Hospital & Community Pharmacy Technician

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Bury is seeking a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join their team. The role involves dispensing, medicines management, and participating in community service efforts. Candidates must be registered with the GPhC and possess relevant certifications. This position offers competitive pay ranging from £27,485 to £37,796 per year and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician with good communication and teamwork skills.
• Able to work under pressure and keen to develop yourself.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing and ward-based medicines management duties.
• Conducting medication reviews in community settings.
• Processing patient medication history and discharges.

Skills

Good teamwork skills

Education

Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician

BTEC Professional Development certificate in Dispensing Technician Checking

Job description

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Hospital & Community Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 09 November 2025

Hospital and Community Pharmacy Technician Fairfield General Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary 9 months fixed term contract We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician, with good communication and teamwork skills. If you are able to work under pressure, and keen to develop yourself, we would like to hear from you. We are keen to develop the roles of our technical staff, and to support their training and progression. We welcome applications from Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians registering in 2025. Out Technical Team have a great reputation for providing excellent ward based and community services. You will need excellent organisational skills in order to undertake this role and be able to work accurately and quickly under pressure, have a good eye for detail, be able to prioritise your workload, meet deadlines and be committed to the delivery of high standards in a patient focused service. If you do not have the required experience / qualifications to meet the Band 5 position , you will be appointed to Band 4 Pharmacy Technician, and are expected to achieve the qualifications and experience required to progress to a Band 5 post. There will be a requirement to participate in working extended hours, late nights, weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.

Main duties of the job

You will gain experience of dispensing, ward-based medicines management duties, medication reviews in community settings and clinical trials. You will have the opportunity once trained to work as part of a clinical technical service team which will involve recording patient medication history and processing discharges at ward and community level. You will also participate in full dispensary duties.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
• BTEC Professional Development certificate in Dispensing Technician Checking

Knowledge

• Basic working knowledge of Pharmacy practice

Skills

• Good teamwork skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £37,796 a year Pro Rata Per Annum