Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Technician - Old Swan Liverpool

Tesco; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail pharmacy in Liverpool is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to ensure medication accuracy and support customers with queries. With a pay rate starting from £14.87 per hour, the role offers flexible working hours and a supportive team environment. Candidates should have relevant NVQ qualifications and GPhC registration. Benefits include discounts, annual bonus schemes, and a structured training plan. Join us in delivering high-quality healthcare services to our customers.

Benefits

Annual payment of GPhC fee

Annual Bonus Scheme

Tesco store discount

28 days holiday

Contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• Proven ability to complete the dispensing process accurately.
• Strong understanding of pharmacy services and SOPs.
• Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician.

Responsibilities

• Complete the checking process following the clinical check by a pharmacist.
• Identify customers needing assistance and provide information.
• Advise customers on Pharmacy services available.

Skills

Customer service skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Pharmacy technician/accuracy checking technician NVQ or similar

General Pharmaceutical Council registration

Job description

Overview

Tesco UK • Liverpool • Permanent • Apply by 19-Jan-2026

Availability Window: Days From time To time Mon 09:00:00 – 21:00:00, Tue 09:00:00 – 21:00:00, Thu 09:00:00 – 21:00:00

Our Pharmacy Technician rate of pay starts from £14.87 an hour; this increases for stores inside the M25. Additional payments may also apply depending on location.

It's our policy to offer new colleagues joining us a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours each week, but if you'd like to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12) we have opportunities for this too and would still love to hear from you.

The availability windows are the times we’d like you to be available to work. We will schedule your contracted hours within these times, and you’ll have 3 weeks' notice of exactly when your shifts will be. We are happy to support flexibility for our colleagues; if the times you are available match closely but not exactly to the advertised times, we’d still love to hear from you.

What is in it for you

Along with providing a secure and flexible work environment, we offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but are not limited to:

• Annual payment of your GPhC fee
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• Tesco store discount savings up to £2000 per year on most Tesco purchases
• Exclusive to Tesco pharmacy training programme in partnership with Diabetes UK, Cancer Research UK and British Heart Foundation to support customers with questions on Cancer, Heart & Circulatory disease and Diabetes
• Starting at 28 days Holiday (including bank holidays) + 1 personal day
• Contributory pension scheme
• A structured training plan for Pharmacy Leadership
• Access to free wellbeing services with resources to support mind, body, and life
• Competitive maternity, paternity & adoption leave
• Discounts on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills
• Support for UK health and social care visa process where required
• Further read about benefits available for colleagues

You will be responsible for

• Accurately completing the checking process, following a clinical check by a pharmacist. When the skill mix within the pharmacy is not appropriate for the Accuracy Checking role to be in place, you will carry out the dispensing process.
• Proactively identifying customers that need help and offering information on common ailments, symptoms and products.
• Taking time to understand customers' needs, explaining product benefits clearly and only recommending appropriate products.
• Advising customers on the range of Pharmacy services available.
• Supporting and delivering Pharmacy Services and the Dispensing Process according to the Standard Operating Procedures.
• Effectively checking dispensed prescriptions for accuracy according to the SOPs.
• Confidently checking the legal validity and accuracy of dispensed prescriptions
• Responding to clinical and legal queries from Healthcare practitioners within area of competence.
• Responding to customer queries related to prescription medicines and informing the Pharmacist of any complaints.
• Ensuring all dispensary routines and SOPs are followed.
• Keeping dispensary and consulting rooms clean, tidy and free of clutter.
• Ensuring all prescription administration is accurate and completed on time with attention to detail.
• Bringing promotional activities and company initiatives within the team to life.
• Striving to meet departmental targets set by the Pharmacy Manager.
• Carrying out procedures accurately to protect profit and ensure we trade safely and legally.
• Supporting the Pharmacy Manager and Duty Pharmacy Manager with supervision and development of other pharmacy team members through coaching and feedback.
• Being supportive of colleagues and management at all times.
• Keeping up to date with legal and professional developments in pharmacy.
• Registering with the General Pharmaceutical Council as an Accuracy Checking Technician, completing a GPhC recognised training course, following successful completion of a Pharmacy Technician Training Program, NVQ 3 or equivalent.
• Upholding the GPhC standards and public trust in pharmacy to meet professional, fitness to practise and ethical standards, and undertaking Continuing Professional Development and maintaining annual GPhC registration.

You will need

• A pharmacy technician/accuracy checking technician NVQ (or similar) qualification
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician/Accuracy Checking Technician
• Proof of completion of a recognised training course for an Accuracy Checking Technician/ Pharmacy Technician
• Proof of completing annual Continuing Professional Development requirements

We are looking for talented and driven professionals who can deliver high-quality healthcare service to customers and, in return, we’ll provide a supportive team, detailed industry training and a varied working environment where no two days are the same.

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.

About us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer’s favourite way to shop. Our core purpose is "Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day". Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers; it means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, communities, and the planet.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. We’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks different for each of us. We welcome chats about flexible working and encourage you to discuss how Tesco can support you during the application and employment process.

We’re proud to be accredited Disability Confident Leader and are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For accessibility information, details can be provided as part of the process.

Please note

Tesco will recruit individuals who have passed the school leaver’s age. To find out the school leaver’s age for your country please refer to local guidance. We can only accept candidates over 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beverages, counters, bakery and driving roles.

On high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date. We will offer feedback to those invited to interview.

For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com