Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Secondment: 6 months (includes rostered weekend and bank holiday shifts - FTC end 31/10/2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Allocated weekend, bank holiday and late rota)
- Job ref
- 390-CSS-BA-0021
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basildon
- Town
- Basildon
- Salary
- £31,049 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Near patient pharmacy technician
Band 5
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to make a difference to patient care within a hospital setting?
An opportunity has arisen within the Pharmacy Department at the Basildon site for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacy technician.
We are looking for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician dependent on experience, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, to join our department. The post holder will actively participate in the delivery of a wide range of pharmacy services including Dispensary services, Medicine Management and Optimisation,
The right applicants will be dedicated, hard working individuals that work well in a team environment as well as under own initiative. Attention to detail and organisational skills are essential.
Main duties of the job
- Communicate drug or medicine related information to patients, relatives and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Assess electronic/paper drug charts
- Communicate with ward staff to ensure timely supply of medicines.
- Transcribe clinically screened items to order.
- To participate in discharge planning with patients, ward staff and other healthcare professionals in secondary and primary care in order to ensure timely discharge and seamless care post discharge.
- Provide advice to patients in written or verbal format to encourage compliance.
- To assess the suitability of patients’ own medicines for continued use during their hospital stay.
- Responsible for the ordering of medicines to the wards under their responsibility, adhering to formulary.
- To ensure ward handover to covering Technician in absence.
- Dispensary Services
- Review prescriptions, dispense and safely supply drugs to patients, ensuring all pertinent information is entered into the department’s pharmacy stock control system.
Perform final accuracy check on dispensed products following completion of the ACT scheme.
Contribute to the maintenance of good stock control within the dispensary.
Receive, issue and check controlled drugs.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting pharmacy role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GPHC registration
- BTEC / NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical science
Desirable criteria
- Accredited checking technician qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working in a team
Desirable criteria
- Hospital pharmacy experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gavin Thomas
- Job title
- Deputy Pharmacy Operations manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01268 593813
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