Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Senior Medicine Management Technician - National Rehabilitation Centre
The closing date is 26 July 2026

Details
Date posted: 15 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 164-7861334
Job locations: National Rehabilitation Centre, Melton Road, Loughborough, LE12 5QD, United Kingdom

Job summary
Do you have a passion for transforming the lives of people who have experienced severe injury or illness? Here at the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) you will join an innovative, forward-thinking team with the collective objective of providing first class rehabilitation to our patients.

Please come and join us as a Medicines Management Technician (MMT)- National Rehabilitation Centre if you wish to become part of our journey to creating a better future for rehabilitation patients.

We are looking for a registered pharmacy technician with a recognised accuracy checking qualification and if you were successful you would become a key part of setting up and shaping the pharmacy service to this area going forwards and paving the future of rehabilitation in the UK.

You will work with our pharmacists, medicines management assistant and other members of the multidisciplinary team to optimise the use of medicines at the NRC, making a real difference to patient safety, patient experience and satisfaction.

Your contribution will be vital but not only that, you will be supported to grow and learn through our many developmental programmes at the NRC as well as to engaging in research and innovation.

Planning for the NRC is in its advanced stages, and the building should be ready in 2026. This role will be temporarily based at Queens Medical Centre before moving over to the NRC. For more details of the centre please visit the NRC website www.nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job
To improve and support the quality of patient care on admission and at discharge within the NRC, through the provision of a professional and effective medicines management service.

This will include the assessment, and where suitable, re-use of patient's own medications, accurate and meticulous drug histories, thorough patient counselling, timely preparation of discharge prescriptions, one-stop dispensing and authorised self-checking, as well as supporting the ward teams with storage and security issues.

The role involves the supporting dispensary when required and performing weekend duties. The shifted and bank holiday duties are as follows:

To participate in departmental weekends, bank holidays and late duty working as required. At the time of advertising, the weekend rota encompasses 2 half-day shifts every 4/5 weeks at the City campus or 1 full day shift every 4 weeks at the QMC campus.

About us
With over 19,000 staff,we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

The NRC programme is being led by NUH and is part of the National New Hospital Programme, transforming rehabilitation services for the future. This will be a ground-breaking 70 bed facility for NHS patients based alongside and closely connected to the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Stanford Hall. The 'Defence' element is complete and has been treating patients since autumn 2018.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for more information about the job roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification
Training and Qualifications

• BTEC/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent
• General Pharmaceutical Council registered Pharmacy Technician
• Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (Accredited scheme or evidence of in-house validations)

Desirable

• Medicine Management Assessments or Validations (accredited or proof of in-house training)

Physical skills

• Good level of computer literacy and word processing /keyboard skills

Desirable

• Experience using electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems

Experience

• Experience in the admission/discharge processes within hospital pharmacy
• Experience of management and coordination of staff within hospital pharmacy
• Proven knowledge and experience in using computer labelling and stock control systems within hospital pharmacy

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking incident investigations
• Experience of delivering staff training

Communication and relationship skills

• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with a wide range of staff and patients
• To communicate effectively, clearly and concisely complex or sensitive information relative to medicine management back to patients, staff and colleagues
• Able to work well in a team

Analytical and judgement skills

• Proven evidence of judgement and prioritisation skills with regards to targets, deadlines and stock management
• Demonstrates competency under pressure
• Accurate with good attention to detail

Desirable

• Evidence of project work

Planning and Organisation skills

• Experience in organising workload to meet pharmacy services and patients' needs
• Demonstrate ability to multitask

Desirable

• Leadership skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address: National Rehabilitation Centre, Melton Road, Loughborough, LE12 5QD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - NRC
Lucy Donnell
Lucy.Donnell@nhs.net
07483111798