient counselling, and audits across both physical and mental health inpatient teams.
Please note: If you require sponsorship, check eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) on the gov.uk website before applying.
Main duties of the job
To provide a comprehensive medicines management service to patients on these wards which includes medicines reconciliation, prescription review and endorsement, recycling of medication, supporting self‑medication and, where necessary, patient and carer counselling.
To participate in multi‑disciplinary activities such as attending ward handover meetings and 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).
This post will support hospitals within Cornwall. Base location can be negotiated but there will be a requirement to travel to other peripheral hospitals.
About us
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 5,000 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 10 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.
Job responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification, including the main responsibilities of this role, please see supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BTEC/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent
* Current and continued registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Experience
* Experience of working as a member of a multi‑disciplinary team
* Experience of working within Standard Operating Procedures
* Experience of working within community hospital settings
Knowledge and Abilities
* Experience of working as a member of a multi‑disciplinary team
* Ability to understand and empathise with people suffering from mental health illness
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Various community hospitals within Cornwall
£27,485 to £37,796 a year Per Annum/Pro Rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, Annualised hours
Reference number
201-26-351
Job locations
Various community hospitals within Cornwall
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