Job requirements
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of dispensary and patient services (3)
- Knowledge
Good clinical pharmaceutical knowledge (3)
- Knowledge
Good presentation skills (verbal and written) (3)
- Knowledge
Good technical pharmaceutical knowledge (3)
- Experience
Substantial experience as qualified technician in hospital pharmacy (3)
- Experience
Substantial experience of dispensary and ward based services (3)
- Experience
Experience of implementing change and new developments (3)
- Experience
Experience of developing guidelines / protocols / SOP (3)
- Experience
Experience of training healthcare professionals/ unqualified staff (3)
- Experience
Experience of audit (3)
- Skills & Abilities
Self-motivated (3)
- Skills & Abilities
Data Analysis (3
- Skills & Abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills (3)
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to work as a team member and independently (3)
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to work with multidisciplinary , multi-agency groups (3)
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to identify when advice needs to be sought (3)
- Education and Qualification
BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences/ NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) (3)
- Education and Qualification
Registered with the GPhC / proof of application in process (3)
- Education and Qualification
Accuracy checking accreditation (3)
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Good IT skills (including word processing and spreadsheets) (3)
- Experience
Working knowledge of EPMA and related systems
- Experience
Experience of working on mental health wards
Job overview
The mental health and learning disabilities pharmacy team in Pennine Care is progressive and forward-thinking and provides an inpatient and community mental health medicines optimisation service.
We are delighted to be able to offer the opportunity to an enthusiastic technician to join the pharmacy team and aid in the development and delivery of pharmacy services to the mental health wards located in Stockport and Tameside.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the delivery of pharmacy services to optimise the use of medicines on the mental health wards.
They will work within a ward based locality pharmacy team day to day and will be required to manage their own schedule while working with the wider pharmacy team. They will be managed professionally by the Chief Technician.
The Trust’s dedicated team of pharmacists and technicians, receive regular management and clinical supervision, to maintain their wellbeing, and attend team and governance meetings.
The post holder will also deliver training in medicines management, review and update guidance in relation to safe and secure handling of medicines, undertake medicines reconciliation and participate in audit work, data collection, anyalysis and action planning.
As this is a clinical post, there is no dispensary commitment and no requirement for emergency duty, bank holiday or weekend working.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
We invite all candidates to contact us for further details and an informal visit.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Clinical medicines management technician with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Oct 2026.
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