Job summaryWe are looking for a Medicines Management Technician to be part of our Medicines Management team, working alongside our Clinical Pharmacists supporting the Medicines Management service to the wards, to ensure patients receive the highest standards of care in the management of their medication.
Duties will include medicines reconciliation, assessment of patients own drugs (POD's), checking of medication for discharge and the counselling of patients.
To be involved in developing and delivering enhanced medicines management services and training.
Main duties of the jobWe require a registered pharmacy technician to join our enthusiastic and motivated medicines management team. The post holder should be ready for a new challenge, show initiative in supporting service improvements, be a team player and have good problem solving skills.You will provide Medicines Management at ward level, be involved with medicines reconciliation, checking patients own medicines, initiating medicine supplies, providing information and advice to patients about their medicines and assisting with discharges. You will also work in the dispensary to maintain your ACPT accreditation.This post is open to applications from registered pharmacy technicians. An accredited checking qualification is essential and previous ward-based hospital experience is desirable.
About usOur vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
DetailsDate posted: 06 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 251-FCSS7710-MMT
Job locations: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Aldermaston road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NA, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesHappy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached
Person SpecificationQualificationEssential- GPHC registration
- Medicines Management qualification
- Accredited Checking Technician qualification
Desirable- Educational Supervisors Course
ExperienceEssential- Previous experience of working in a pharmacy
Desirable- Previous hospital pharmacy experience
- Previous experience with JAC/CMM pharmacy computer system
SkillsEssential- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Gives attention to detail and is accurate
- Able to work accurately even when under pressure
- Maintains a portfolio of practice to fulfil mandatory continuing professional development
Desirable- Counter services training
- Customer services training
- Knowledge of health and safety requirements or willingness to learn
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Aldermaston road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact: Deputy Lead MMT, Ashley Harrison, Ashley.Harrison@hhft.nhs.uk, 01962824833
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
