Clinical/Pharmacy Technician | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; North East; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking Clinical Pharmacy Technicians to join their team. This role involves patient counselling, medication management, and supporting clinical services across various hospitals. The position starts at Band 4, with opportunities to progress to Band 5 after completing training. The ideal candidate will have experience in pharmacy environments and excellent communication skills. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with relevant qualifications.
• Ability to support clinical pharmacists and healthcare professionals.
• Experience in diverse patient interactions and medication reviews.

Responsibilities

• Complete medication histories and achieve medication reconciliation targets.
• Communicate with patients and healthcare staff regarding medication.
• Support risk identification for hospital admissions or readmissions.

Skills

Patient counselling

Technical pharmaceutical activities

Communication skills

Mentoring

Education

Accredited Checking Qualification

Band 4 Pharmacy Technician Qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of our team of ward-based Clinical Pharmacy Technicians. We have vacancies for Technicians looking for a new challenge to join our Clinical Pharmacy Team working across The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals.

You will initially be appointed as a Band 4 Pharmacy Technician and undertake 5 x Trust Dispensary Based Training Programmes, an in‑house discharge assembling on wards training, Medicines Management Module 1 or equivalent, Medicines Management Module 3 (these will take approximately 6 months to complete) and an Accredited Checking Qualification, if not already held (approximately 12 months). Once all training programmes are complete and evidence has been provided to Human Resources, you will be moved to Band 5 Clinical Pharmacy Technician.

Applicants who already hold relevant qualifications/training or experience mentioned above will progress to the Band 5 pay scale accordingly.

The successful candidates will also be expected to undertake Medicines Management 4 or a higher level diploma as part of their role.

We will also accept applicants due to qualify as Pharmacy Technicians in early 2026.

3 x Posts will be across Freeman Hospital and Royal Victoria Infirmary.

• Interview Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025
• 37.5 Hours/Week

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

• To complete medication histories and help achieve medication reconciliation targets in line with CQC recommendations.
• Counselling patients about their medication within pharmacy and at ward level. The post holder is required to communicate with a diverse range of people who visit pharmacy where there may be barriers to understanding e.g. hearing impaired patients or patients whose first language is not English.
• Communicates with other professional and technical staff within the hospital or community pharmacy, regarding specific patient and operational issues.
• Supports other healthcare professionals, particularly the clinical pharmacists by identifying patients in any care setting who need a clinical medication review for a long term condition, high risk medicine, complex transfer of care or problematic polypharmacy.
• Support and mentor students and junior members of the team.
• Helps identify patients at risk of hospital admission or readmission (in accordance with guidance) and assists with referrals to community pharmacy for follow up post-discharge.
• Will undertake an accredited technician checking course after completion of other in‑house training schemes if not already held.

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.

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, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks

Band 4 Responsibilities

• To practice as a registered Pharmacy Technician.
• To undertake a full range of technical pharmaceutical activities within the dispensary including providing advice to patients and other healthcare staff.
• To support ward-based services on identified wards at the RVI and FH including the dispensing of discharge prescriptions, completing medication histories and providing patient counselling.

Band 5 Responsibilities

• 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 and wards, including providing advice to patients and other healthcare staff.

This advert closes on Sunday 16 Nov 2025