# Pharmacy Technician Higher Level > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-technician-higher-level/f25014a4-164d-4777-a9b2-a6417745f517 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-technician-higher-level/f25014a4-164d-4777-a9b2-a6417745f517.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St James's University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacy technician - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32073.00 to £39043.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-19T22:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-05T11:11:26.414Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9298-26-1076 - **Application URL:** https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/JobDetail?jobid=2121&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Join the Ward Services team within Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, one of the largest acute trusts in England. Based at either St James's Hospital or Leeds General Infirmary, this patient-facing role offers the opportunity to work as part of a large multidisciplinary team, supporting the safe and effective use of medicines for inpatients across a wide range of specialties. You will play a key role in optimising medicines, supporting patient care, and ensuring smooth transitions throughout the patient journey. We are looking for motivated, professional and compassionate Pharmacy Technicians who are committed to delivering excellent patient care and who thrive in a collaborative team environment. In return, we offer a supportive workplace with structured training, development opportunities, involvement in service improvement projects, and a flexible approach to working hours where possible. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to patients while developing your skills and advancing your career within a highly respected pharmacy service. ### Main duties of the job We are looking for a motivated and patient-focused Pharmacy Technician who can contribute to delivering a high-quality pharmaceutical service across the Trust. Key attributes and experience include: Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician. Accredited Accuracy Checking qualification. Experience working within a hospital or primary care environment. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with patients, carers and multidisciplinary teams. Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and work independently. A commitment to medicines optimisation and supporting patients to use their medicines safely and effectively. Experience of supervising, training and supporting colleagues to develop their skills A professional, accountable approach with a commitment to delivering excellent patient care. Attention to detail and the ability to work accurately in a busy environment Enthusiasm for service improvement, team working and contributing to the continued development of pharmacy services. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy. ### About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do. ### Details - Date posted: 05 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 5 - Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 002118 - Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact: James Green Pharmacy Technician Team Manager - Clinical Services james.green6@nhs.net 01132065893/01133923145 Shortlisting Date: 09.10.2026 Interview Date: 22.10.2026 Job Summary Join the Ward Services team within Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, one of the largest acute trusts in England. Based at either St James's Hospital or Leeds General Infirmary, this patient-facing role offers the opportunity to work as part of a large multidisciplinary team, supporting the safe and effective use of medicines for inpatients across a wide range of specialties. You will play a key role in optimising medicines, supporting patient care, and ensuring smooth transitions throughout the patient journey. We are looking for motivated, professional and compassionate Pharmacy Technicians who are committed to delivering excellent patient care and who thrive in a collaborative team environment. In return, we offer a supportive workplace with structured training, development opportunities, involvement in service improvement projects, and a flexible approach to working hours where possible. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to patients while developing your skills and advancing your career within a highly respected pharmacy service. Why you should join our Team Join our Ward Services team within the Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services department at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, one of the largest acute trusts in England. We are a friendly, supportive and forward-thinking team that is passionate about delivering outstanding patient care. Working closely with patients, ward teams and other healthcare professionals, you will play a key role in helping patients optimise their medicines and supporting safe, seamless transfers of care. Every day brings new challenges and opportunities, making this a varied, rewarding and genuinely patient-focused role where you can see the difference your work makes. What makes our team special is our strong commitment to supporting and developing our people. We encourage learning, innovation and professional growth, with structured training pathways and opportunities to become involved in service improvement projects that shape the future of patient care. We pride ourselves on our collaborative culture, where colleagues support one another to succeed and where career progression is actively encouraged, as demonstrated by previous post holders progressing into new roles. We also recognise the importance of work-life balance and offer a flexible approach to working hours wherever possible. If you are looking for a welcoming team, excellent development opportunities and a role where you can make a real difference to patients every day, this is an exciting opportunity to build your career with us. What you will bring to the role We are looking for a motivated and patient-focused Pharmacy Technician who can contribute to delivering a high-quality pharmaceutical service across the Trust. Key attributes and experience include: - Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician. - Accredited Accuracy Checking qualification. - Experience working within a hospital or primary care environment. - Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with patients, carers and multidisciplinary teams. - Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and work independently. - A commitment to medicines optimisation and supporting patients to use their medicines safely and effectively. - Experience of supervising, training and supporting colleagues to develop their skills - A professional, accountable approach with a commitment to delivering excellent patient care. - Attention to detail and the ability to work accurately in a busy environment - Enthusiasm for service improvement, team working and contributing to the continued development of pharmacy services. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy. About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are…. Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind Our Trust priorities Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience working within a hospital or in primary care environment. - High level of good clinical/dispensing/manufacturing practice. ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Ability to work effectively in a team. - Able to form professional relationships with staff from the multidisciplinary teams trust wide. - Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise own workload. - Attention to detail. - Self-motivated and able to work independently. - Able to communicate well verbally with other healthcare professionals and patients some of whom may have barriers to understanding. - Highly developed skills involving accuracy, dexterity, manipulation and a degree of speed in the preparation and dispensing/assembly of medicines against written prescriptions/requisitions. - Ability to prioritise workload and analyse situations to resolve problems, within limits of own authority. ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). - Maintain a portfolio of continuous professional development. - The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role. ### Knowledge and Professional Practice **Essential** - To uphold the professional standards set by the General Pharmaceutical Council. - Identify own development and training needs and keep up to date with all national codes of practice, standards and relevant legislation. - Knowledge of, and compliance with, Trust and departmental procedures relating to Health and Safety and Clinical waste management. - Knowledge of infection control requirements, including practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. ### Professional and Personal Qualities **Essential** - Lead by example with enthusiasm for the position. - Demonstrates the Leeds Way Values. - Conducts themselves with a high level of professional accountability. - Maintain professional and courteous working relationships with staff and respect the equality and diversity of each and every person they come into contact within the course of their business. ## Documents - [Job Description (DOC, KB)](https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=3740&JobId=2121) ## 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.