Emergency Dept Specialist Pharmacy Technician (SDEC)

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Sefton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a motivated Band 5 Specialist Pharmacy Technician to join the Emergency Department and SDEC teams at Southport Hospital. This role provides a specialist clinical pharmacy technician service, supporting medicines reconciliation, optimisation, and timely discharge within a fast-paced ED environment.

You will work closely with pharmacists and the multidisciplinary team, contribute to training, audits and service improvement, and

Qualifications

• Experience as a ward-based Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience in a fast-paced Emergency Department or ward.
• Ability to work independently within a clinical ward.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on clinical pharmacy technician service within ED and SDEC.
• Prioritise patients, identify medication discrepancies and collaborate with the team.
• Support safe and timely supply of medicines and patient transfer between areas.
• Provide medicines advice and counselling to patients.
• Participate in training, audit and service improvement within ED/SDEC.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medicines reconciliation

Patient counselling

Education

Pharmacy Technician qualification

Tools

Dispensing system

Job description

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a motivated Band 5 Specialist Pharmacy Technician to join the Emergency Department and SDEC teams at Southport Hospital. This role provides a specialist clinical pharmacy technician service, supporting medicines reconciliation, optimisation, and timely discharge within a fast-paced ED environment.

You will work closely with pharmacists and the multidisciplinary team, contribute to training, audits and service improvement, and