Job overview
SENIOR PHARMACY TECHNICIAN – Medicines Management (Band 5) - (newly qualified technician or due to qualify in 2026 will be considered)
Full-Time (37.5 hours per week) (Maternity Cover)
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC to join our award-winning Pharmacy team. This role involves ward-based activities providing face to face patient contact, completing Medicines reconciliation, and Discharge support to specialist ward areas. Alongside these duties you will also be expected to support our dispensary and decentralised Hubs providing final checking duties and dispensing medicines.
UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibility criteria.
Main duties of the job
The candidate should hold a nationally recognised Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician qualification and a Medicines Reconciliation qualification. The candidate must have current/recent experience in a ward-based role.
Successful candidates will have experience in prioritising patients within ward areas; reducing missed doses by ensuring critical medications and complex patients are prioritised, whilst ensuring patients have Medicines Reconciliation completed within the 48 hours target times and providing discharge facilitation to patients highlighted for discharge. Experience managing clinical queries and having an ability to delegate to the appropriate member of the multi-disciplinary team is essential to supporting the ward clinical team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In order to manage the conflicting priorities, you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and you must be able to manage your own workload whilst motivating and managing others. You will support the training and development and overall performance of the clinical team as well as individual specialist teams. Computer literacy, and experience working both as part of a team and independently are essential.
You will be expected to work weekends, Bank Holidays & late duties on a rotational basis.
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us at [email protected] if you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role.
Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Nationally recognised Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician accreditation
- Recent practical experience in a busy dispensing/ward based environment
Desirable
- Minimum 3-6 months post-qualification/ Foundation Technician experience
- Experience of training and developing staff
Education, Qual, Training
Essential
- BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy and/or NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
Desirable
- GPhC Registration
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to check prescriptions whilst working independently
- Knowledge of the legal aspects of technician checking and the law relating to prescriptions
- Good and broad understanding of pharmacy practice in order to support and advise other staff
- Demonstrated ability to work methodically and accurately
- Able to analyse and interpret prescriptions, identify problems and decide upon an appropriate course of action.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Demonstrated ability to work on own initiative, able to plan and organise straightforward activities, adjusting plans and priorities as necessary depending upon circumstances.
- Good communication skills both oral & written
- Good knowledge of the legal requirements (Law and Ethics) for dispensing and supplying medicines, including controlled drugs
- Able to work flexibly within a team whilst having the ability to supervise, motivate and direct a team
- Able to work flexibly and participate in weekend working, Bank Holiday rotas and other rotas as operational duties require
- Committed to continuing professional development (CPD)
Desirable
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Computer literacy & keyboard skills
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This advert is for Senior Pharmacy Technician Medicines Management with Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Dorchester, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 Pro Rata Per Annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover). The application deadline is 13 Jul 2026.
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