Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR1237-25
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/02/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 03/03/2026
Employer heading
Clinical Pharmacy Technician – Education and Training
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to support the delivery of a high-quality clinical pharmacy service at our modern purpose-built facilities at Colchester Hospital. You will work closely with clinical colleagues to provide an integrated and efficient service and will play a key role within the Pharmacy Education and Training team.
The role is predominantly dispensary-based and involves delivering education, training, and mentorship to pharmacy colleagues at all levels, supporting consistent standards of practice across the department.
Our friendly pharmacy team are dedicated to nurturing, mentoring and developing our staff to reach their full potential. You will be key in ensuring that all aspects of this practice are delivered and achieved effectively, supporting and ensuring colleagues meet trust and regional standards. As well as direct one-to-one training, the department provides pharmacy forums, tutorials and weekly ICS/ESNEFT delivered educational workshops. We support personal development plans, smart objective setting and opportunities for study.
If not already qualified, you will be supported to complete the Patient Consultation Skills course for Pharmacy Technicians and progress to the Certificate in Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians.
Main duties of the job
- Be the lead Educational Supervisor for Stores and Clinical staff, providing training and mentoring within the dispensaries to Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPTs) Foundation Pharmacists and new staff of all grades.
- Provide training plans for new dispensary staff in liaison with dispensary managers. To regularly review these plans, evaluate progress and provide constructive feedback to both the trainee and their line manager.
- Provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to clinical areas in line with the Pharmacy Key Performance indicators and agreed clinical standards.
- Liaise with external education providers, including UEA, to support technician development including arranging and co-ordinating CPD, ACT and MR qualifications.
- Work collaboratively with clinical teams to deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred care.
- Assist with pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician placements and assessment schedules
- Participate in education and training working groups and represent ESNEFT Pharmacy at network
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GPhC registered
- Medicines Reconciliation trained (either local or regional)
- Regional Accredited Checking Technician qualification
- B-Tech in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Certificate in Medicines Management
- Educational supervisor
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous extensive hospital experience inclusive of Clinical Pharmacy / ward based practice
- Demonstrated experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Previous experience of educating and training other staff
- Handling of high risk medicines
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Computer Literacy
- Medicines Management
- Clinical knowledge of Medication Safety and Governance issues relevant to Pharmacy practice
- Understanding of pharmacy organisational/structure (local/national)
- Understanding of the relationship of the pharmacy department to the wider multidisciplinary team
- Good pharmaceutical knowledge
- Teaching aids available to facilitate educational practices
- Understanding of excel spreadsheets
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Claire Sharp
- Job title
- Chief Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206 745985
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Colchester General Hospital
- Telephone
- 07789651269
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