Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Relevant experience in hospital Pharmacy or other Pharmacy setting
- Experience
Experience in dispensing medications, drugs receipt, record keeping and cold chain maintenance
- Education and qualifications
Recognised pharmacy technician qualification
- Education and qualifications
NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent
- Education and qualifications
Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Education and qualifications
Accredited checking qualification and registration with Northwest framework (equiv to NVQ level 4)
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Working knowledge of pharmacy procedures, practices and legislation including Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Good manual, accuracy and analytical dispensing skills
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Working knowledge of training requirements for technical / support posts
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Ability to motivate self and others and lead a team
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Ability to talk to / communicate with patients, carers and healthcare professionals clearly
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Good influencing and teaching skills
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft word and skills for dispensing and record keeping
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of hospital pharmacy and aseptics
- Experience
Experience with clinical Audit and data analysis
- Experience
Experience in specialist
- Education and qualifications
ACT Mentor
- Education and qualifications
GCP accreditation
- Education and qualifications
Assessor Award
- Education and qualifications
Medicines reconciliation training
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Further computing skills e.g. presentations and spreadsheets
Job overview
Are you passionate about delivering high quality chemotherapy services and being part of a team to deliver this?
If so, we want to hear from you!
You will not only have the opportunity to explore and enhance your technical expertise, but you will also be a key member of the team. We understand just how important it is to invest in you and will be able to offer a range of training and support programmes to develop your skills.
You will participate in the provision of a safe, efficient and cost-effective Aseptic Preparation Service for Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Training and revalidation of staff in all aseptic practices as well as assisting the managers on daily duties. You will be working together with our Senior Technician, Assistants, and other junior staff to help develop their skills in this area, as well as making sure we continue to improve our aseptic services.
Main duties of the job
- To assist in the provision of a high quality, patient focused, aseptic service, to patients of the trust particularly regarding provision of a chemotherapy compounding service.
- To assist the senior technicians in the day to day running of the pharmacy aseptic service, including the training of technicians, apprentices and assistants in the technical aspects of the service.
- To help facilitate and support the efficient and cost-effective use of medicines within the aseptic unit.
To provide safe, timely, cost effective appropriate and high quality pharmaceutical services for patients and staff.
To apply for this post, you will be a Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC, be a qualified Accredited checking Technician with the required aseptic training
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Specialist Services Pharmacy Technician (Aseptic) with University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in Lancaster, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum Pro Rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Sep 2026.
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