Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent: Including late night, weekend and bank holiday rotas hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (including late night, weekend and bank holiday rotas) Job ref 412-DCSS-7331467
Employer Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Leighton Hospital Town Crewe Salary £27,485 - £30,162 pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/12/2025 23:59
Band 4
Job overview
An excellent opportunity has become available for a number of enthusiastic and committed pharmacy technicians to join our forward thinking team. We have ambitious plans for the future of our service and are looking for inspirational people to join us. You may be a pre-registration technician approaching qualification or an already registered pharmacy technician.
You will play a vital role in our dynamic team. Working with modern automated systems and be part of the introduction of the trust new digital clinical system (DCS).
Ideal candidates should patient focused, eager to learn and hard working as they will play a crucial role in delivering high quality safe effective Pharmacy services.
Main duties of the job
The role
You will join our team of pharmacy technicians working and gaining experience in areas such as the dispensary, clinical services, clinical trials, and stores. Working within the automated dispensary, you will dispense prescriptions for inpatients and outpatients including chemotherapy and clinical trials. Clinical service involvement provides pharmacy support at ward level including obtaining medication histories, patient counselling, and patient ‘one stop’ medication supply. The role also provides support to the procurement, homecare services, stores and the distribution side of our pharmacy service. By working in many areas of the pharmacy you will gain valuable experience and develop your knowledge and skills.
Qualifications
* Level 3 Pharmacy standard, or equivalent (or anticipated to complete the qualification in the next 3 months)
* To be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (or anticipated to register with the GPhC in the next 3 months)
The hours of work for this position will be 37.5 hours per week, including weekend, late night and bank holiday rotas.
Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.
The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The details of the main responsibilities are listed on the Job Description and on the person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Working towards completion of BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Skills in next 3 months, or already completed
* BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Skills
Qualifications
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Experience
* Experience of Hospital Pharmacy
Qualifications
* 4 GCSEs Grade C or above, including Maths and English
Key Messages
Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. Candidates that require sponsorship to work in the UK are strongly advised to check the Government website for up to date and job specific information. The salary threshold for sponsorship is £25,000 for Health and Care Visas and £41,700 (with limited exceptions) for Skilled Worker visas. The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet these immigration rules.
Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process and we'll be happy to discuss this with you.
We actively promote flexible working so please discuss any requirements you may have with us.
Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.
* All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account. Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
* Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the entry point (bottom) of the pay band.
* Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
* You are required to pay for a DBS disclosure where the post requires one, and we encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
* We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
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.
Contact Information
Name: Denise Smith
Job title: Chief Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Operations
Email: denise.smith@mcht.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01270 273224
Additional information
If unavailable:
Amy Williams
Job title: Chief Pharmacy Technician - Logistics & Operational Support
Email: amy.williams@mcht.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01270 612320
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