Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

Exciting Opportunity for a Registered Pharmacy Technician – Join Our Frontline Team in Stafford!

Are you ready to take your pharmacy career to the next level? Thanks to new funding for our clinical services, we’re thrilled to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Registered Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic team at County Hospital, Stafford—working across the Frailty Assessment Unit (FAU) and the Emergency Department (ED).

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Motivated, enthusiastic, and dedicated
• Passionate about improving care for frail and complex patients
• Excited by the fast pace and variety of emergency medicine

In this role, you’ll work closely with a Pharmacist to support the ED and the newly opened FAU —playing a vital role in patient flow and medicines management.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a forward-thinking pharmacy team during an exciting time of transformation, including the rollout of EPMA in 2025
• Receive mentorship and support from our fantastic Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician team
• Enjoy professional development opportunities and a clear path for career progression
• Work in a hospital that’s seen significant investment in its facilities and services

Love Where You Work Located in the vibrant town of Stafford, you’ll enjoy a community rich in culture, green spaces, and great cafés—with excellent transport links and a welcoming atmosphere. Stafford isn’t just a place to work—it’s a place to grow, thrive, and make a real impact.

Main duties of the job

Key deliverables of the Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician role within Emergency Medicine will include:

• Undertake medication histories and medicines reconciliation, prioritising patients on time critical medications, patients with medicine related admissions (e.g. falls) and patients that have been in A&E for a long period of time
• Assessing patients own medicines
• Ordering of non-stock time critical medicines using our electronic ordering system
• Undertake accuracy checking of ‘Take Home Prescriptions’  & critical medicines
• Gain consent for the discharge medicines service process (DMS)
• Assisting with relevant audits (Controlled drugs, fridge monitoring and any excursion issues)
• Assisting with clinical incident management & implementing actions to help prevent re-occurrence - linking in with Quality Nurses

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively contact Sarah Brown – Lead Pharmacy Technician – Ward Services.