Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Technician
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 432-HR417-25
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Pharmacy Technician – Medicines at Home Team
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
Are you a Pharmacy Technician looking for a career development opportunity with the pharmacy Homecare team in an acute hospital trust?
We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to be based at Ipswich Hospital in our Medicines at Home and Homecare team (cross site working may occasionally be required).
You will be responsible for developing the constantly evolving Homecare Medicines services across ESNEFT which includes all Medicines at Home services and OPAT (outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy).
You will participate in the day to day running of the Pharmacy Medicines at Home service, providing medication to over 4500 patients across East Suffolk and North Essex, saving NHS economy £3.5million in the last financial year. You will work closely with clinics and Medicines at Home service providers to implement service level agreements in line with clinical governance.
You will be encouraged in your professional and personal development through on the job training and other training opportunities.
You will maintain your core role as a pharmacy technician in the dispensary and at ward level.
These posts are full time however we would consider part time.
Main duties of the job
- Work with the OPAT co-ordinator, doctor and antimicrobial pharmacist to arrange antibiotic prescribing, ordering, dispensing and supply of antibiotics to patients newly received into the OPAT service across East Suffolk and North Essex.
- To ensure all Homecare medicines services are implemented with due process of Homecare contract tenders, service level agreements and clinical governance issues.
- To work with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to review existing Homecare medicines services.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Experence
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising other staff
- Pharmaceutical dispensing and stock control.
Desirable criteria
- Experience as a hospital pharmacy technician
- Medicines Homecare Services
- Experience of procurement practice related to medicines
- Pharmacy Medicines Management (PODS and Transcribing) or working towards
Qulifications
Essential criteria
- C&G/NVQ3/BTEC or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences - Registered or eligible to register with the GPhC.
- Accuracy checking accreditation (or working towards)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of pharmacy standards
- Evidence of CPD
- Homecare Medicines Services
- OPAT
Desirable criteria
- Medicines Optimisation and safety
- Hospital Formularies
- NHS Funding streams
Applicant requirements
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
- Kaylie Gunn
- Job title
- Chief Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07926066058
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Colchester General Hospital
- Telephone
- 07789651269
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