# Pharmacy Technician Higher Level Medicines Management and Procurement > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-technician-higher-level-medicines-management-and-procurement/82dac631-9688-4225-83d4-57321c294b91 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-technician-higher-level-medicines-management-and-procurement/82dac631-9688-4225-83d4-57321c294b91.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust - **Town:** Stevenage - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T12:42:46.182Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Stevenage/East_North_Hertfordshire_Teaching_NHS_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v7988282 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7988282?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Technician Higher Level Medicines Management and Procurement who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. Are you looking to join a forward-thinking, progressive Pharmacy Department? Do you want to make a real difference to patient safety and the patient journey?  Why not join our team of Clinical Pharmacists, Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants to gain experience in ward-based medicines management. The Pharmacy department is looking to recruit an experienced pharmacy technician who wants to extend their knowledge and skills, while working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician on the wards, and supporting the Purchasing team with procurement of medicines. You must be an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician or working towards it. You will have an enthusiastic approach to education and training, multidisciplinary team working and a passion for frontline patient care. Full training will be provided on medicines reconciliation and other in house procedures. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. ### Main duties of the job To participate and assist in the development of the medicines management process on designated wards within the hospital. To train other technicians, pharmacists, nursing staff and other healthcare professionals in the medicines management process. To carry out general dispensing, drug distribution and associated pharmaceutical duties for the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. You will help with the training of technicians, pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians, pre-registration pharmacists and assistants, junior pharmacists, nursing staff and other health care professionals in the medicines management process. To act as an NVQ assessor for Pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support workers (if appropriate) To act as an accredited final checker in the dispensary and on designated wards. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. ## Job Details We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Technician Higher Level Medicines Management and Procurement who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. Are you looking to join a forward-thinking, progressive Pharmacy Department? Do you want to make a real difference to patient safety and the patient journey? Why not join our team of Clinical Pharmacists, Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants to gain experience in ward-based medicines management. The Pharmacy department is looking to recruit an experienced pharmacy technician who wants to extend their knowledge and skills, while working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician on the wards, and supporting the Purchasing team with procurement of medicines. You must be an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician or working towards it. You will have an enthusiastic approach to education and training, multidisciplinary team working and a passion for frontline patient care. Full training will be provided on medicines reconciliation and other in house procedures. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. ## Job Description To participate and assist in the development of the medicines management process on designated wards within the hospital. To train other technicians, pharmacists, nursing staff and other healthcare professionals in the medicines management process. To carry out general dispensing, drug distribution and associated pharmaceutical duties for the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. You will help with the training of technicians, pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians, pre-registration pharmacists and assistants, junior pharmacists, nursing staff and other health care professionals in the medicines management process. To act as an NVQ assessor for Pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support workers (if appropriate) To act as an accredited final checker in the dispensary and on designated wards. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Training - Proven ability to undertake audit/project - Proven time management skills - Organisational skills - Proven communication skills - Good team player - Able to use initiative - IT skills – able to use email, word, excel **Desirable** - Ability to write a procedure /guidelines - Supervisory skills - Flexible - Creative thinker - Knowledge of Pharmacy computer, including Wellsky (Careflow MM), robot ### Knowledge **Essential** - Dispensing - Pharmaceutical Law - Pharmaceutical Practice - Hospital Pharmacy Practice - Drug Distribution, homecare and procurement - Patient Counselling - Completion of Stages 1 and 2 of Technician Self-Development Scheme, or equivalent - CPD portfolio **Desirable** - Completion of Stage 3 Technician Self Development Scheme ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion - Role model our Trust values every day ### Previous Experience **Essential** - Appropriate post qualification hospital experience - Achievement of Knowledge Skills Framework for band 4 post - bility to work within clearly defined occupational polices and standard operating procedures (SOPs) - Proven ability to manage own workload and the workload of others, delegating supervision activities as appropriate - Knowledge and experience of recording data, including sensitive information, on pharmacy computerised data record system - Experience of dispensing drugs for patients, clients in specialist area, providing advice to patients, care **Desirable** - Training staff - Audit - Experience in developing and implementing SOPs - Experience in drug procurement or homecare service. ### Qualifications/Training **Essential** - NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent and BTEC in Pharmaceutical science or equivalent - Registered with GPhC as a technician - Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) - Current, relevant knowledge of hospital pharmacy procedures acquired though training, experience and knowledge - An accreditation in Medicines Management **Desirable** - National certificate in Medicines Management ## Documents - [showcasing our teaching commitment (pdf, 5.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2905) - [must read guidance notes - application forms (pdf, 91.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=549) - [policy statement - recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=551) - [guidance on secondments for internal applicants (pdf, 101.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2748) - [pharmacy technician higher level mmpt-applicant pack (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10324041) - [guidance notes for applicants - how your data is used and stored (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=550) ## 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.