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Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum Pro Rata
Profession
Pharmacy technician
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
03 Jun 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
19 May 2025

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Medicines Management Pharmacy Team at Royal Lancaster Infirmary as a Band 5 Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician working clinically at ward level and in the Pharmacy Department.

The successful candidate will be registered with the GPhC and will hold an Accredited checking qualification.

Main duties of the job

To support the timely discharge of patients, assessing patients own drugs are suitable for use, provide specialist pharmaceutical services at an advanced level in specialist areas including audit, final accuracy checking and medicines reconciliation and support a busy pharmacy,  dispensing of all types of medication/prescriptions for patient use.

To provide safe, timely, cost effective appropriate and high quality  pharmaceutical services for patients and staff.

To apply for this post, you will be a Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC, be a qualified Accredited checking Technician and medicine reconciliation trained.

NHS Benefits Include:

  • Competitive Salary: Pay and benefits in line with Agenda for Change Band 6/7 salary scales.
  • Generous Annual Leave: 27 days plus 8 public holidays, increasing with service.
  • Pension Scheme: A competitive NHS pension for financial security.
  • Learning & Development: Opportunities for training, career progression, and further education, with full support for continuous professional development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/