Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary Services

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Pharmacy Technician to support dispensary services at the Aintree University Hospital site. You will join a 7-day service and coordinate dispensing workflows, supervise staff, and ensure high standards of patient safety and timely medication delivery.

The role requires GPhC registration, NVQ 3 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent), and hospital experience. 37.5 hours per week with weekend/late/holiday rotas.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent)
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Previous hospital experience preferred
• Strong attention to detail, communication skills, and a commitment to patient safety.

Responsibilities

• To carry out dispensing of prescriptions, including extemporaneous prescriptions, unlicensed drugs, controlled drugs, in-patient and out-patient prescriptions in accordance with safe systems of work.
• To participate in daily stock checks and adjust stock levels per local procedures.
• To coordinate dispensing teams ensuring efficient workflow and prioritisation of critical medicines.
• To provide accurate record keeping of controlled drugs and audits of records.
• To train and mentor student technicians, pre-registration pharmacists and dispensing staff.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Motivation

Organisation

Adapt to change

Problem solving

Prioritising workload

Patient counselling

Education

B/TEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Tools

JAC Pharmacy Computer System

Job description

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary Services

The closing date is 17 November 2026

Join our team as a Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary Services and grow with us!

Working for Liverpool Hospital Group you will be based at Aintree University Hospital, which is the Major Trauma Centre for Cheshire and Merseyside.

Are you an experienced and dedicated Pharmacy Technician looking to make a real difference in patient care?

Our Pharmacy department is looking for motivated and detail-oriented professionals to join our dynamic hospital pharmacy team.

What You'll Do:

• Support Pharmacists in the preparation, dispensing, and distribution of medications.
• Ensure accurate and timely medication delivery to wards and departments.
• Maintain records, manage stock levels, and uphold strict regulatory compliance.

What We're Looking For:

• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services Students due to qualify in the next 3 months are welcome to apply.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Previous hospital experience preferred.
• Strong attention to detail, communication skills, and a commitment to patient safety.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a collaborative and supportive healthcare team.
• Gain access to ongoing professional development and training.
• Contribute to meaningful work that directly impacts patient outcomes

Main duties of the job

With the support of the Senior Technicians in our dispensaries, you will be required to co-ordinate a team to ensure safe and efficient workflow of the section you are overseeing.

You will need excellent organisational skills to undertake this role. You must be able to work accurately, have a good eye for detail, and be able to prioritise your workload, meet deadlines and be committed to the delivery of high standards in a patient focused service.

You will be expected to share your skills and knowledge to train pharmacy assistants, trainee pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

This is a full time (37.5hrs) position based at our Aintree site. The Pharmacy Department operates a 7-day service. The successful candidate will be required to participate in weekend, late night and bank holiday rotas.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details:

1) To carry out dispensing of prescriptions, including extemporaneous prescriptions, unlicensed drugs, controlled drugs, in-patient and out-patient prescriptions in accordance with the agreed safe systems of work practice.2) To participate in the daily stock check processed, adjusting stock level as per local procedures and escalating significant discrepancies to the Senior Technical Team.3) To participate in the daily stock to-follows processes; processing to-follow dispensing and liaison with stores staff for ordering and out of stock medicines.4) To co-ordinate dispensing teams ensuring efficient workflow and prioritisation on critical medicines.5) To accuracy check, assembled items e.g. cardiac arrest boxes and controlled drugs after satisfactory completion of the departmental competency training programme.6) To co-operate in staff rotation within the pharmacy departments of the Trust including the Aseptic Department and out-patient area (site specific).7) To observe the recommendations contained in the Guide to Good Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practice and its supplements and to assist in ensuring that work carried out in the department is in accordance with these and any other recommendations which may be issued from time to time by the Department of Health or Medicines Inspectorate8) To assist in maintaining reasonable stock levels, in accordance with the policies that are in force, in the section of pharmacy in which (s)he is currently employed and to assist in ensuring correct storage and turnover of stock to maintain quality and potency.9) To provide accurate record keeping of controlled drugs kept in the pharmacy including supplies to wards and departments, orders received into the pharmacy and regular audits of the accuracy of computer and paper records.10) To answer telephone and face to face queries of a routine or technical nature from a wide range of staff groups, either in the pharmacy or on the ward, and refer appropriate queries to the relevant member of the pharmacy team when necessary.11) To liaise with various members of the pharmacy team and ward staff when solving problems and ensuring the best service to patients.12) To ensure appropriate instructions, demonstrations and counselling of patients with regard to their drug therapy, is offered and delivered in a professional manner as advised or directed by the supervising pharmacists and according to the prevailing departmental policies and procedures.13) To dispense clinical trials in accordance with the dispensing protocol, ICH GCP guidelines and European Directive under the direction of the clinical trials technician/pharmacist (site specific).14) To act as a role model for student technicians and other members of technical and support staff.15) To provide mentoring, induction and training of student technicians, pre-registration pharmacists, dispensing assistants and any other relevant members of the pharmacy team.16) To attend appropriate training courses for technicians, to encourage other staff to undertake further training and to participate in such training schemes as necessary to keep relevant pharmaceutical clinical and technical knowledge up to date.17) To assist in the receipt and issue of goods in the pharmacy and to check delivery notes and invoices if required.18) To participate in ward based stock audits under the direction of the Senior Technical Team.19) To co-operate in the operation and development of computerised systems of stock control and medical speciality costing.20) To participate in pharmacy objectives set by the Trust, the National Patient Safety Agency, the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection, the Department of Health (including the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulation Agency) and others to meet clinical governance targets, develop patient care, improve clinical outcomes and ensure compliance with all standards expected for hospital pharmacy services and the interface between primary and secondary care.21) To undertake Continuing Professional Development in order to keep pharmaceutical clinical and technical knowledge current, ensure best practice and comply with requirements for entry on the pharmacy technician register.22) To observe the regulations in respect of the Health and Safety at Work Act and Data Protection Act.23) To undertake any other related duties, which may be required.

Person Specification

Skills

• Ability to work accurately with attention to detail
• Professional approach to work and ability to work as part of a team as well as on own initiative
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Well organised and able to meet deadlines/targets.
• Adapt to change
• Ability to identify and solve problems
• Prioritising dispensary workload
• Patient Counselling

Knowledge

• Dispensing processes
• Stock control procedures
• Pharmacy computer systems use
• Modern hospital processes including those on wards

Experience

• Ability to train staff
• Experience in use of JAC Pharmacy Computer System
• Experience working in a hospital environment
• Clinical Trial experience

Qualifications

• B/TEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences and NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent)
• Registration with GPHC (or in application process)

Other

• Dispensing a varied range of medicines
• Managed a service development project

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.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£28,392 to £31,157 a yearper annum, pro rata