Pharmacy Technician

Bristol Nhs Foundation Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Pharmacy Technician to join the Adult Emergency Department Pharmacy team at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. You will develop your professional and clinical skills and provide safe medicines care in a busy ED environment.

The role includes medicines reconciliation, high-cost drug management, and supporting the dispensary and wards as part of a wide rota. You will help run the workflow and mentor new staff in a forward-thinking department.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC registration and CPD evidence.
• Experience in a clinical, patient-facing environment.
• Desirable accreditation as Assessing or Coaching.
• Experience supporting training and teaching others.

Responsibilities

• As a Pharmacy team member, provide safe, efficient pharmacy support in Emergency Department.
• Carry out medicines reconciliation and manage high-cost drugs in ED.
• Support dispensary and ward-based pharmaceutical services across the trust with rota.
• Assist in running and organizing workflow and mentor new staff.

Skills

Good communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Teamwork

Computer literacy

Dispensing accuracy

Ability to work alone or in a team

Information systems proficiency

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Tools

Pharmacy computer system

Electronic prescribing system

Job description

Job summary

Are you a registered Pharmacy Technician looking for further developing your career? Do you want to join a friendly, forward-thinking team committed to providing the best possible medicines care? Do you want to work for an outstanding Trust?

Bristol Foundation Trust is a dynamic and thriving group of hospitals in the heart of Bristol, a vibrant and culturally diverse city. We have recently been rated as good by the CQC.

We are recruiting for an exciting new opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join the Adult Emergency Department Pharmacy team at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.

Proposed interview date: 09/09/2026

Main duties of the job

• As a member of the Pharmacy team, you will provide safe and efficient pharmacy support to the Emergency Department within the Bristol Royal Infirmary. You will develop your existing professional, technical and clinical skills through your own continuing professional development to provide a service of excellence to both patients and staff alike.
• This role includes completion of medicines reconciliation and management of high cost drugs within the Emergency Department
• Providing pharmaceutical support to the dispensary and the wards within the trust as part of a wider late and weekend rota
• Be involved in the running and organisation of the workflow and participate in the training/mentorship of new staff and help to embrace change within the department.

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details

Date posted: 19 August 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 387-MED9310-NG

Job locations: Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8HW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Accredited Medicines Management Technician
• Accredited Checking Technician

Desirable

• Accredited for Assessing or Coaching

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Flexible and adaptive approach
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good time manager
• Ability to work alone or in a team
• Computer literate
• Evidence of ability to complete work on time
• Standard keyboard skills for using pharmacy computer system
• Skilled at using the internet and online information systems
• Evidence of ability to complete work on time
• Committed to providing a high quality pharmacy service.
• Proven ability to dispense medicines accurately without errors

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Previous experience of supporting the training and teaching of others
• Previous experience of working within a clinical patient-facing environment

Desirable

• Previous participation in audit or quality improvement work
• Experience of using electronic prescribing system(s)
• Proven recent hospital experience of delivering dispensing service as a technician

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8HW, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Lead Emergency Department Pharmacist, Gayle Wynn, [e-mail]

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.