# Pharmacy Technician Higher Level - Dispensary Coordinator

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Bradford Teaching Hospitals
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekends, late night and bank holidays on a rota basis.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-12T08:50:53.247Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Bradford/Bradford_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8215786
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8215786?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Closing Date: 26.08.26

Shortlisting to take place following closing date commencing 27.08.26

Interview expected to take place in the week commencing 31.08.26

Due to current Home Office Guidelines, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly and dedicated dispensary. We are looking for a dynamic individual who is passionate about patient care and committed to a providing good quality service to our patients. The role will be responsible, alongside the Dispensary Managers, that staff and workflow are coordinated in a way to support the timely access of medicines for patients.

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in the Trust’s technician-led dispensary experiencing all aspects of in-patient and out-patient dispensing and stock ordering. They will support medicines management to a group of inpatient wards; completing medicines reconciliation, checking patients own drugs and working with patients to optimise their medicines.

If you are a qualified Pharmacy Technician and would like to be part of this developing team, we would encourage you to apply.

The post involves weekend, Bank Holiday and late night rota duties.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Demonstrates continued professional development or equivalent knowledge through experience
- Excellent physical fitness and good general health
- Flexibility in working hours to suit the needs of the department

### Skills

**Essential**

- Computer literate
- Demonstrable attention to detail
- Good team working skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
- Numeracy skills

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge and understanding of Pharmaceutical technical procedures specific to the area of work
- Knowledge of Medicines Management
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working in a similar role
- Significant experience of pharmacy service delivery post qualification acquired through NVQ3 in Pharmacy Services or BTEC equivalent level qualification plus specialist training and experience to degree or equivalent level.

**Desirable**

- Experience of supervising staff including basic HR advice
- Experience of working as a medicines optimisation technician

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Accredited Checking Technician
- Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Services Skills (NVQ) or equivalent qualification.

## Documents

- [useful links (pdf, 110.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2589)
- [candidate pack (pdf, 22.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2803)
- [people strategy (pdf, 640.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2592)
- [standard information (pdf, 232.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2904)
- [pharmacy technician jd (pdf, 408.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10524900)
- [pharmacy technician ps (pdf, 232.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10524901)
- [terms and conditions - afc (pdf, 96.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2804)
- [voluntary living wage guidance (pdf, 65.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2595)
- [guidance for applicants including values (pdf, 246.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2591)
- [policy statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 94.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2593)
- [code of practice for disclosure and barring service (pdf, 54.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2590)
- [policy statement on the secure handling off disclosure information (pdf, 67.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2594)

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