Hospital Pharmacy Technician – Patient Care & Meds

Nhs Professionals Limited; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust seeks a Pharmacy Technician to provide professional technical support across hospital wards and departments, supporting dispensary, laboratory and distribution activities to ensure safe pharmaceutical services.

You will dispense and label pharmaceuticals, perform accuracy checks, and support the Pharmacy Team while deputising for Team Leaders as needed, promoting a professional image of NUH Pharmacy.

Qualifications

• GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician; ACT qualification desirable.
• Experience in accuracy checking, ideally within a hospital environment.
• Experience dispensing prescriptions and using pharmacy electronic systems.
• Effective stock management skills and knowledge of commonly prescribed medicines.
• Able to work safely and effectively both independently and as part of a team, with commitment to CPD.

Responsibilities

• To provide appropriate advice to patients and carers regarding their medicines, explaining safe and correct use in a clear and accessible manner.
• To respond professionally to telephone and face‑to‑face enquiries from patients, carers and healthcare staff, resolving queries within scope and referring more complex matters to the appropriate Pharmacy team member.
• To manage pharmaceutical stock across allocated rotational areas, including ordering, receipt, issuing and routine stock maintenance, while completing scheduled stock checks and maintaining accurate electronic records.
• To support the development of colleagues by assisting with the induction and training of new Pharmacy staff, apprentices and support workers, acting as a positive professional role model within the department.
• To coordinate the activities of dispensary support staff, allocating and monitoring delegated tasks to help maintain an organised and effective service, and deputising for Lead Technicians when required.
• To undertake specialist pharmaceutical manufacturing activities, including adult, paediatric and neonatal total parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, cytotoxic, intrathecal and non‑sterile preparations, while carrying out relevant environmental, equipment and quality assurance checks.

Skills

Accuracy checking

Dispensing prescriptions

Stock management

Teamwork

CPD

Education

GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician

ACT qualification desirable

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust seeks a Pharmacy Technician to provide professional technical support across hospital wards and departments, supporting dispensary, laboratory and distribution activities to ensure safe pharmaceutical services.

You will dispense and label pharmaceuticals, perform accuracy checks, and support the Pharmacy Team while deputising for Team Leaders as needed, promoting a professional image of NUH Pharmacy.