Pharmacy Technician — Flexible Part-Time (NHS)

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals; Preston; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is seeking a part-time Pharmacy Technician in the Dispensary Services area (Band 4) at Royal Preston Hospital. The role involves working 22.5 hours per week with weekend and bank holiday commitments pro rata.

Based across Royal Preston and Chorley Hospital dispensaries, with pro rata salary of £28,392–£31,157 per annum. Core duties include handling dispensing duties, IT system usage, and coordination of pharmacy staff to deliver efficient, cost-effective services.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services with underpinning knowledge provided by the BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• Registered with GPHC.
• APTUK member.

Responsibilities

• To effectively use all relevant pharmacy IT systems including EMIS, Omnicell and Pharmacy Web Tracker.
• To carry out technical pharmaceutical duties in specified areas of the pharmacy service including dispensing and distribution of medicines.
• To plan and manage own workload and that of pharmacy technicians and assistants to ensure services are delivered in a cost effective and operationally efficient manner.

Education

NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services (with BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Registered with GPHC

APTUK member

Tools

EMIS

Omnicell

Pharmacy Web Tracker

Job description

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is seeking a part-time Pharmacy Technician in the Dispensary Services area (Band 4) at Royal Preston Hospital. The role involves working 22.5 hours per week with weekend and bank holiday commitments pro rata.

Based across Royal Preston and Chorley Hospital dispensaries, with pro rata salary of £28,392–£31,157 per annum. Core duties include handling dispensing duties, IT system usage, and coordination of pharmacy staff to deliver efficient, cost-effective services.