Clinical Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Newcastle upon Tyne is looking for a permanent full-time Pharmacy Technician to join a dedicated team. The role involves solving medicine-related problems for patients, supporting GPs, and performing various technical pharmacy activities. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and relevant qualifications such as S/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services. A supportive working environment with flexible arrangements is offered.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of technical aspects of pharmacy patient services.
• Completion of a competency-based training programme or relevant clinical experience.
• Practical experience in a clinical pharmacy environment.

Responsibilities

• Practice as an experienced pharmacy technician.
• Provide clinical service to identified patients.
• Undertake technical pharmaceutical activities in the dispensary.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication

Excellent customer care

Working knowledge of pharmacy computer systems

Education

S/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Registered with GPhC

An Accredited Accuracy Checking Qualification

Job description

Overview

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 11 November 2025

We are delighted to offer a permanent full-time post in our award-winning Integrated Pharmacy Hub. We are a friendly team of Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists, and administrative staff, based at Regent Point near Regent Centre Metro station in Gosforth. We support patients, GPs and GP practice staff across Newcastle with medicines issues and prescribing; we liaise with secondary care and community pharmacy and nursing services to solve problems for patients. Our ideal applicant works well in a team, has well-developed communication skills and understands how to deliver person-centred care.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities of the role include solving medicines related problems for patients and alleviating GP workload. This will include:

• reconciling medicines after hospital appointments or admissions
• making changes to the patient\'s primary care record
• issuing medicines
• talking to patients about new/changed medicines
• adjusting medicine formulations for swallowing difficulties or MDS provision
• bringing medicine issues in line for repeat dispensing or proxy ordering
• re-authorising repeat medicines

The successful applicant will register with Centre for Postgraduate Pharmacy Education\'s Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP); the course is fully funded by Health Education England and we will provide full financial support for travel, study leave and any equipment needed. Clinical supervision from an experienced pharmacist in our team will be provided before, during and after the education programme. More information about PCPEP is available athttps://www.cppe.ac.uk/career/pcpep/pcpep-training-pathway

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Northumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under "Documents to download" or "Supporting documents".

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

• To practice as an experienced pharmacy technician.
• To practice as a registered pharmacy technician.
• To provide a clinical service to identified patients
• In domiciliary general practice or Trust settings including reducing risk associated with the admission and discharge process.
• To undertake a broad range of technical pharmaceutical activities in the dispensary, including providing advice to patients and other healthcare staff.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge and understanding of all technical aspects of pharmacy patient services, supported by practical experience gained by practical experience of an approved training programme
• In addition successful completion of an in-house competency based training programme or previous relevant post qualification relevant clinical experience which provides an equivalent level of additional experience

SKILLS

• Excellent oral and written communication
• Excellent customer care
• Working knowledge of pharmacy, hospital and/or general practice computer systems

EXPERIENCE

• Practical experience of working in a relevant clinical pharmacy environment
• Practical experience of working as a designated checker
• Familiar with Medicines Information enquiry answering resources

QUALIFICATIONS

• S/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and approved underpinning knowledge e.g. BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent recognised pharmacy technician qualification plus experience to degree equivalent
• Registered with GPhC
• An Accredited Accuracy Checking Qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust