Job overview
Are you a newly qualified or skilled and experienced Pharmacy Technician, ready to take the next step in your career? We are recruiting to a 12-month fixed-term position and invite you to join our dynamic, innovative and person-centred team delivering outstanding pharmacy services.
This is a rotational role giving you a wealth of opportunity to gain experience whilst working across inpatient clinical and technical services. You will work in a supportive environment where you will receive training and gain the skills required to support you in your career development.
Previous experience of working as a pharmacy technician in a hospital or community pharmacy setting is preferred, but not essential. We welcome applications from newly qualified pharmacy technicians.
At the heart of everything we do are our CARES values (continuous improvement, accountability, respect, enthusiasm, support). If you share these and you are ready to make a genuine impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Why choose us?
Professional growth; supporting continuous learning and career development through our education and training department.
Our supportive environment: The friendly and multiskilled team are here ready to support you on your journey.
As a department we are embracing the Trust’s ambition to digitally transform our services and have introduced new initiatives to support this.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the job description and person specification.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role will also include relevant training which is required for you to develop within the role, if needed, you will undertake training provided to equip you with the skills to carry out final accuracy checking of dispensed prescriptions.
Comprehensive in-house medicines reconciliation training, following successful training and demonstration of agreed medicines optimisation competencies, you will complete accurate drug histories and medicines reconciliation of patients’ medication and assess medicines for usability at ward level.
You will participate in the provision of a seven-day pharmacy service, this includes a rota for weekends/bank holidays
Please refer to JD and person specification for more details
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to multitask and change from one job to another frequently, working both independently and as part of a team
- Ability to work flexibly
- Attention to detail
- Self-motivated and able to use initiative
- Excellent communication skills: - Written - Verbal - listening
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Customer care skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively to meet specified deadlines
- Problem-solving skills
- Evidence of computer literacy, involving working knowledge of word processing and Excel, and able to work with several clinical information systems
- Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands
- Recognition of own limitations and ability to ask for support when necessary
- Professional manner
- Ability to travel between different sites
- To receive & manage telephone calls
Values
Essential
- Continuous improvement – committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
- Accountability – taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care.
- Respect – how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way.
- Enthusiasm – demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.
- Support – actively supporting others with compassion and courage.
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Knowledge
Essential
- Clear understanding of relevant legislation and guidance
- Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self development and CPD
Desirable
- Knowledge or experience of working in hospital pharmacy within the NHS
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within pharmaceutical services
- Experience of dispensing medication
Desirable
- Experience of accuracy checking medication
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in pharmaceutical science and BTEC Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science, or equivalent qualification with underpinning knowledge
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
- Willingness to work towards an accredited technical accuracy checking qualification
Desirable
- Relevant medicines management qualification, or willingness to work towards or equivalent experience
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This advert is for Rotational Pharmacy Technician with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in Prescot, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 27 Jul 2026.
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