Pharmacy Technician Bank - Band 5

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused NHS Trust is seeking a motivated Pharmacy Technician to support medicines optimisation within a friendly team. Responsibilities include managing patient medication journeys, training staff, and ensuring compliance with pharmacy regulations. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience in hospital pharmacy. Offers part-time and flexible working options.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Ongoing training and development

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience as a pharmacy technician.
• Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy.
• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the mental health pharmacy services.
• Coordinate day-to-day workload in the dispensary.
• Ensure safe, seamless, and integrated transfer of care for patients.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Good communication skills

Time management

Ability to work independently

Education

NVQ Level 3, BTEC in pharmaceutical sciences

UK Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician

Tools

Hospital computer systems JAC

Job description

Pharmacy Technician Bank - Band 5

The closing date is 20 November 2025

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated registered or soon to be registered Pharmacy Technician to join our forward-thinking team working within our medicines optimisation pharmacy service.

We are looking for a highly motivated, committed & dedicated individual who is a strong team player with excellent time management, interpersonal & organisational skills. You must be able to work well under pressure, have strong attention to detail and be an excellent communicator.

As a department our key focus areas for development are aimed at our medicines optimisation and sustainability agenda. The postholder will play a pivotal role in supporting us to achieve these priorities through completing drug histories, consulting with service users and carers regarding medicines, leave and discharge planning, utilising near patient dispensing and liaising with primary care to enable smooth transition post discharge.

In return you will be working within a friendly and supportive team. We will support your development through a comprehensive induction, on the job training/training frameworks, and ongoing development specific to your area of responsibility.

As a flexible employer encouraging work/life balance, we will also consider part-time and flexible working opportunities for all positions.

If this sounds like the role for you and you would like any further information about the role, please contact us to arrange an informal discussion or visit.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work with the speciality pharmacists and all members of the MDT to co-ordinate all aspects of the patient’s medicines related journey, communicating effectively to ensure a safe, seamless and integrated transfer of care for our patients.

• Keyresult areas include,
• Supporting clinical teams with the supply, storage and management of medicines within inpatient areas.
• Completing medicines history/reconciliation when patients are admitted into our care.
• Provide information to patients and carers about their medicines and support adherence and understanding.
• Work closely with clinical teams to plan and support timely leave and discharge, utilising near patient dispensing process to ensure medicines are received in a timely manner.
• Support with transfer of care into primary care, utilising the DMS service and liaising with other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in the accuracy checking rota within the dispensary.
• Support the training and development of trainees.
• Participate in the weekend and bank holiday rota.

About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means we’re accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we’re run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve a right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.

• To provide award pharmacy service to allocated units external to hospital sites
• To provide technical support to the mental health pharmacy services including checking patients own medication on admission, the dispensing and supply of medication to specific patients
• Co-ordinate and manage the day-to-day workload in the dispensary. Provide immediate line management support for allocated staff (pharmacy technicians band 4, pharmacy assistants or student technicians)
• Provide day to day line management for the dispensary staff
• To accuracy check completed prescriptions and maintain technical competency for this)
• Maintain competencies that enable working across the trust.

Person Specification

Special Knowledge/ Skills

• Supervisory skills.
• Pharmaceutical Waste management.
• Misuse of drugs act 1971.
• Regulations on Controlled Drugs in Primary and secondary care.
• Understanding of mental health issues, mental illnesses & their treatment.
• Good communication skills both oral and written.
• Good time management & organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Hospital computer systems JAC.
• Knowledge and experience of checking dispensed prescriptions.
• Ward based medicines management.
• Audit.

Personal Attributes

• Self motivated.
• Team player.
• Well motivated, enthusiastic and adaptable.
• Aptitude to learn new tasks.
• Ability to take responsibility.
• Commitment to CPD.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience as a pharmacy technician.
• Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy.
• Hospital pharmacy experience.
• Setting up of ward-based pharmacy services.
• Provision of medicines management to new services linking with community pharmacies.
• Self-administration of medicines.
• Specific experience of working in a mental health environment.

Training

• Nationally recognised accuracy checking qualification or has ability to demonstrate competencies at this level.
• Accredited Checking technician status.
• Team leading training.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3, BTec, or similar nationally recognized qualification in pharmaceutical sciences.
• UK Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician.

Physical Attributes

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
• Able to work within the whole trust boundaries.
• A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).

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.

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust