Pharmacy Technician

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team. The role supports safe, effective medicines management across inpatient wards, departments and community units, with progression from AfC 4 to 5 through learning and development.

You will be registered with the GPhC, have hospital or community pharmacy experience, and demonstrate attention to detail, patient safety, and strong communication skills within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and patient safety.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Dispense and/or check all prescriptions and inpatient medication orders following clinical validation.
• Provide pharmacy services to wards and departments across the Trust and community units.
• Work with the Dispensary Lead and Chief Technician for Medicines Management to deliver a safe, cost-effective service.
• Support high-quality pharmaceutical care by ensuring medicines are supplied accurately and within timescales.
• Contribute to maintaining legal, professional and local standards relating to medicines management and stock control.
• Collaborate with pharmacists and multidisciplinary teams to support patient care.

Skills

GPhC registration

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication

Education

NVQ level 3/BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Hospital Pharmacy experience

Tools

Pharmacy stock control system

Job description

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 29 November 2026

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team, supporting the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred medicines management services across the Trust.

Working within our dispensary and medicines management teams, you will play a key role in ensuring the accurate and timely supply of medicines to inpatient wards, departments and community units served by the Pharmacy.

This is progression role aimed at moving from an AfC 4 to 5 following learning and development.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician.

Experience of working within a hospital or community pharmacy setting.

Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and patient safety.

Good communication and organisational skills.

The ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and manage competing priorities in a busy environment

Main duties of the job

• Dispense and/or check all types of prescriptions and inpatient medication orders presented to the Pharmacy following clinical validation.
• Provide pharmacy services to wards and departments across Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals and community units in line with Trust and departmental service level agreements.
• Work closely with the Dispensary Lead and Chief Technician for Medicines Management to deliver an efficient, safe and cost-effective medicines management service.
• Support the provision of high-quality pharmaceutical care by ensuring medicines are supplied accurately and within agreed timescales.
• Contribute to maintaining legal, professional and local standards relating to medicines management and stock control.
• Work collaboratively with pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and multidisciplinary teams to support excellent patient care.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest provider of acute hospital services to Surrey residents, serving a population of 410,00 people and employing approximately 4,800 staff.

Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience and best outcomes for patients and the team. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to deliver our workforce plan.

We are part of a collaborative Group with the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. As part of this partnership, colleagues may occasionally work across both organisations to support shared services, development opportunities and patient care.

St Peter's Hospital delivers complex medical and surgical care, maternity and emergency services. Day and orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology and outpatient services are delivered at Ashford Hospital. Additional services are delivered at Woking Community Hospital.

Our Values provide us with the behaviours we respect and can commit to. By living our values through our everyday interactions, we can build a stronger, more resilient, and forward- thinking organisation, guiding us to achieve success and make a positive impact on how we deliver our services.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits and discounts.

Please note that adverts may close early, so early application is encouraged.

For more information about careers at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full job description and personal specification which is attached for this job role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3, BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• To undertake the Accredited Checking course.
• To undertake the Practice Supervisor Course or equivalent
• To act as an Assessor / Facilitator for trainees

Experience

• Previous Pharmacy experience
• Experience of training others in a pharmacy setting
• Supervisory experience experience
• Medicine Management/Optimisation ward based experience

Knowledge

• NHS Constitution
• Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
• Knowledge of practice based audit
• Working knowledge of stock control e.g. use of pharmacy stock control system

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust