Dispensary Senior Pharmacy Technician | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Chelmsford seeks a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join their dispensary team. This position involves dispensing prescriptions, conducting final checks, and providing drug information to staff and patients. The ideal candidate will be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and possess a current ACT qualification. Strong attention to detail and teamwork skills are essential. A great opportunity to develop within a supportive environment is offered.

Qualifications

• Dedicated, hardworking individual that works well in a team environment.
• Essential to have current recognised ACT qualification.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Dispense inpatient, outpatient and TTA prescriptions.
• Final check on prescriptions prepared by other Pharmacy staff.
• Answer drug information queries from patients and staff.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Education

ACT qualification

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to make a difference to patient care within a hospital setting?

An opportunity has arisen within the Pharmacy Department at Broomfield Hospital for a motivated and enthusiastic dispensary based Senior Pharmacy Technician to work as part of our dispensary team.

We are looking for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, to join our department. The post holder will actively be involved in delivering a clinical ward service within the hospital.

The right applicant will be a dedicated, hardworking individual that works well in a team environment as well as under own initiative. Attention to detail and organisational skills are essential.

Current recognised ACT qualification is essential.

Based in the busy town of Chelmsford, Mid Essex Hospital is part of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust and the Pharmacy Department now has around 300 staff working across 3 sites.

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply today.

Duties

• Dispense inpatient, outpatient and TTA (discharge) prescriptions. Process prescriptions using the pharmacy stock control and ePrescribing system, select, count, package and label prescription items according to department procedure. Make records as necessary.
• Final check clinically screened prescriptions and orders prepared by other Pharmacy staff before release to the patient.
• Hand out completed prescriptions with appropriate counselling.
• Answer drug information queries from patients, nursing and medical staff using appropriate reference resources, and refer to Pharmacist when necessary.
• Assess suitability of medication for return to stock. Return items to stock using the pharmacy stock control and ePrescribing system or dispose of according to departmental procedure.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well‑being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Are you looking for an interesting pharmaceutical role using your unique qualities? Then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Dec 2025