# Pharmacy Technician

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Leatherhead
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Pharmacy technician
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** Development role
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9-5)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21T11:21:43.717Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Guildford/Surrey_Borders_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8171128
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8171128?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sabp.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly team based at our automated pharmacy at Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford (GU2 7LX). We are a multi-site organisation with inpatient units in Guildford, Chertsey (Silverwood Unit), and Epsom (Meadows, West Park), plus a Research and Development team at Two Bridges, Chertsey.

This role involves working across our inpatient sites and includes medicines reconciliation, inpatient and outpatient dispensing, final accuracy checking, supporting clozapine supply, and contributing to clinical trials. You will need excellent communication and organisational skills, the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and a flexible, multi-skilled approach.

Mental health experience is desirable but not essential, as training will be provided. Applicants must hold a BTEC and NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Pharmacy Services and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Band 5 is subject to meeting progression criteria. We welcome applicants from primary or secondary care looking to change specialties.

This is a Monday–Friday role with no weekend work. Full-time is preferred, but part-time and flexible working options will be considered. Travel between sites is required; a driving licence and access to a car are preferred.

### Main duties of the job

The role will require this person to:

- dispense and issue prescriptions.
- undertake the final accuracy checking of dispensed medicines.
- Complete medicines reconciliation for allocated wards.
- provide medicine-related information and respond to enquiries within the scope of the role and competence of inpatients and community teams.
- be involved with the day-to-day running of the clozapine supply service.
- be involved in clinical trials dispensing and in the preparation of medicines at our R&D unit in Chertsey, for which training will be provided.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Working in a dispensary (community or hospital)
- Basic IT skills, including operating a computer, mouse, printers and being able to work with Microsoft Outlook/ Word/PowerPoint and other such software

**Desirable**

- Working as an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician
- Working as an NVQ Assessor / Verifier
- Working as a Practice supervisor
- Working with the JAC hospital pharmacy computer system

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- GPhC approved Pharmacy Technician course / recognised qualification
- Registration with GPhC

**Desirable**

- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) or equivalent
- Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation Training Programme or equivalent
- Practice supervisor training or equivalent
- Accreditation as an NVQ Assessor / Verifier
- Membership of APTUK

## Documents

- [vacancy links (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2727)
- [carers information (pdf, 604.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2716)
- [pharmacy technician (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10473323)
- [sabp competency profile map (pdf, 672.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2714)
- [mindful employer information (pdf, 195.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2715)
- [benefits of nhs pension scheme (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2717)

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