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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
370-AST4PHA-A-1815
Employer
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Warrington and Halton Hospitals
Town
Warrington
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/10/2026 23:59

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Pharmacy Technician

NHS AfC: Band 4

Job overview

We are looking to recruit motivated and professional Pharmacy Technicians to our team.

Are you currently working in a community pharmacy and want to challenge yourself in a hospital setting?

Have you recently qualified, or are about to, and would like to work in a friendly team where each member is supported to achieve their career goals?

Are you an experienced pharmacy technician who has an interest in quality improvement and would like the opportunity to have your ideas heard and feel supported in improving service delivery?

If you are any of these then please apply and bring your enthusiasm and skills to our team, all applications are welcomed and we cant wait to hear from you.

Successful applicants can look forward to a challenging yet rewarding career within our pro-active Pharmacy team and the chance to develop to achieve whatever your career goals may be.

Future opportunities for personal development including but not limited to, accuracy checking qualification and clinical diploma. Learning will be encouraged, and support will be provided.

If you would like to come and have a look at our repurposed dispensary and meet some members of the ward team, please email [email protected]

 

Applicants must be registered with the GPhC.

Main duties of the job

  • Medicines management at ward level including:
    • Ordering inpatient medication
    • Identifying patients who are being discharged.
    • Completing accurate medicines histories for inpatients
    • Providing medicines counselling for both inpatient and discharge medication.
    • Completing discharge prescriptions at ward level.
    • Ensuring patients have a supply of medicines whilst an inpatient.
    • Stock control and review of ward stock holdings.
    • Training and supervision of pre-registration pharmacy technicians, entry level pharmacy technicians and other support staff
  • Dispensary based activities including, dispensing and accuracy checking medication.

Working for our organisation

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation

Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:

·         Kind – we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone

 

·         Open – we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working

 

·         Fair – we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all

 

·         One team – we work well together and with our communities

We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.

We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.

Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a Pharmacy technician your main duties will be providing Medicines management at ward level including:

    • Ordering inpatient medication
    • Identifying patients who are being discharged.
    • Completing accurate medicines histories for inpatients
    • Providing medicines counselling for both inpatient and discharge medication.
    • Accuracy checking
    • Completing discharge prescriptions at ward level.
    • Ensuring patients have a supply of medicines whilst an inpatient.
    • Stock control and review of ward stock holdings.
    • Training and supervision of pre-registration pharmacy technicians, entry level pharmacy technicians and other support staff

All of our Pharmacy Technicians work within our dispensary dispensing and accuracy checking prescriptions for medicines needed whilst patients are inpatients with us and also on discharge.

Person specification

Registered with GPhC

Essential criteria
  • Registered with the GPhC

Good communication skills

Essential criteria
  • Good written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Level 3 Diploma in The Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareMenopause Friendly EmployerDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Navajo - Merseyside and CheshireNHS Rainbow badgeNorth West BAMENHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeWomens Staff NetworkLGBTQ RGBMulti Ethnic Staff NetworkDisability Awareness

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

This vacancy is due to close on the advertised date. However, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
David Broomhall
Job title
Principal Pharmacy Technician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01925 665360
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