Bank Pharmacy Technician | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive hospital pharmacy service seeks a self-motivated Pharmacy Technician to ensure accuracy in prescriptions and dispense medications. The candidate should be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council or a Pre-Registration Student eligible for registration. Responsibilities include dispensing for various units and managing medicines on wards. The Trust values work-life balance and flexibility in working patterns, and promotes a range of development opportunities for staff.

Benefits

Commitment to staff development

Flexible working patterns

Inclusive employer

Qualifications

• Must be registered or eligible for registration as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Strong self-development commitment and team orientation.

Responsibilities

• Final accuracy checking on prescriptions.
• Dispensing for inpatients, outpatients, and peripheral units.
• Medicines Management on the wards.
• Responsibility for a designated area such as controlled drugs.
• Counselling patients on their medication.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Dispensing skills

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

The Pharmacy Department is a forward thinking and progressive department seeking to expand our current team as we develop a patient focused, modern hospital pharmacy service to the Trust. We have an active technician training programme and a proven track record in staff development.

We are looking to recruit on theBanka self- motivated and enthusiastic technician who has great initiative and flair. The successful applicant will need to be committed to self- development, have strong attention to detail with excellent dispensary and organisational skills who is able to work to tight timescales. Your support is vital to the continuing expansions of our patient focused pharmacy services.

This role is a Band 4/Band 5, banding will be dependent on experience.

Job Responsibilities

• Final accuracy checking on prescriptions if required - this will be the main requirement of the role.
• Dispensing for inpatients, outpatients and our peripheral units
• Medicines Management on the wards
• Responsibility of a designated area e.g. controlled drug area
• Counselling patients on their medication

Requirements

• To be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council or a Pre-Registration Student eligible for registration this year.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Please see attached job description and person specification for more information on the main responsibilities

This advert closes on Monday 15 Dec 2025