Overview
Main area: Pharmacy. Band 6. Contract: Fixed term 9 months (Maternity leave cover). Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (includes weekend and Bank Holiday working on a rostered basis).
Job ref: 426-142-26TAM. Employer: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. Site: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Town: King’s Lynn. Salary: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata. Salary period: Yearly. Closing: 13/02/2026 23:59.
Band 6
Job overview
The Pharmacy Department at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn is looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated pharmacy technician with good communication and interpersonal skills to join the dispensary and medicines management team. In particular we are looking for someone who will take an active role in driving change and meeting operational targets. Key tasks include reconciling patients medication history, assessing patients own drugs, transcribing medicines, patient counselling, dispensing and final accuracy checking. You must have the ability to plan and prioritise your workload to meet tight deadlines and be a team player. You will be required to participate in weekend, Bank Holiday and late duty working on rotation in the dispensary.
Main duties of the job
* To participate in ward-based medicines management activities including medicines reconciliation, assessment of patients’ own drugs and transcribing of medication for dispensing.
* To undertake dispensary technical duties including labelling and dispensing of medicines, final accuracy checking and all required record-keeping.
* The post holder will be required to participate in weekend, Bank Holiday and late duty working on rotation in the dispensary.
* The post holder will supervise other dispensary staff and manage the workflow to ensure efficient processing of prescriptions to meet the Trust targets.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond. At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.
We love working here and think you will too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
* BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science/ NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent
* Registered with the GPHC as a Pharmacy Technician.
* Accredited Checking Technician, or willing to undertake within 3 months of starting post
* Commitment to continuing personal development
Experience
* Experience of staff supervision
* Previous hospital pharmacy experience
* Experience of ward-based technical activities such as Medicines Reconciliation
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
* Ability to work in an organised manner, in a busy environment
* Good interpersonal skills – able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
* Demonstrates good IT skills, in particular the keeping of patient records
* Ability to work in an accurate manner, following accepted methods of good practice and laid down SOPs
* Ability to assist in the training of ATOs, MTOs and Pre-registration Students, as a mentor
Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).
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We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:
* Flexible working opportunities
* Free counselling service
* Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
* Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause
Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.
We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.
Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.
Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.
Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to day work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.
Certificates of Sponsorship/Visa and Immigration
If you wish to apply for this vacancy and would require sponsorship to work in this role (including if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change your employer), you can look at the government website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job and assess your circumstances against the criteria specified. This will determine your likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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