Pharmacy Technician

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; New Earswick; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a registered Pharmacy Technician to join the team for a 30-hour, 10-month temporary contract at Foss Park hospital, York. You will support medicines management, dispensary duties and ward-based optimisation to improve patient care.

The role welcomes newly qualified technicians and offers development opportunities; travel to locality sites may be required. UK Right to Work is essential; sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3/BTEC underpinning knowledge in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Pre-registration pharmacy technicians due to qualify/register within four months
• Accredited checking qualification or willingness to commence within 12 months
• NHSE England Medicines Optimisation Modules 1-7
• CPPE The community Pharmacy technician: advancing your role programme
• CPPE Mental Health

Responsibilities

• Provide technical aspects of medicines management and medicines optimisation
• Dispense medications from varied order forms ensuring accuracy
• Assist ward-based medicines optimisation under supervision
• Support Clinical Pharmacists and Senior Pharmacy Technicians
• Promote medicines optimisation across specialties under direction

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Time management

Patient centred care

Policy compliance

Team leadership

Education

NVQ Level 3/BTEC underpinning knowledge

GPhC registration

Pending registration within 4 months

Accredited checking qualification

NHSE Medicine Optimisation Modules 1-7

CPPE MH & Community Pharmacy programs

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Teams

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Email usage

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 22 October 2026

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated registered Pharmacy Technician to join our successful team in a part time 30 hours temporary contract for 10 months, and contribute towards developing our services. The successful applicant will share our vision and be committed to our values and goals for the delivery of the best care to our patients. If you would like to work for an organisation that ensures excellence in patient care is achievable, then we would like to hear from you.

Whether you are an experienced or newly qualified technician, we can offer further development and training to extend your role in improving patient care.

Applicants should hold Level 3 BTEC / NVQ Pharmacy Services certificate or equivalent, be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.

Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy department as a qualified technician or as a student technician is desirable although applications from qualified pharmacy technicians working in the community sector are welcome.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

Main duties of the job

The successful postholder will provide technical aspects of the pharmacy medicines management and medicines optimisation services, working at Foss Park hospital in York.

You will work together with the other pharmacy colleagues, in the dispensaries and wards, to provide patients with an accurate and timely supply of medication from admission through to discharge.

You will be able to competently dispense an array of medication from a variety of order forms, and be responsible for a range of technical duties in the dispensaries to aid in the smooth and efficient running of the department.

In addition to this, the postholder will assist the Clinical Pharmacists and Senior Pharmacy Technicians in the provision of a ward based medicines optimisation service.

You will deliver the technical clinical pharmacy service and promote medicines optimisation across a variety of specialities under the direction of the Lead Pharmacy Technician.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

The pharmacy team in TEWV has over 100 team members including drivers, pharmacy assistants, administration, nurses, pharmacy technicians and pharmacists. Individual team members are spread across multiple sites, with a dispensary in each of our 3 localities. The locality teams work independently, but come together to agree standards and best practice, learning from each other and trying to improve.

We developed a 5-year Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy Framework which was created with the teams to produce a shared set of themes and priorities.

Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 with BTEC underpinning knowledge in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent*
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)*
• *At the time of applying Pre-registration pharmacy technicians MUST be due to qualify/register in four months or less
• Accredited checking qualification or willing to commence within 12 months
• NHSEngland Medicines Optimisation Modules 1-7
• CPPE The community Pharmacy technician: advancing your role programme
• CPPE Mental Health

Experience

• Experience of pharmacy practice
• Experience of a patient facing role

Knowledge

• Understanding of the risk issues associated with medicines
• Microsoft Office including Teams, word, Powerpoint and Excel
• Use of email
• Use of internet

Skills

• Good communication skills, written and verbal
• Organisational and time management skills
• Patient centred care
• Able to follow legal and organisational policies and procedures
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Leadership experience and/or staff supervision

Other

• Suitable to work with vulnerable patients
• Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

£28,392 to £31,157 a yearpro rata, per annum