Pharmacy Technician
Closing date: 22 April 2026.
We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join the Integrated Medicine Management (IMM) team at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. The full and part‑time posts will be based at South Tyneside District Hospital or Sunderland Royal Hospital with cross‑cover as required.
As a Pharmacy Technician you will work outside the dispensary alongside dedicated pharmacists at ward level to provide a patient‑focused service that includes assessment of patients’ own drugs, determining and maintaining supplies of medicines at the bedside, counselling patients on their medicines, and completing medicines reconciliation.
Main duties
* Assist in the provision and development of pharmacy services across the Trust.
* Provide cover in the dispensaries and manufacturing unit to meet all targets.
* Undertake Integrated Medicines Management training.
* Support the safe and timely discharge service from the hospital.
* Work 7‑day shifts, including weekends, nights, bank holidays and cross‑site cover, as needed.
* Appointed to Band 4 with progression to Band 5 after meeting criteria (two CPD revalidation cycles, accuracy checking, and medicines management frameworks).
Person specification
Qualifications
* Basic IT skills.
* NVQ Pharmacy Level 3 with BTEC or equivalent underpinning knowledge.
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
Other
* Able to meet travel requirements of the post.
* Possession of a valid driver’s licence is desirable.
Skills
* Adaptable.
* Good team worker.
* Ability to work on own initiative.
* Organisational skills.
* Ability to prioritise workload.
Experience
* Experience in dealing with patients.
* Experience in counselling.
Personal qualities
* Ability to cope with challenges and deadlines of the post.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
EEO statement
We welcome all applications irrespective of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and particularly from under-represented groups. We are committed to a compassionate, caring and positive culture.
Salary: £28,392 to £39,043 a year (Band 4‑Band 5, pro‑rata for part‑time).
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