Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Warrington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated healthcare provider in Warrington seeks a Pharmacy Technician to manage medicines at ward level. The role includes completing medicines histories, providing counselling, and ensuring a smooth supply of medications. Candidates should be registered with the GPhC and hold a Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy. Join a supportive team that prioritizes professional development and quality care.

Qualifications

• Registered with the GPhC.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Medicines management at ward level, including identifying patients who are being discharged.
• Completing accurate medicines histories for inpatients.
• Providing medicines counselling for both inpatient and discharge medication.
• Completing discharge prescriptions at ward level.
• Ensuring patients have a supply of medicines whilst an inpatient.
• Stock control and review of ward stock holdings.
• Training and supervision of junior pharmacy staff.

Skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

Education

Level 3 Diploma in The Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians

Job description

Go back Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 24 October 2025

We are looking to recruit motivated and professional Pharmacy Technicians to our team.

Are you currently working in a community pharmacy and want to challenge yourself in a hospital setting?

Have you recently qualified, or are about to, and would like to work in a friendly team where each member is supported to achieve their career goals?

Are you an experienced pharmacy technician who has an interest in quality improvement and would like the opportunity to have your ideas heard and feel supported in improving service delivery?

If you are any of these then please apply and bring your enthusiasm and skills to our team, all applications are welcomed and we cant wait to hear from you.

Successful applicants can look forward to a challenging yet rewarding career within our pro-active Pharmacy team and the chance to develop to achieve whatever your career goals may be.

Future opportunities for personal development including but not limited to, accuracy checking qualification and clinical diploma. Learning will be encouraged, and support will be provided.

If you would like to come and have a look at our repurposed dispensary and meet some members of the ward team, please email [e-mail]

Applicants must be registered with the GPhC.

Main duties of the job

• Medicines management at ward level including:
  • Ordering inpatient medication
  • Identifying patients who are being discharged.
  • Completing accurate medicines histories for inpatients
  • Providing medicines counselling for both inpatient and discharge medication.
  • Completing discharge prescriptions at ward level.
  • Ensuring patients have a supply of medicines whilst an inpatient.
  • Stock control and review of ward stock holdings.
  • Training and supervision of pre-registration pharmacy technicians, entry level pharmacy technicians and other support staff
• Dispensary based activities including, dispensing and accuracy checking medication.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Job responsibilities

As a Pharmacy technician your main duties will be providing Medicines management at ward level including:

• Identifying patients who are being discharged.
• Completing accurate medicines histories for inpatients
• Providing medicines counselling for both inpatient and discharge medication.
• Completing discharge prescriptions at ward level.
• Ensuring patients have a supply of medicines whilst an inpatient.
• Stock control and review of ward stock holdings.
• Training and supervision of pre-registration pharmacy technicians, entry level pharmacy technicians and other support staff

All of our Pharmacy Technicians work within our dispensary dispensing and accuracy checking prescriptions for medicines needed whilst patients are inpatients with us and also on discharge.

Person Specification

Registered with GPhC

• Registered with the GPhC
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications

• Level 3 Diploma in The Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians

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.

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT