Clinical Pharmacy Technician - AMU | The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS hospital in Shrewsbury is seeking a highly motivated registered Pharmacy Technician to join their team. The role involves dispensing medicines, patient counselling, and contributing to a patient-focused service in a supportive environment. The successful applicant will have opportunities for personal development and be part of a dynamic team committed to excellent patient care. Previous experience in hospital pharmacy practice is preferred, and registration with ACT is required.

Benefits

Opportunities for personal development

Supportive and friendly team

Qualifications

• Must be a registered Pharmacy Technician with ACT.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy practice is preferred.
• Ability to work as part of a team and support others.

Responsibilities

• Dispense and check medicines supply for patients.
• Patient counselling and medicines reconciliation.
• Support the discharge medicines service.

Skills

Adaptability

Conscientiousness

Teamwork

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician

Tools

Medicines Management Systems

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a highly motivated, adaptable and conscientious registered Pharmacy Technician with ACT to join our team. We are a department committed to the extended role of Technicians, and you will be encouraged to develop your skills in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice in our busy department.

Medicines Management Systems are highly integrated into electronic IT systems. Pharmacy Technicians are involved in “at the bedside clinical services”, PODs, medicines reconciliation and one-stop dispensing. This position provides the successful applicant with the ability to specialise in the essential AMU pathway that has a real impact in patient care. To provide staff support, training, management and guidance under the direction of a senior member of staff.

Key responsibilities

• Dispensing, medicines supply and accuracy checking of:
• Stock medicines
• Inpatient and outpatient medicines
• Clinical trial medicines
• Aseptically prepared medicines including radiopharmaceutical diagnostics

• Medicines Management:
• Patient counselling
• Medicine reconciliation
• Discharge medicines service

Do you want to make a difference?

Then our department is right for you. Here in our department; we are all one team, here for our patients. Everyone on this team knows something that somebody else may not and so we are all each other’s safety net. We choose to value and respect each other so that we create the best possible environment for excellence. We believe in making a difference for our patients.

Due to investment and the development of new roles, there are several new opportunities available within our department. This is an exciting time that will lead to much improvement for our patient’s care – if you want to make a difference; now is the time to join The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Pharmacy.

What can SaTH Pharmacy offer you?

• Patient focused service
• Supportive and friendly team
• Opportunities for personal development
• A department open to new ways of working

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

This advert closes on Monday 22 Sep 2025