Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is looking for a Band 5 Clinical Services Technician. This full-time role involves delivering quality care through efficient medicines management and supporting ward technicians in a dynamic pharmacy team. The centre is dedicated to excellence in cancer care and seeks motivated individuals to join its mission.

Qualifications

• Dual qualification in Pharmacy Services required for registration.
• Post qualification pharmacy practice experience needed.
• Demonstrated understanding of GMP and QA principles.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient-focused pharmacy service at ward level.
• Take comprehensive patient drug histories and reconcile medicines.
• Supervise rotational ward technicians and student technicians.

Skills

Numeracy skills

Communication

PharmacyIT skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 / BTEC Diploma in Pharmacy Services

Job description

Job summary

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC) provides excellent cancer care to patients in the North West (including North Wales and the Isle of Man). We have 3 site locations; the central Liverpool site and hub sites in the Wirral and Aintree. Inpatient services, including 4 wards (Solid tumour and Haematology), stem cell transplant service and the regional Teenage and Young Adult unit (supported by the Teenage Cancer Trust), are located at our Liverpool site.It is an exciting time for The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, we are looking for a Band 5 Clinical Services Technician to join our ward team of pharmacists and technicians within our large, diverse and friendly pharmacy team.The job role will be full time Monday to Friday with rotational Saturdays and Bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver quality care at ward level through theimplementation of an efficient medicines management system andperform a range of medicine supply functions as appropriate in order to provide seamless pharmaceutical care for patients.Ward support duties will not be directly supervised and involve taking comprehensive patient drug histories and reconciliation of medicines at admission, ordering medicines and coordinating issue of additional medication and counselling patients at discharge. Provide a patient-focused pharmacy service at ward level in order to improve the quality of care, reduce risk and promote cost-effective use of medicines.Implement and monitor cost containment measures in order to reduce waste and achieve savings on medicines.To supervise rotational ward technicians and student technicians when on ward placement.

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

Kind

Empowered

Responsible

Inclusiv e

Details Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annumm

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

158-25-063-PHA

Job locations

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool

65 Pembroke Place

Liverpool

L7 8YA

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Dual qualification in Pharmacy Services: NVQ Level 3 /BTEC Diploma or equivalent necessary for registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Knowledge Essential

• Portfolio demonstrating competence (2 year student technician pharmacy practice) and CPD
• Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, without using a calculator including: simple calculations, addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, percentages, decimals, fractions and ratios.

Experience Essential

• Post qualification pharmacy practice experience
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles of GMP and QA in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to work to set procedures
• Demonstrated ability to communicate routine information effectively using clear written and appropriate formats
• Demonstrated basic pharmacy computer IT skills i.e. accurate data entry

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Dual qualification in Pharmacy Services: NVQ Level 3 /BTEC Diploma or equivalent necessary for registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Knowledge Essential

• Portfolio demonstrating competence (2 year student technician pharmacy practice) and CPD
• Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, without using a calculator including: simple calculations, addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, percentages, decimals, fractions and ratios.

Experience Essential

• Post qualification pharmacy practice experience
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles of GMP and QA in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to work to set procedures
• Demonstrated ability to communicate routine information effectively using clear written and appropriate formats
• Demonstrated basic pharmacy computer IT skills i.e. accurate data entry

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).

Additional information 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

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool

65 Pembroke Place

Liverpool

L7 8YA

Employer's website

https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool

65 Pembroke Place

Liverpool

L7 8YA

Employer's website

https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)