# Junior Pharmacy Technician - Crisis Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/junior-pharmacy-technician-crisis-team/1922ca66-345f-4d1e-87b3-98243d4984a3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/junior-pharmacy-technician-crisis-team/1922ca66-345f-4d1e-87b3-98243d4984a3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** The Beacon - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacy technician - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28392.00 to £31157.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T09:56:53.876Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9313-26-0466 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?jobid=5964&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) pathway of the Mental Health Services at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust to become part of the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment (CRHT) team as a Band 4 Pharmacy Technician on a permanent basis. Based at the Bradgate Unit/out in the community as required, your role will be to maintain a safe, efficient, and professional medicines management service responsive to the needs of its service users, in accordance with current legislation and guidance. The CRHT team at the Bradgate Unit has a multi-disciplinary approach to patient management. Supported by the Lead Pharmacist, you will demonstrate and develop your professional accountability, innovative thinking and contribute to the clear vision for the CRHT team. You will be required to work your weekly contracted hours between Monday to Friday as per the needs of the service and ad hoc weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis. We offer training and personal development within the role and at our Learning and Development centre to ensure you have the knowledge and skills to meet patient needs and complete your revalidation CPD requirements. As well as having a BTEC in Pharmacy Science or Equivalent and being an Accredited Checking Technician, the successful candidate should have good computer skills, demonstrate they can work accurately, have excellent communication skills and be proactive. They need to be able to work as part of a team, ### Main duties of the job dentify new patients accepted by CRHT team, contacting them, GPs and / or other healthcare providers to collate an accurate medication history and documenting this in the patients record. If discrepancies are identified, these should be dealt with or escalated appropriately. Identify potential pharmaceutical issues that may arise during their care, discharge planning and work with multi-disciplinary team to resolve these. Work as part of the MDT and be the point of contact for staff when managing medication needs. Liaise with community pharmacies and GPs regarding CRT electronic prescription issues. Manage the notification of medication supply issues within CRT. Escalate complex clinical queries to the pharmacist. ### About us We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview. ### Details - Date posted: 16 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 4 - Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 005949 - Job locations: Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Glenfield, Leicester, Leicester, LE3 9EJ, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto “Apply for this job” and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Mobility **Essential** - This will either be not applicable or own transport or suitable alternative. Dependence on public transport is not suitable for this role ### Experience **Essential** - Experience (both work and ‘life’ related): 4.1 Multidisciplinary working - Experience (both work and ‘life’ related): 4.2 Information Technology **Desirable** - Experience (both work and ‘life’ related): 4.3 Hospital Pharmacy Experience - Experience (both work and ‘life’ related): 4.4 Topping up procedures ### Qualifications **Essential** - Qualifications (Equivalent qualifications will be considered where their equivalency can be demonstrated): 2.1 Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council - Qualifications (Equivalent qualifications will be considered where their equivalency can be demonstrated): 2.2 BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent - Qualifications (Equivalent qualifications will be considered where their equivalency can be demonstrated): 2.4 NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent ### Trust Behaviours **Essential** - Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Behaviours: 1.1 Valuing one another - Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Behaviours: 1.2 Recognising and valuing people’s differences - Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Behaviours: 1.3 Working together - Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Behaviours: 1.4 Taking personal responsibility - Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Behaviours: 1.5 Always learning and improving ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - 5.1 Dispensing skills - 5.2 Organisation - 5.3 Leadership skills - 5.4 Motivation to provide the highest quality service ### Interpersonal Skills **Essential** - 6.1 Patient Education - 6.4 Ability to motivate others - 6.5 Communications skills (Verbal/written) **Desirable** - 6.2 Procedure - 6.3 Training colleagues ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - 3.2 Pharmacy and Medicines Law and Ethics - 3.3 Principles of clinical governance and risk management/ assessment - 3.4 Guide to good dispensing practice **Desirable** - 3.1 JAC computer systems - 3.5 Ability to master accuracy checking ### Standard Requirements **Essential** - Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles - Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection - Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides) ## Documents - [Information for applicant (PDF, KB)](https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=18270&JobId=5964) - [CRT Pharmacy Technician B4 JD (DOCX, KB)](https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=22986&JobId=5964) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.