Pharmacy Technician Band 4-5 Progression

NHS; Harlow; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Harlow is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join its team. This full-time, permanent role offers a guided program to progress from a band 4 to band 5 technician. Responsibilities include dispensing medicines and assisting patients. The position requires NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. The role offers a competitive salary and supportive environment.

Benefits

5% high cost area supplement

Full support and training provided

Qualifications

• Must hold NVQ Level 3 and BTEC or equivalent qualification in Pharmaceutical Science.
• Must be able to complete Regional Checking Accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Identify, select, and dispense medicines for prescriptions.
• Act as a contact for patients and healthcare staff regarding medicines.

Skills

Ability to plan

Prioritise workload

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

Go back The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Pharmacy Technician Band 4-5 Progression

The closing date is 22 October 2025

The Pharmacy team is looking for a registered or soon-to-be registered Pharmacy Technician to join the department on a full-time, permanent basis.

This developmental role starting as a band 4 Technician will support you through a guided programme to complete competencies over a 6-12 month period in order to move to a band 5 position. This will include Final Accuracy checking, Medicines Management skills as well as other leadership and development competencies.

This is an ideal opportunity for those new to or returning to the profession.

You\'ll be joining a friendly, patient-centred department and will assist in the provision of Pharmacy services to the Trust\'s hospitals, community clinics and external providers. In doing so you will also be supporting a number of teams within Pharmacy, including the dispensary and medicines management ward based teams. We have been lucky enough to move into our brand new dispensary recently and the department is really benefitting from a bright and modern environment with all the latest robotic developments.

Full support and training will be given to allow you to progress within the desired time frame. We are an experienced team that are here for you and we want to you develop to your full potential.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for identifying, selecting, dispensing and distributing medicines for inpatient, discharge and outpatient prescriptions, as well as pharmaceutical items including Controlled Drugs to wards and departments throughout the Trust. You will also act as a point of contact for patients, their families, doctors and other healthcare staff seeking information on medicines. As a part of a ward based team you will carry out medicines reconciliation and help prepare medicines for discharge.

This role is based at the PAH main site.

The general working pattern is 37.5 hours per week over a 7 day period, with usual working hours 9-5 Monday to Friday and will will include some late standby shifts, weekend and bank holiday working. Flexible working applications would be considered.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop\'s Stortford, and St Margaret\'s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop\'s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 and BTEC or equivalent qualification in Pharmaceutical Science
• Ability to complete Regional Checking Accreditation
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Regional Checking Accreditation

Skills and knowledge

• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload

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.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

£27,485 to £37,796 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement