Higher Level Pharmacy Technician Dispensary | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Sefton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join their Medicines Management Team. The role involves participating in a seven-day medicines supply service and supporting innovative technological implementations within the pharmacy department. Candidates should have experience as a Pharmacy Technician and a desire to grow professionally in a hospital setting. Flexible working requests can be considered.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Pharmacy Technician with an interest in developing a career in hospital pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the seven-day medicines supply service.
• Support operations of ward-based automation and robotic dispensing systems.

Skills

Pharmacy Technician experience

Interest in hospital pharmacy

Willingness to engage in professional development

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and self-motivated Pharmacy Technician to join the Mersey Care Medicines Management Team. The Executive team at Mersey Care recognise the value of our services and have recently invested a significant amount of additional funding to enable the transformation and expansion of our service.

Dispensary Higher Level Pharmacy Technician roles based within our purpose-built pharmacy department at Maghull Health Park and supporting our in-house Pharmacy at Hollins Park Hospital in Warrington. We welcome applications from experienced Pharmacy Technicians from any sector who have interest in developing their professional career within a hospital pharmacy setting. These posts provide an unparalleled opportunity to develop your skills and experience across a diverse service. We provide a well-structured support system, including robust individual and group supervision, personal development planning and regular access to professional development opportunities and flexible working opportunities. As a department we are embracing the Trusts ambition to digitally transform our services and have introduced new initiatives which include ward-based automation, EPMA and within our new department three automated robotic dispensing systems including a blister packing robot.

For full information regarding responsibilities, required qualifications and experience please refer to the job description and person specification.

Responsibilities

• The post-holder will be obliged to participate in our seven-day medicines supply service in line with the hours of operation.
• Support and contribute to the operation of ward-based automation, EPMA and robotic dispensing systems within the department.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience as a Pharmacy Technician with an interest in developing a career in hospital pharmacy.
• Willingness to engage in professional development and supervision opportunities as part of a structured support system.

Additional Information

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025