Progressive Pharmacy Technician
The closing date is 06 April 2026
Are you a motivated pharmacy technician? Are you dedicated to improving NHS patient care and safety? Are you looking for development opportunities to enhance your career? If yes, apply!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a developing pharmacy technician to join a dynamic clinical pharmacy team providing operational and clinical pharmacy services to patients and staff at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a progression post, initially working as a clinical pharmacy technician (Band 4), whilst completing the relevant training to become a certified medicines management technician. You have up to 36 months from the date of employment to complete the training, with quality support and guidance from the Trust. Upon successful completion, the post holder will be automatically promoted to a MMT role (Band 5). If you already possess the desired qualifications, you will start at Band 5.
Main duties of the job
You will be a key member of the ward pharmacy teams across an array of clinical specialties, strengthening your clinical knowledge and becoming an expert within these specialties. The role offers numerous opportunities to develop leadership and management skills.
You will need breadth of pharmacy experience, preferably in a hospital setting, and the proven ability to work as a team player.
Applicants must be a Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC. We will accept pre‑registration technicians qualifying in 2026.
The successful candidates will work full‑time hours 8:30 am‑5 pm Monday‑Friday. They will also be included in dispensary and extended/out‑of‑hours rotas, which are currently:
* Weekend working once every 5 weeks (9 am‑1:30 pm Saturday and Sunday 9 am‑12 pm, reimbursed with a full weekday off the following week)
* Contribution to bank holiday working rota
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme supports leaders in developing an understanding of leadership and management skills. You will attend the leadership development programme and the Quality Improvement Programme delivered by the Trust.
The programme aims to:
* Explore leadership within the NHS
* Promote Trust values and behaviours
* Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
* Provide a practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After completing the four and a half days of training, you may explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We offer in‑house courses dependent on your role, bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at levels 3, 5 and 7.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience working in pharmacy
Qualification
* BTec/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent or working towards
* Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician or in progress
* Any national or regional accreditation of any medicines management modules
* Any national or regional accreditation of accuracy‑checking technician training
Knowledge & Skills
* Good clinical pharmacy skills and a thorough working knowledge of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
* Organisational skills
* Good written and verbal skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £27,485 to £37,796 a year (pro rata)
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