# Pharmacy Technician - Production Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-technician-production-services/d1d165d7-5762-4958-9ea6-c8e47fc4bbdb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-technician-production-services/d1d165d7-5762-4958-9ea6-c8e47fc4bbdb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, King's Mill Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Science manufacturing technician, Pharmacy technician - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. Annex 21 agreement - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T14:14:40.434Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Sutton_Ashfield/Sherwood_Forest_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8217066 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8217066?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Pharmacy Production Technician – Band 4 to Band 5 Progression Post We are pleased to offer an exciting development opportunity within the Pharmacy Production Unit for a Pharmacy Production Technician to progress from Band 4 to Band 5 under Annex 21. This post provides an opportunity for an experienced and motivated Pharmacy or Science Manufacturing Technician to develop their knowledge, skills and leadership capabilities across the Pharmacy Production service, including Aseptic Services, Pre-packing and Quality Control. The successful candidate will work towards achieving the competencies and experience required to progress to a Band 5 Pharmacy Production Technician. Key responsibilities: - Support the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality pharmacy production services. - Develop and maintain technical competencies across relevant production areas. - Work in accordance with SOPs, GMP requirements, quality standards and departmental procedures. - Support the training and development of colleagues and contribute to a positive team environment. - Assist with quality management, audits, investigations and continuous improvement activities. - Develop greater responsibility for day-to-day operational activities within the Production Unit Progression from Band 4 to Band 5 will be subject to successful completion of the required competencies, training and assessment in line with the agreed Annex 21 development framework. ### Main duties of the job To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Recent and up-to-date post qualification hospital pharmacy experience - Aseptic work experience - Good verbal and written communication skills **Desirable** - Hospital pharmacy experience, including aseptic production work ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ 3 / BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent - Registered Technician with General Pharmaceutical Council **Desirable** - A levels ### Further Training **Essential** - To have completed in house training for preparation of intrathecal injections, or be willing to do so and undertake annual update - Validated to check volumes and drug additions, or be willing to undertake validation - Validated aseptic technique, or be willing to undertake validation. Validation involves 3 monthly broth transfer tests - Validated, or be willing to undertake annual transfer validations ### Knowledge Requirements **Essential** - Knowledge of dispensing processes - Keyboard skills - Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice and COSHH regulations - Knowledge of specialised production technical practice **Desirable** - Knowledge of Good manufacturing Practice - Knowledge of COSHH regulations - Further IT skills including ‘word’ and ‘Excel’ programs ### Contractual Requirements **Essential** - Regular attendance - Ability to work weekends/bank holidays - Neonatal on call rota - No long-term infectious diseases or drug allergies precluding sterile/non-sterile production work - Regular fire lectures and manual handling training - Annual intrathecal training and on register for preparation of intrathecal injections **Desirable** - Ability to travel between hospital sites - Required to travel between sites - Telephone owner ## Documents - [band 4 jd (pdf, 264.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10525138) - [band 5 jd (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10525139) - [benefits leaflet (pdf, 834.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2702) - [application guide (pdf, 584.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2448) - [our staff networks (pdf, 810.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2938) ## 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.