Pharmacy Technician Maternity Cover (Fixed Term)

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician (Band 4) to join our Pharmacy team on a fixed-term maternity cover for 12 months at Blackpool. Hours are 37.5 per week, with weekend, evening and bank holiday working included.

You must be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC. This role supports dispensary and ward-based services, delivering safe, patient-centred care within a busy hospital pharmacy environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy or healthcare settings.
• Experience dispensing and checking per local procedures.
• Experience communicating with patients and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience training or supervising junior staff or students.
• Experience participating in audits, service improvements or quality projects.
• Experience supporting Homecare services.

Responsibilities

• Assess, validate, dispense and accuracy check prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients and specialist services.
• Maintain electronic medication, dispensing and prescribing records.
• Dispense, check and audit controlled drugs per SOPs.
• Support ward-based services by identifying upcoming discharges and promoting patients’ own medicines.
• Provide medicines information and counselling to patients.
• Prioritise workload and coordinate team activity.
• Participate in weekend, Bank Holiday and late-evening rotas.

Skills

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

GPhC standards

Organisational skills

Counselling patients

Education

BTEC National Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science

Job description

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Pharmacy Technician Maternity Cover (Fixed Term)

NHS AfC: Band 4

Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (maternity leave cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend/ evening and Bank Holiday working included) Job ref 382-NBC174-26

Site Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town Blackpool Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 08:00

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

Pharmacy Technician – Band 4
Fixed-term maternity cover for 12 months | Pharmacy, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
Join our team
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals on a fixed-term basis for 12 months to provide maternity leave cover. This varied role offers the opportunity to support dispensary and ward-based services while contributing to safe, effective and patient-focused care.

Please note this role will not be eligible for sponsorship as it doesn't meet the minimum salary requirements for a skilled worker visa, therefore you must have appropriate right to work in the UK or your application will not be progressed to the next stage of Recruitment.

Main duties of the job

Working within a busy hospital pharmacy, you will use your technical knowledge, analytical skills and professional judgement to deliver high standards of service quality, medicines optimisation and patient safety. You will work closely with pharmacy colleagues, clinical teams, wards, patients and external Homecare providers to help ensure medicines are supplied accurately and without unnecessary delay.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified Pharmacy Technician, or an experienced technician who is new to hospital pharmacy, to develop your knowledge, skills and confidence in a supportive environment. You will be supported by our well-established Education and Training team, with access to structured learning, guidance and development opportunities throughout the placement.

Working for our organisation

You must be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the knowledge and skills required to work safely and accurately in a hospital pharmacy environment. You will have excellent attention to detail, strong organisational and communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities. A commitment to patient-centred care, teamwork, continuous improvement and compliance with legal, professional and organisational standards is essential.
Contract: Fixed term for 12 months to cover maternity leave
Band: 4
Base: Pharmacy, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
DBS: This post is subject to the appropriate DBS check

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties

• Assess, validate, dispense and, where appropriately qualified, accuracy check prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients and specialist services.
• Maintain accurate electronic medication, dispensing and prescribing records.
• Dispense, check and audit controlled drugs in accordance with legislation and standard operating procedures.
• Support ward-based services by identifying upcoming discharges, promoting the use of patients’ own medicines and helping to reduce medicines waste.
• Provide clear medicines information and counselling to patients, escalating clinical or complex queries appropriately.
• Prioritise workload effectively and support the daily coordination of team activity.
• Participate in weekend, Bank Holiday and late-evening rotas as required.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• BTEC National Certificate/Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent recognised qualification

Experience

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Experience working in a hospital Pharmacy or equivalent healthcare setting.
• Experience of dispensing and checking processes in accordance with local procedures.
• Experience communicating effectively with patients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience of training or supervising junior staff, students or apprentices
• Experience participating in audit, service improvement or quality improvement projects
• Experience supporting Homecare services

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrate professionalism and act in accordance with GPhC Standards for Pharmacy Professionals.
• Reliable, organised and able to meet deadlines.
• Ability to confidently counsel patients on medicines.

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £24, Standard DBS check £24 and Enhanced DBS check £45.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £15. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here .

Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.