Band 4 Pharmacy Technician

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal development programmes

Flexible working arrangements

Rewards, discounts & tax relief

Job summary

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in East Grinstead is seeking a Band 4 Pharmacy Technician to join the hospital pharmacy team. The post supports inpatient and outpatient dispensing, stock control and discharge prescription preparation, while mentoring junior staff.

Your role will include assisting Clinical Pharmacists with ward medicines reconciliation and providing training to support staff. Funding exists to support Accuracy Checking Technician training if not already held.

Qualifications

• General Pharmaceutical Council (GB) registered pharmacy technician or soon to be registered.
• BTEC or NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical science (or equivalent) or able to demonstrate knowledge within this field through practical experience.
• Medicines management accreditations
• Final Accuracy checking accreditation

Responsibilities

• Dispense medications for in-patients and out-patients.
• Manage stock control and prepare discharge prescriptions.
• Counsel patients on their medications.
• Support Clinical Pharmacists with ward medicines reconciliations.
• Provide training and supervision to support staff.

Skills

English communication

Multitasking

Self motivation

Education

GPC registration (GB) pending/to be registered

BTEC/NVQ3 in pharmaceutical science

Job description

Employer Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Queen Victoria Hospital Town East Grinstead Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/09/2026 23:59

Band 4 Pharmacy Technician

NHS AfC: Band 4

Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.

In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.

Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re‑build our patients’ lives.

We also offer attractive benefits such as

• tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
• flexible working arrangements for a work‑life balance that suits you and your needs
• a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes

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Sustainability

At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.

Are you an experienced or newly qualified Pharmacy Technician. Have you trained in community pharmacy and are looking for a new challenge? Are you enthusiastic, motivated and keen to develop your skills within a small friendly and forward‑thinking pharmacy team?

If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking a motivated and organised pharmacy technician with strong problem solving skills to join the pharmacy department at Queen Victoria Hospital.

Developing our staff is important to us and we already have funding secured for the postholder to complete Accuracy Checking Technician course if they do not already hold it.

The post holder has a central role within the pharmacy department by ensuring the safe and efficient supply of medicines to patients. The post holder will support the clinical pharmacists with the inpatient medicines optimisations service on wards, as well as supporting dispensary services. They will help provide cover for the Senior Pharmacy Technician in their absence.

Currently there is no weekend, Bank holiday or assigned late night working but this could be subject to change in the future.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities: In this role, you will be responsible for dispensing medications for in‑patients and out‑patients, managing stock control, and preparing discharge prescriptions and counselling patients on their medication.

The role is both ward and dispensary based and you assist the Clinical Pharmacists on the ward with medicines reconciliations including:

• Reviewing charts to ensure that medicine supplies are “topped” up as appropriate for use in hospital and on discharge without the check of a pharmacist.
• Checking patients own medicines brought into hospital on admission against the patients drug chart, according to patients own drugs guidelines
• Undertaking drug history and medication reconciliation early in the admission process, making referrals as appropriate to a pharmacist.

You will also be responsible for the provision of the emergency drug boxes within the trust.

Additionally you will provide training and supervision to other support staff and contribute to the smooth running of the pharmacy dispensary. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring the safe and efficient supply of medications, enhancing patient care, and supporting the pharmacy team.

Working for our organisation

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life‑changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.

We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world‑leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community‑based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for main responsibilities and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person specification

Qualifications

• General Pharmaceutical Council (GB) registered pharmacy technician or soon to be registered
• BTEC or NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical science (or equivalent) or able to demonstrate knowledge within this field through practical experience.
• Medicines management accreditations
• Final Accuracy checking accreditation

Experience

• Dispensary Experience
• Worked in a hospital
• Supervising staff

Skills

• Accurately dispense. prescriptions
• Good written and verbal English communication skills

Attributes

• Ability to multitask
• Self motivated

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.