Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Technician
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Required to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis
- Hours
- Part time - 34 hours per week
- Job ref
- 210-2026-457
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Medicines Management Technician
Band 5
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Part Time: 34 hours per week
The successful candidate will participate in the provision and development of the Pharmacy service to all wards and departments in the Trust. Supporting the use of medicines on the wards in terms of recording medication histories, reuse of patients own drugs, initiating supplies and reducing medicines waste.
They will contribute to the efficient discharge of patients by ensuring they have the medicines they need when they
are discharged including receiving appropriate counselling and understand how to take them.
Main duties of the job
- To pro-actively support the delivery of pharmaceutical care on wards through supporting ward staff in managing medicines and medicines reconciliation with patients. This will involve the planning and prioritisation of own workload whilst working as part of a team to provide pharmaceutical care.
- To assess the suitability of the use of patient’s own medication, ensuring patients consent to use their medication whilst in hospital and to arrange the efficient and prompt supply of medicines to the wards considering the most cost effective options.
- To assess patients suitability for compliance aids, and refer patients with compliance issues to the appropriate health care professional.
- To assist the transfer of medicines when patients are transferred between wards.
- To ensure that patients receive an efficient and timely supply of medicines during their stay and on discharge from hospital.
- To undertake patient education in accordance with pharmacy procedures to ensure maximum concordance of their treatment and document such activity within a care plan/patients records as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services with appropriate underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent)
- BTEC Level 4 Professional Diploma in Dispensing Accuracy Checking or equivalent eligible for inclusion on the regional register. (Demonstrating continuing competence)
- Registered with the GPhC
Desirable criteria
- Completed medication history taking competency based training
- D32/D33 or A1 qualification (NVQ Assessor)
- Clinical Qualification (diploma/Foundation Degree)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualification hospital experience in pharmacy services
- Confident to work independently and as part of a team
- An understanding of Pharmacy related legislation relating to Medicines Act 1968, The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of
Desirable criteria
- Experience of training students, pre-registration pharmacists and new staff
- Administration of medicines to patients
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Emma Williams
- Job title
- Chief Pharmacy Technician - Patient Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 365251
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