Accredited Pharmacy Technician – Patient Services

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Join the Pharmacy Team at Queen’s Hospital as a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician Patient Services. The role requires GPhC registration and Accredited Checking status, with 18.75 hours per week across Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning sessions.

You will support dispensary and ward-based services, perform final accuracy checks, assist medicines reconciliation and drug histories, and contribute to discharge processes with patient counselling. Weekend and bank holiday shifts are expected on a rota.

Qualifications

• Must be a GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician.
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician status required.
• Experience providing technical support in dispensary and ward-based services.
• Ability to perform medicines reconciliation and gather drug histories.
• Ability to support discharge processes and provide medication counselling.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support in dispensaries and ward-based clinical services.
• Supervise and train junior staff and other technicians in absence of senior staff.
• Undertake final accuracy checking as an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician.
• Contribute to medicines optimisation and participation in audits and service improvements.

Skills

GPhC registered

Accredited Checking Pharmacy Tech

Dispenser and ward-based support

Final accuracy checking

Medicines reconciliation

Discharge medication support

Medication counselling

Communication & teamwork

Education

GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Join the Pharmacy Team at Queen’s Hospital as a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician Patient Services. The role requires GPhC registration and Accredited Checking status, with 18.75 hours per week across Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning sessions.

You will support dispensary and ward-based services, perform final accuracy checks, assist medicines reconciliation and drug histories, and contribute to discharge processes with patient counselling. Weekend and bank holiday shifts are expected on a rota.