# Senior Pharmacy Technician - Distribution & Stores

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Southend University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Pharmacy technician
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 late per week, 1 weekend shift every 4 weeks)
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-05T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22T13:00:37.942Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/WestcliffOnSea/Mid_South_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8357865
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8357865?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.southend.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to make a difference to patient care within a hospital setting?

An opportunity has arisen within the Pharmacy Department at the Southend site for a motivated and enthusiastic Senior pharmacy technician to support and lead our stores and distribution team

We are looking for a Band 6 Pharmacy Technician, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, to join our department. The post holder will actively be involved in leading our distribution service at the hospital. They will also contribute to a wide range of other pharmacy services including Dispensary services, Homecare, Education and Training, Medicine Management and Optimisation, and Trials when needed.

The right applicant will be a dedicated, hardworking individual that works well in a team environment as well as under own initiative. Attention to detail and organisational skills are essential.

Current recognised ACT qualification or significant progress towards the qualification is essential to this role. Applicants without previous management experience will be considered.

### Main duties of the job

- To manage and coordinate the ward top up service
- To ensure safe storage of medicines
- To carry out storage audits
- To manage stock levels accurately and effectively
- To support other services within the pharmacy department including dispensary, procurement, ward technician services and trials

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description. We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Demonstrable evidence of post qualification experience within a hospital setting

**Desirable**

- Previous experience of working under pressure and to strict deadlines

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician
- Qualified ACT (nationally recognised qualification) or significant progress towards qualification

**Desirable**

- NHS leadership qualification
- Medicines Management Qualification (CMMPT or equivalent)

## Documents

- [privacy policy (pdf, 441.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2077)
- [afc pay poster 26/27 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2504)
- [trust 10 year strategy (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2947)
- [job description and spec. (pdf, 264.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10684063)
- [general statements afc - v5.2 (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2979)
- [leadership and management framework (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2880)

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