Job overview
Are you ready for a challenge? Are you passionate about delivering outstanding pharmacy services in a fast paced hospital environment? If so then we want to hear from you!
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual that will help shape this service. As an innovative Pharmacy Department continually expanding our services we are looking to expand our qualified pharmacy technician workforce.
We are looking for medicines Management Pharmacy Technician with strong interpersonal skills, ideally with an ACPT qualification or be willing to work towards. We welcome applications from individuals with excellent communications skills, a patient-centre attitude, the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively, and have the motivation to strive for continued improvement
Applicants should possess NVQ level 3 or equivalent, a BTEC national certificate, be registered with the GPhC and have current hospital experience. This is post offers a structured training programme.
Hours of work will be 7.5hrs Monday to Friday 8:50 - 5.20pm and late nights on a rota basis, late night hours will be 11:00 – 7:30pm. The post holder will be required to participate on weekends/bank holiday working on a rota basis to support a seven-day service. Hours of work to be discussed at interview.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will primarily be working at ward level providing a pharmacy service to include:
- Assessment of Patient's Own Drugs (PODs)
- Medicines Reconciliation
- Supply
- Discharge
- Counselling
Training, supervising and coordinating the work of band 4 rotational pharmacy technicians, ATOs, students and support staff at ward level
A full and comprehensive training package will be provided.
There will also be a commitment to the dispensary to carry out the final accuracy checking of medication for a minimum of 2 hours per week, therefore a current and valid Accredited Pharmacy Checking (ACPT) certificate is required (consideration will be given to those candidates who are already in the process of gaining this qualification).
The post-holder will participate in our late night, weekend and bank holiday rotas.
Technicians may be asked to provide support on any of the Trust sites.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake
Person specification
Experience
Desirable
- Recent relevant experience in a hospital pharmacy evidenced by competency-based assessment.
Knowledge and Training
Essential
- Experience of the use of PMR (Patient Medical Records) or other electronic computer systems such as JAC, Proscript, Compass or alike.
- Recent experience in either a community or Hospital pharmacy evidenced by competency-based assessment.
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
- GCSE grade C or equivalent in Maths and English
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent AND BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy services
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Able to work during the normal working week, extended hours, weekends and bank holidays.
- Able to manage own time well
- Able to communicate and organize own work.
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This advert is for Rotational MMT - Band 4 to 5 Step Programme with The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust in Dudley, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 5 role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £39,043 Pro Rata Per Annum. The contract type is Permanent: This is a Step Band 4 to Band 5 role. The application deadline is 10 Jul 2026.
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