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Job summary

Main area
Health Science Services
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
245-HS5PHA-09-25
Employer
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Tameside General Hospital
Town
Ashton Under Lyne
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/09/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Pharmacy Technician Rotational and Medicines Administration.

Band 5

Job overview

Senior Pharmacy Technician Rotational  and Medicines Administration

Band 5 - 37.5 hours 

Permanent 

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, Registered Pharmacy Technician with demonstrable post qualification experience, who wants to make a real difference to patient care, to join our successful team and contribute to developing our services and continuing to extend the technician role.  

Applicants should hold a Level 3 BTEC / NVQ Pharmacy Services certificate or equivalent and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy technician.  

Duties will include:

  • Once fully trained be participating in medication rounds ensuring safe and timely administration 
  • Conduct medicines reconciliation by reviewing patients records and liaising with GP's and community pharmacies 
  • Dispense inpatient and outpatient prescriptions accurately and efficiently
  • Perform accuracy checks 

Main duties of the job

To co-operate with all pharmaceutical staff in providing and developing the technical aspects of the pharmaceutical service including comprehensive dispensing and medicines distribution service to out-patients on all wards and departments throughout the Trust. 

    To train and mentor new and existing staff and supervise pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians.

·  After completion of the Medicines Management training programme the post-holder will carry out a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical activities at ward level and will have sufficient knowledge and experience to work unsupervised as part of the ward team.

· After competency training the post holder will be asked to undertake duties of a more specialised nature by administering medication to patients on the ward.

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. 

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience of technical pharmacy service delivery which would normally be achieved after at least two years post qualification.
  • Possession of Accredited Checking technician qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Accreditation in Medicines Management or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recent experience of working in a busy Hospital or Community Pharmacy
  • Experience of ward-based medicines management processes, including assessment of patients own medicines
Desirable criteria
  • Experience as working as a Medicines Administration Technician

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria
  • Good working knowledge of pharmaceutical practice
  • Able to prioritise own workload within scope of organised rotas and utilise initiative
  • Able to work as part of a large team

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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.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Stacey Starr
Job title
Chief Pharmacy Technician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 922 6509
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