Job requirements
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Able to work to procedures
- Skills
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a methodical and accurate manner
- Knowledge and Experience
Understanding of the role of a pharmacy technician
- Educations, Training and Qualifications
5 GCSE’s Grade C or above or equivalent to include maths, English Language, Biology and/or Chemistry
- Educations, Training and Qualifications
Ability to be able to register with the Pharmacy regulator as a Registered Pharmacy Technician on achievement of mandatory qualifications
- Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
- Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Attention to detail
- Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Flexible and adaptable to meet the requirements of the job description
- Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Ability to manage own time to complete coursework whilst also working full time in a busy hospital department
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Confidence with a range of IT platforms
- Skills
Able to communicate effectively with a multidisciplinary team – verbally and written
- Skills
Interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills
- Skills
Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Knowledge and Experience
Worked in retail/hospital pharmacy
- Knowledge and Experience
Rotation within various areas of pharmacy
- Knowledge and Experience
Able to offer advice on the safe storage of drugs
- Educations, Training and Qualifications
Full NVQ2 in pharmacy services or Equivalent
- Educations, Training and Qualifications
A-level science
Job overview
To develop the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable professional registration following completion of the Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship.
Main duties of the job
To rotate through the department gaining the skills to accurately dispense and final accuracy check a full range of medications and prescription types including CD’s and oral cytotoxics, carry out all tasks related to medicines management including obtaining a medication history and assessing a patient’s own supply of medications; and counsel patients on their medication within the department and at ward level
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work with healthcare staff and patients in a polite and efficient manner (face to face, over the phone or by electronic methods), responding to their needs and within the limits of their knowledge, responsibilities and legal and professional requirements.
To dispense and final accuracy check all types of prescribed medicines, including oral cytotoxic and controlled drugs, in accordance with safe systems of work laid down in departmental procedures.
To work on the pharmacy reception, serving patients, receiving prescriptions, taking payments and managing the initial receipt of work into the department.
Provide advice to staff, members of the public and patients on the use and side effects of medicines in accordance with departmental procedures.
To counsel patients and/or their carers on all aspects of their medication within the department or at ward level
To work with other members of the pharmacy team and wider multi-disciplinary teams involved in patient care to provide a safe and effective medicines management process
To complete and maintain records relating to the supply of medicines in accordance with departmental procedure and professional and legal requirements.
To provide advice to all healthcare professionals on the safe storage and handling of drugs.
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for Pre Registration Pharmacy Technician with Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Kettering, England. It is listed as a Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum. The contract type is 24 months (24 month fixed term). The application deadline is 10 Nov 2026.
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