Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 193-7516713NCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Medicines Management & Medicines Value Pharmacy Technician
NHS AfC: Band 5
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Band 5 Medicines Management and Medicines Value Pharmacy Technician
The Royal Berkshire Pharmacy department is passionate about developing an excellent clinical pharmacy service and is looking for enthusiastic, innovative and self-motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our team.
Due to recent developments and advancements with investment into our Clinical Pharmacy Services, we are recruiting a Medicines Management and Medicines Value Pharmacy Technician at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for aspirational, enthusiastic, self-motivated and compassionate individuals to develop and advance their careers within clinical patient-facing roles.
Main duties of the job
You will be professionally registered Pharmacy Technician, organised, resourceful, have excellent time management skills and be able to demonstrate initiative to contribute to our rapidly growing team.
We welcome applications from community or candidates from other sectors of Pharmacy seeking new experiences or are keen to develop their skills in a different area of practice.
Existing Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technicians and Medicines Management trained candidates are also welcome to apply; possession of these post qualification courses is desirable.
We will provide full training and access to accredited courses that are approved against national frameworks.
You will work as part of our medicines management and value team to:
- Support the delivery of high-cost drug and biosimilar switch programmes.
- Maintain accurate switch tracking spreadsheets and databases.
- Respond to queries through the biosimilar patient helpline and inbox (within defined protocols, escalating where needed).
- Assist with data collection for audits, assurance returns, and governance reports.
- Contribute to medicines reconciliation, discharge support, and patient counselling.
- Promote safe and cost-effective prescribing, reducing waste and improving outcomes.
This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in medicines value and optimisation while working closely with senior pharmacy staff.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live and work and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will work as part of our medicines management and value team to:
- Support the delivery of high-cost drug and biosimilar switch programmes.
- Maintain accurate switch tracking spreadsheets and databases.
- Respond to queries through the biosimilar patient helpline and inbox (within defined protocols, escalating where needed).
- Assist with data collection for audits, assurance returns, and governance reports.
- Contribute to medicines reconciliation, discharge support, and patient counselling.
- Promote safe and cost-effective prescribing, reducing waste and improving outcomes.
See attached the job description and specification for more information.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 Pharmacy services & appropriate underpinning knowledge
- Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable criteria
- Practice Supervisor accreditation (or equivalent)
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician
- Accredited Medicines Optimisation qualifications
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience or awareness of ward based or medicines management pharmacy technician roles.
- Experience of patient counselling
Desirable criteria
- Experience of undertaking audit/project work
- Experience of delivering developmental feedback
- Post qualification Pharmacy experience in Acute UK hospital/GP surgery/Community
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha-Mae Alexander
- Job title
- Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 7800
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