Pharmacy Technician Band 4 to 5 Progression

Tameside & Glossop NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

27–33 days annual leave + bank holiday

NHS Pension Scheme

Eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Bicycle loan scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Support with stress/bereavement/finan"

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a registered Pharmacy Technician for a rotational role at Band 4 to 5 progression. The post involves dispensing, patient counselling, medicines optimisation, and discharge processing across inpatient and outpatient settings.

The role requires post-qualification experience and GPhC registration, with potential rotation into evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with post-qualification experience.
• Desirable hospital pharmacy experience.
• Willingness to participate in rotas including evenings/weekends.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing and Accuracy Checking for in-patients, outpatients and discharge.
• Patient counselling and medicines optimisation at ward level.
• Medicines reconciliation at bedside and processing discharge prescriptions.
• Aseptic outsourcing duties.

Skills

Post-qualification experience

Registered Pharmacy Technician

Team player

Education

Level 3 BTEC / NVQ Pharmacy Services certificate or equivalent

GPhC Registration as Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Pharmacy Technician Band 4 to 5 Progression

A Vacancy at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Pharmacy Technician (Rotational) - Band 4 to 5 Progression

Post- 37.5 hours - Permanent

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, Registered Pharmacy Technician with demonstrable post qualification experience, who wants to make a real difference to patient care, to join our successful team and contribute towards developing our services and continuing to extend the technician role

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

Experience of working within a hospital pharmacy department as a qualified technician is desirable but not essential .

The initial banding of the postholder will depend on past experience and/or completion of a conversion competency document.

Duties will include:

• Dispensing and Accuracy Checking for In-patients, Outpatients and Discharge.
• Patient counselling,
• Medicines optimisation at ward level including medicines reconciliation; assessing patients’ own medicines at the bedside and processing patient discharge prescriptions
• Aseptic Outsourcing duties

The post will require participation in rotas that extend into early evenings, weekends and bank holidays and those seeking part-time employment during the daytime, evening and / or weekend will be considered.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• To co-operate with all pharmaceutical staff in providing and developing the technical aspects of the pharmaceutical service including a comprehensive dispensing and medicines distribution service to out-patients and in-patients on all wards and departments throughout the Trust.
• To act as Dispensary Team Leader when required.
• To train and mentor new and existing staff undertaking in-house or external training/qualifications
• To supervise pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants on a day to day basis
• Duties are carried out under the control or direct supervision of a pharmacist or where appropriate Principal or Chief Technician.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Oct 2026