Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician (B5)

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to join our hospital pharmacy team on a 15-hour-per-week, permanent basis. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to support wards and patients across Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Community Health services.

The role requires GPhC registration and hospital pharmacy experience, with a focus on accurate dispensing, medicines management and patient counselling.

Qualifications

• GPhC registration is essential.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy is required.
• Strong organisational and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Dispense inpatient, outpatient, clinical trial and CD prescriptions per SOPs.
• Support safe and timely medicines supply by resolving queries and co-ordinating discharges.
• Assist in delivery of the clozapine service.
• Use pharmacy IT systems for dispensing, stock control and medicines management.
• Participate in medicines management including patient drug histories and reviewing own medicines.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Computer literacy

Education

GPhC registration

Hospital pharmacy experience

Tools

Pharmacy IT systems

Job description

Job Overview

Join our welcoming and dynamic Pharmacy team at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust as a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician (15 hours per week, permanent).

Job Overview

Join our welcoming and dynamic Pharmacy team at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust as a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician (15 hours per week, permanent).
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and detail-focused individual to be part of a supportive and well-established team. Our busy hospital pharmacy plays a vital role in delivering high-quality care, supporting wards and patients across Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, and Community Health services.
If you’re passionate about patient care and looking to develop your skills within a friendly and rewarding environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

The post holder will demonstrate strong organisational, communication, and computer skills, with the ability to work accurately, proactively, and as part of a multidisciplinary team. A willingness to learn and develop is essential. You must be on the GPhC register and have hospital pharmacy experience.

Key Duties Include

• Dispensing inpatient, outpatient, clinical trial, and controlled drug prescriptions in line with standard operating procedures
• Supporting the safe and timely supply of medicines by resolving queries and coordinating patient discharges
• Assisting in the delivery of the clozapine service
• Using pharmacy IT systems for dispensing, stock control, and medicines management processes
• Participating in medicines management activities, including patient drug histories and assessing patients’ own medicines
• Accuracy checking within a technician-led dispensary
• Supporting patient counselling and promoting medicines adherence
• Providing support to wards using the Trust’s ePrescribing system
• Assisting with the daily running of the dispensary, including workflow coordination and query resolution

The role requires flexibility to work contracted hours Monday to Friday, with occasional weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.
For further information, please contact Isabelle Girard Bancroft, Pharmacy Technician Team Manager Medicines Management on 0116 295 8372.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.