Pharmacy Technician- Higher Level

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Wakefield is seeking a highly motivated Pharmacy Technician to enhance patient medication safety and collaborate with a diverse pharmacy team. Key responsibilities include working closely with the multidisciplinary team, training pharmacy support staff, and ensuring smooth medication transitions for patients. The role supports work-life balance and offers extensive employee benefits including a generous holiday allowance and NHS pension plan.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Childcare vouchers

Car lease scheme

Qualifications

• Highly motivated Pharmacy Technician with a focus on patient care.
• Experience in a pharmacy or hospital setting preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with pharmacy and MDT for patient care.
• Participate in training and service improvement initiatives.
• Ensure continuity of care regarding medication upon hospital admission.

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our well-established medicine optimisation team. Our team consists of Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Support Workers (PSWs), all working together to ensure the safe provision of medicines across the trust whilst we continue to provide the best service to the patients.

Responsibilities

• Working in close collaboration with the pharmacy team and the broader multidisciplinary team (MDT) to optimise the care and medications of patients.
• Support and develop other members of the pharmacy team.
• Take part in training and initiatives aimed at improving services.
• Ensure continuity of patient care regarding medication upon hospital admission to facilitate the efficient reconciliation of medications within the Trust and the prompt provision of medication upon discharge.
• Ensure the delivery of a pharmacy service that is patient-focused, proactive, and responsive to the wards by providing support and developing the service.
• As a member of the Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation team, you will be responsible for providing a comprehensive, integrated ward-based pharmacy service, undertaking meticulous medicine reconciliation reviews on all recently admitted inpatients.
• Assess suitability of patient’s own drugs for use whilst in the hospital environment.
• Provide specialist counselling for patients and carers about their medications and treatment.
• Participate in the discharge planning of patients with ward staff and other healthcare professionals both in secondary and primary care to ensure a safe, efficient and timely discharge from our care.
• Support the training and development of Pharmacy Support Workers, Trainee Technicians, Technicians and Trainee Pharmacists.
• The Pharmacy operates a 7‑day service and as part of this role you will be expected to participate in the evening and weekend working rotas.

About the Trust

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patient homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work‑life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Benefits

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer‑friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.