Job overview
Are you looking to make a difference in patient care?
It is an exciting time to join our Ward Based Pharmacy Team at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust as we are now working in our new home, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.
We are looking for hardworking, Ward Based Technician(s) who are ready to start a career or looking for a change and excited to be a part of our team. Who can deliver high quality pharmacy services to our patients and wards. We welcome applications from current students who are due to complete and register, and/or Community, or PCN Technicians, and other sectors of pharmacy. We have a robust and detailed training programme to give you all the skills to succeed.
So if you are innovative, ready to be challenged and interested in working in a patient facing and ultimately rewarding environment, join our team!
Main duties of the job
The post holder must be a qualified NVQ 3 Pharmacy Technician, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
We will help you develop your skills through comprehensive training by completion of our Ward Based Training Programme. You will be required to work under direction of a Senior Pharmacy Technician within Clinical Ward Services . You will support them to manage a group of wards by prioritising your own workload. This will involve drug history taking and medicines reconciliation, undertaking audits, and liaising with other staff. MMUH is a fully automated hospital and working with automated dispensing cabinets and EPR will be required.
You will be required to contribute to the ACT rota, or will be enrolled onto the course after 6 months, if not already attained. Helping the dispensaries at the end of day.
The ability to deliver high quality care and contribute to the overall success of the team is essential. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; you must be flexible, reliable and conscientious and be able to work in a busy, but driven environment, which may be on any site in the Trust.
Working weekends and Bank holidays are a core part of the post and on a rota basis, which incorporates 7 day working.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Katie Hart on: 07483389423.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of using a pharmacy computer based stock control and dispensing system
- Evidence of experience of working as a Pharmacy Technician or Preregistration Pharmacy Technician in a hospital or community setting
- Working knowledge of a broad range of medicines and their safety issues
- Experience gained in the safe handling of pharmaceutical equipment and medicines used in the dispensing process.
- Experience of using a prescription tracking system
- Contribution to the education of less experienced staff, students or assistants
Desirable
- Hospital pharmacy experience
- Experience of using CMM/JAC dispensing and stock control systems
- Experience of using an EPR /EPMA systems
- Experience with automation systems
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of NVQ level 3 & BTec certificate in pharmacy services or equivalent – must be recognised equivalent as defined by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Evidence of Pharmacy Technician registration with the GPhC
- Evidence of Dispensing accuracy and willingness to repeat as required
- Willingness to repeat as required Evidence of National Technician Checking Accreditation or willingness to attain
- Evidence of National Technician Checking Accreditation or willingness to attain
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This advert is for Ward Based Pharmacy Technician with Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in West Bromwich, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Jul 2026.
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