Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Job share
37.5 hours per week (Seven day working Monday- Friday 8.30am to 5pm (1hr lunch) plus participation in a weekend and bank holiday rota (9.30am to 1.30pm))
Site Medicines Management Department, Maghull Health Park Town Liverpool Salary £27,485 - £30,162 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 05/10/2025 23:59 Interview date 16/10/2025
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us.
Job overview
We are inviting applicants to interview and will accept applications from those with pending qualification/completion of NVQ 3 training.
Are you a newly qualified or skilled and experienced Pharmacy technician, ready to take the next step in your career? If yes, we invite you to join our dynamic, innovative, and person-centred team delivering outstanding pharmacy services.
This is a rotational role giving you a wealth of opportunity to gain experience whilst working across inpatient clinical and technical services services. You will work in a supportive environment where you will receive training and gain the skills required to support you in your career development.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the job description and person specification.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 3 in pharmaceutical science and BTEC Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science, or equivalent qualification with underpinning knowledge
* Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
* Willingness to work towards an accredited technical accuracy checking qualification
* Relevant medicines management qualification, or willingness to work towards or equivalent experience
Knowledge/Experience
* Experience of working within pharmaceutical services.
* Experience of dispensing medication.
* Clear understanding of relevant legislation and guidance
* Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self development and CPD.
* Knowledge or experience of working in hospital pharmacy within the NHS
* Experience of accuracy checking medication
Values
* Accountability
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change oriented
Skills
* Ability to multitask and change from one job to another frequently, working both independently and as part of a team
* Ability to work flexibly
* Self-motivated and able to use initiative
* Excellent organisational skills
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Customer care skills.
* Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively to meet specified deadlines.
* Problem-solving skills.
* Evidence of computer literacy, involving working knowledge of word processing and Excel, and able to work with several clinical information systems
* Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands.
* Recognition of own limitations and ability to ask for support when necessary.
* Professional manner
* Ability to travel between different sites.
* To receive & manage telephone calls
We are a Disability Confident Employer, and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.
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