# Pharmacy Technician (Rotational)

> 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:** Pharmacy technician
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum (pro rata)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Late nights, weekends, bank holidays)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T07:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-12T08:40:51.822Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Bradford/Bradford_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8215814
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8215814?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.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and flexible Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly and dedicated team. This is a rotational post providing experience of all aspects of the pharmacy technician role in a hospital environment, including dispensing and preparation of medicines, pharmacy stores and procurement and ward-based technical services.

Summary of most important Experience/Skills/Qualifications required:

BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences / NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent or expected completion of within the next 4 months.

### Main duties of the job

Brief Description of the Role: You will play a key role in the provision of pharmacy services helping us to deliver and improve the quality of patient care.

Key elements of the role include:

- Work as part of the pharmacy dispensary services team in the comprehensive and efficient supply and delivery of medications.
- Performing accuracy checks on dispensed and ward stock items prepared by other staff
- Communicate non-complex advice and counselling to patients and carers (in relation to medicines usage)
- Medicines optimisation on wards including assessment of patients own medicines and medicines reconciliation
- Ordering and supply of pharmacy stock
- Homecare processes

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.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### other

**Essential**

- Demonstrates continued professional development

### Skills

**Essential**

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

### Knowledge

**Essential**

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

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired though training

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in a similar role

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ3 and BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent level
- Registration with the GPhC as a qualified pharmacy technician (or in the process of registering with GPhC if undertaking pre-registration training)

## 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, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10524960)
- [pharmacy technician ps (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10524961)
- [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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