Medicines Management Technicians

We have one of the largest groups of Medicines Management Technicians (MMT) in the UK with over 25 staff in various clinical areas throughout the Trust. Specialities served by MMT’s include critical care, cardiology, neurology, infectious diseases, general surgery, orthopaedics, renal, rheumatology, haematology and acute medicine.

What initially started out as a medicine supply role has now expanded into:

Supplying medication while the patient is in hospital in preparation for their discharge
Overseeing reuse of patients own medication where appropriate
Providing patients with compliance aids when required
Counselling patients on their medication e.g. warfarin
Medicines reconciliation
Liaising with members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure a safe, efficient and cost effective service
Technical checking

MMT’s are also involved in:

Providing financial reports
Writing patient information leaflets Assisting in the delivery of competency based education and training
Setting up and maintaining electronic prescribing systems
Working in specialist clinics
Multi-professional ward teams

There is an excellent career structure for MMT’s within the Trust with the scope to advance to management level. We have extensive training and education packages which support development throughout the career pathway.

These include:

A competency based education and training framework
Trust based in-house training courses

There is also the opportunity to study for:

Foundation degree in Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services at Huddersfield University
Degree in Professional and Practice Development (Clinical Pharmacy and Management related) at Sheffield Hallam University

Glen Charlesworth – Medicines Management Technician (MMT) Co-ordinator

“I started my career as a Pharmacy Assistant working in stores which gave me a great insight into how terrible drug names can be! Three years later I had completed my BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science and embarked on a career as a pharmacy technician.

Having qualified, I became a rotational technician working in a variety of areas. This gave me the opportunity to apply some of the knowledge I had gained at college.

“I was lucky enough to secure a secondment to the local Primary Care Trust conducting various audits within GP surgeries and giving presentations on medicines management to nursing home staff.

“A year later I returned to the Trust to work as a MMT on the upper gastro-intestinal and hepatobiliary wards. I enjoy providing a pharmacy service at ward level and the interaction with patients this gives me.

“I have been fortunate enough to access part time study for a Diploma prior to undertaking a BSc in Professional and Practice Development at Sheffield Hallam University. The course has been developed specifically for pharmacy technicians and operating department practitioners to help develop their skills in preparation for more senior roles. The course covered valuable areas for my development which included management, pharmacotherapeutics and pharmacokinetics.

“I am now a MMT Co-ordinator and involved with staff training, writing procedures, appraisals, interviews, sickness monitoring and, more importantly, approving holidays."

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Medicines Management Technicians

Glen Charlesworth – Medicines Management Technician (MMT) Co-ordinator

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