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Location
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Profession
Pharmacy technician
Grade
Band 4
Deadline
22 Jun 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
05 Jun 2025

Job overview

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician who will join the dispensary team based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. We are a busy pharmacy department offering a diverse and complex range of functions and activities including; Dispensary, ward based and clinical activities, logistics, stores and procurement, clinical trials, aseptic preparation and medicines information. We have an automated robotic dispensing and stock supply system.

The successful candidate will undertake a full range of technical pharmaceutical activities within the dispensary.

The successful candidate will also be expected to support our seven day service and participate in weekend working, weekday late duties and bank holidays on a rotational basis.

  • Interview date: 17th July 2025
  • 22 hours 30 minutes/week
  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

Technicians interested in this position are required to bring with them motivation and a determination to succeed in a challenging environment, along with the ability to remain calm under pressure and a commitment to future developments in pharmacy services.

This role requires a GPhC registered technician who can demonstrate good written and oral communication skills, the ability to use own initiative and work as part of the dispensary and wider pharmacy team.

It is desirable for applicants to hold an approved accredited checking technician qualification, if a candidate has not yet obtained this they will be expected to enroll and complete a recognised qualification.

So, if you are ambitious, enthusiastic, reliable, and conscientious. Then this is the opportunity for you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To practice as a registered Pharmacy Technician.
  • To undertake a full range of technical pharmaceutical activities within the dispensary under the direct supervision of the Dispensary Manager or Pharmacist.
  • Support ward based services including the preparation and dispensing of medicines for discharge.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.