Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 4 - Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 151-SL0479
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £28,860 - £39,686 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Medicines Management Technician
Band 4 - Band 5
Job overview
The Pharmacy Department is a forward-thinking and progressive team dedicated to delivering a patient-focused, modern hospital pharmacy service.
We are expanding our team and seeking a self-motivated, enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician with strong initiative and a commitment to high standards.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent attention to detail, organisational and dispensary skills, and the ability to work effectively to tight deadlines. We offer an active technician training programme and a proven record of supporting professional development.
Your contribution will play a key role in the continued growth and enhancement of our patient-centred pharmacy services.
Main duties of the job
- Dispensing for inpatients, outpatients and our peripheral units.
- Medicines Management on the wards.
- Final accuracy checking on prescriptions if required.
- Responsibility of a designated area e.g. controlled drug area.
- Counselling patients on their medication.
You will need:
To be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council or a Pre-Registration Student eligible for registration this year.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered as a Pharmacy technician with GPHC
- Recognised Accredited. Checking qualification.
- Management/Optimisatio Accreditation.
- Evidence of up to date CPD.
Desirable criteria
- NVQ A1 Assessor
- Practice/Education Supervisor
- Leadership/management Qualification
Specific Competencies for Role
Essential criteria
- Clear Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Computer Literate
Desirable criteria
- Recent Hospital Experience
- Experience of EPIC (EPR)
- Experience of Training and supervising people
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Hospital pharmacy experience
- Hospital pharmacy experience
- Knowledge of CPD – identifies own training needs, actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice
- Knowledge of common medications to be able to accurately counsel patients and carers
Desirable criteria
- Experience in supervising people
- Experience of using the EPIC EPR system.
- Experience of recruitment and selection
Skills
Essential criteria
- Clear communication skills both verbal and written.
- Adaptable - able to respond to changing customer and service demands in an innovative manner.
- Ability to carry out medicine’s reconciliation with 100% accuracy.
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Able to work on several issues simultaneously; able to reprioritise work in a rapidly changing environment
Desirable criteria
- Able to work on several issues simultaneously; able to reprioritise work in a rapidly changing environment
- Knowledge of common computers systems and Microsoft apps including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Harjit Bansal
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006153285
- Additional information
Alternative contact [email protected] - Lead Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Services
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