Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Technician

Morrisons; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

15% discount

Leadership School

Free parking

Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits

In-store cafe

Job summary

Morrisons Pharmacy is seeking an Accuracy Checking Technician to work with our Pharmacists, delivering final accuracy checks and confidential customer care. You will support daily operations and collaborate with local surgeries to provide essential health services for the community.

As a qualified technician, you will maintain compliance with pharmacy procedures, report dispensing errors, and keep your skills sharp with GPhC standards. Flexible shifts, including weekends, are available.

Qualifications

• Approved pharmacy qualifications: Completed an approved Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant course (such as the NPA DAC), and completed - or committed to enrolling on - an approved Pharmacy Technician / Accuracy Checking qualification (like the BTEC Diploma Level 3).
• GPhC registration progress: Registered (or actively working towards registration) as a practicing Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• A caring attitude: Shows real care and compassion for customers, with an enthusiastic attitude toward delivering pharmacy services, supporting team goals, and using initiative to resolve queries comfortably and efficiently.
• Flexibility for our community: Happy working flexible shifts, including weekends where needed, to keep the pharmacy running smoothly for local shoppers.

Responsibilities

• Put customers first: Provide a warm, friendly, and confidential service, handling over-the-counter sales and answering queries with real care and compassion.
• Ensure dispensing accuracy: Perform final accuracy checks on medications once clinically approved by the Pharmacist, carefully dispensing and handing out prescription items.
• Support local health services: Deliver a wide range of helpful pharmacy services, collaborating with local surgeries and team colleagues to resolve queries quickly.
• Keep operations safe and legal: Maintain full compliance with pharmacy procedures, promptly report dispensing errors or near misses, and keep your professional skills sharp inline with GPhC expectations.

Education

Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant course (NPA DAC)

Pharmacy Technician / Accuracy Checking qualification (BTEC Diploma Level 3)

Job description

More About The Role

At Morrisons Pharmacy, helping our customers look after their health and wellbeing is just natural for us. As an Accuracy Checking Technician, you’ll work alongside our Pharmacists to deliver the final accuracy checks on prescriptions, ensuring our local shoppers receive safe, compassionate, and confidential care.

More About The Role

At Morrisons Pharmacy, helping our customers look after their health and wellbeing is just natural for us. As an Accuracy Checking Technician, you’ll work alongside our Pharmacists to deliver the final accuracy checks on prescriptions, ensuring our local shoppers receive safe, compassionate, and confidential care. Reporting directly to the Pharmacy Manager or Pharmacist, you'll support daily operations, lend a hand to local surgery queries, and help deliver a wide range of essential health services for our community. In this role, you’ll be on hand to:

• Put customers first: Provide a warm, friendly, and confidential service, handling over-the-counter sales and answering queries with real care and compassion.
• Ensure dispensing accuracy: Perform final accuracy checks on medications once clinically approved by the Pharmacist, carefully dispensing and handing out prescription items.
• Support local health services: Deliver a wide range of helpful pharmacy services, collaborating with local surgeries and team colleagues to resolve queries quickly.
• Keep operations safe and legal: Maintain full compliance with pharmacy procedures, promptly report dispensing errors or near misses, and keep your professional skills sharp inline with GPhC expectations.

More About Our Perks

• Generous holiday entitlement
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised in-store cafe or shop floor ranges
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

We're looking for dedicated, qualified technicians who want to bring their expertise to a supportive store environment while making a genuine difference to community health. You'll be the kind of person who has:

• Approved pharmacy qualifications: Completed an approved Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant course (such as the NPA DAC), and completed - or committed to enrolling on - an approved Pharmacy Technician / Accuracy Checking qualification (like the BTEC Diploma Level 3).
• GPhC registration progress: Registered (or actively working towards registration) as a practicing Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• A caring attitude: Shows real care and compassion for customers, with an enthusiastic attitude toward delivering pharmacy services, supporting team goals, and using initiative to resolve queries comfortably and efficiently.
• Flexibility for our community: Happy working flexible shifts, including weekends where needed, to keep the pharmacy running smoothly for local shoppers.