Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 389-25-7324119
- Employer
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals
- Town
- Bradford
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Technician – Dispensary & Medicines Management
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Closing Date: 23rd July 2025.
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 24th July 2025.
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 28th July 2025.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly and dedicated dispensary and clinical services team. We are looking for a dynamic individual who is passionate about patient care and committed to a providing good quality service to our patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in the Trust’s technician-led dispensary experiencing all aspects of in-patient and out-patient dispensing and stock ordering. They will support medicines management to a group of inpatient wards; completing medicines reconciliation, checking patients own drugs and working with patients to optimise their medicines.
If you are a qualified Pharmacy Technician and would like to be part of this developing team, we would encourage you to apply.
The post involves weekend, Bank Holiday and late night rota duties.
Working for our organisation
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Other
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates continued professional development or equivalent knowledge through experience
- Excellent physical fitness and good general health
- Flexibility in working hours to suit the needs of the department
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Accredited Checking Technician
- Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Services Skills (NVQ) or equivalent qualification.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of Pharmaceutical technical procedures specific to the area of work
- Knowledge of Medicines Management
Skills
Essential criteria
- Computer literate
- Demonstrable attention to detail
- Good team working skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
- Numeracy skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a similar role
- Significant experience of pharmacy service delivery post qualification acquired through NVQ3 in Pharmacy Services or BTEC equivalent level qualification plus specialist training and experience to degree or equivalent level.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising staff including basic HR advice
- Experience of working as a medicines optimisation technician
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
- Charnell Conroy
- Job title
- Dispensary Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01274 364237
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