Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Dept. Prospect Park
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CS320
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pharmacy Dept - Prospect Park Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/11/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/12/2025
Employer heading
Pharmacy Technician – Procurement and Distribution
Band 5
Job overview
Interview will be held on 15th Dec 2025
If you are a qualified Pharmacy Technician looking for a new rewarding and challenging role, come and join our CQC rated ‘Outstanding’ Trust. We currently have an opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician (Procurement and Distribution) to join our team. You will help deliver a high quality, safe and effective pharmacy purchasing and distribution service to our in-patient wards (community health and mental health services) and our out-patient services.
We are a small friendly team, based at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading where our dispensary, pharmacy stores and purchasing office is located.
Our working hours are currently 09.00 – 17.00 Monday to Friday with you also working a late shift in the dispensary on a rota basis, which means no nights or weekends. We offer free parking on site.
Main duties of the job
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Co-ordinate the day-to-day supply of medicines to all areas of BHFT, in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and transport schedules, supporting the Procurement Manager with supervision of Senior Pharmacy Assistants, workflow, stock control, ordering of medicines, pharmacy consumables and medical gases.
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Participate in the ordering, supply and stock control of medicines, including associated sundries and assisting with the monitoring and management of medicine supply issues including drug recalls.
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Be responsible for ensuring items owing to pharmacy and other areas are reviewed, ordering stock when necessary or arranging alternative products, this will include checking outstanding orders from suppliers with the assistance from the Procurement Manager and ensuring that products owed to other areas are processed promptly after receipt.
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Take an active role in contributing towards service development and improvement both within Pharmacy Stores and the wider Pharmacy department.
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
1. Registered Pharmacy Technician
2. Evidence of stock control experience
3. Experience of supporting and supervising staff in the workplace
4. Self-motivation and organisational skills
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Jennifer Newport on 0118 960 5078 or email: Jennifer.Newport@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), which requires: A GPHC approved pharmacy technician course/qualification A minimum of two years of work-based experience under the guidance of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician
- Microsoft office / general IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of EMIS (pharmacy software)
- Purchasing experience
- Level 3 CIPS or equivalent qualification in Purchasing and Supply
Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Coaching and/or mentoring training
- Teaching and/or tutoring skills
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of stock control experience.
- Experience of supporting and supervising staff in the workplace.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of computer systems to access, analyse and collate data
- Experience of using pharmacy robots
- Dealing with pharmaceutical companies.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Advanced typing and IT skills
- Be able to work under pressure
- Teamwork and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Good attention to detail
- Self-motivation/organisational skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise workloads.
- Ability to work on own initiative and manage own time to meet deadlines.
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Be able to travel between sites located around Berkshire
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
- Jennifer Newport
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacy Technician in Procurement
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01189605078
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