Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Cramlington is seeking an enthusiastic pharmacy technician to join its clinical pharmacy team. The role involves delivering high-quality patient care and ensuring safe medicines management. Opportunities for professional development through training sessions are available, and candidates should be prepared to work weekends as part of the service. The ideal candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to support patient care across various locations.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing safe and high-quality patient care.
• Knowledge of medicines management and legislation.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and high-quality patient care.
• Ensure the safe delivery of medicines management.
• Support acute medicine and emergency care colleagues.

Skills

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Attention to detail

Job description

A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and determined, forward thinking pharmacy technician to join our clinical pharmacy team.

The successful candidate will participate in the delivery of a patient focused, clinical service to medical patients and surgical patients within the Trust.

There will be opportunities to lead on quality improvement and service evaluation projects, and to develop clinically through vocational and accredited training courses and sessions.

This post is based at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, although the post holder is expected to work closely with colleagues at all sites to support continuing patient care and flow. The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in the weekend rota and cover accuracy checking slots.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Within your area of responsibility, you will:

• Provide safe and high-quality patient care.
• Ensure the safe delivery of medicines management related to medication within the trust.
• Support acute medicine and emergency care colleagues with appropriate advice.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

To provide technical support on pharmaceutical matters, medicines management issues and medicines legislation within a delegated area of responsibility on a routine basis, and whenever required in other specialist areas such as ward/clinical settings or aseptic services. The role will require teamwork as part of the many multidisciplinary teams, and also the ability to work independently and be self‑motivated.

To deliver on a delegated area of responsibility on a departmental basis (e.g. Health and Safety, management of patients on clozapine, staff rosters, over‑labelling or emergency drug cupboard).

To participate in a weekend pharmacy service and relevant bank holiday arrangements (unless otherwise agreed).

To role‑model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style that (a) engages, enables and empowers others, (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement, and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within and across departments and organisational boundaries.

This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Nov 2025.