Employer Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Highbury Hospital Town Nottingham Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 14/06/2026 23:59 Interview date 06/07/2026
Band 5
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Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our ward based team.
Working closely with our clinical pharmacists and other healthcare professionals the successful candidate will help provide a quality medicines management service to wards across the Trust, supporting medicines optimisation.
Main duties of the job
* Medicines reconciliation
* Assessing the suitability of patients’ own drugs for use
* Ordering named patient medication
* Counselling patients about their medicines
* Co-ordinating supply of discharge medicines
* Supporting audit and quality improvement initiatives
The post holder will be required to help support the training and staff development of a range of staff including pre-registration trainees pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technicians and pharmacists. There will be regular dispensary slots which will include final accuracy checking.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
There is a requirement to work across the organisation, with a base at Highbury Hospital. Specialities covered will include AMH, OPCU, CAMHS.
You should have previously worked in a hospital pharmacy with experience in a mental health setting desirable but not essential.
Applications from candidates expected to register with the GPhC in the next few months will be considered.
A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
* GPhC approved Level 3 qualification in Pharmaceutical Science.
* Registration Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Experience
* Previous varied NHS hospital experience at AFC band 4 or above
* Evidence of ongoing training and personal development.
* Evidence of leading and/or responsible for delivering a service/function/project or development
* Effective stock control
* Previous experience using pharmacy computer systems (CMM)
* Named patient ordering
* Checking technician or working towards accreditation
* Experience of patient counselling
Skills
* Leadership
* Judgment on prescriptions & request of Medicines
* Judgment on when to refer to pharmacist or senior colleague
* Organising self to deliver required work on time
* Priorities & planning
* Analyse, interpret, label & dispense from prescriptions and provides safe, effective and timely service to wards and clinics and patients.
* Accuracy and attention to details
* Strong interpersonal skills.
* Good written and communication skills.
* Work effectively as a team or alone.
Values and Behaviour
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.
Contractual requirements
* A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
* Ability to travel and work across different Trust locations from a specified base to support provision of pharmacy services.
Training
* To undertake training in relation to departmental procedures.
* Must successfully complete in-house training and have experience of prescription interpretation, labelling and dispensing within defined timeframes.
* Trained to undertake final accuracy checking or working towards accreditation.
* Trained in medicines management / medicines optimisation schemes such as medicines reconciliation
Knowledge
* Up to date evidence of continued professional development.
* Medicines used in mental health.
* Mental Health pharmacy priorities to meet the need of this specific patient population.
Additional Information
* We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
* The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
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* For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Employer certification / accreditation badges: 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.
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