Pharmacy Technician: Sexual Health and HIV

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare service provider in Southampton is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for the Sexual Health and HIV Service. The role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, maintaining drug control, and processing drug spend reports. Applicants must have NVQ3/BTEC in Pharmacy Services and GPhC registration. Flexible working arrangements may be available.

Qualifications

• Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience in hospital/secondary care pharmacy.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Reduce drug wastage by maintaining stock control.
• Process monthly drug spend reports.
• Oversee incidents related to homecare pharmacy.

Skills

Experience in clinical pharmacy services

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ3 / BTEC in Pharmacy Services

GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy Technician: Sexual Health and HIV

The closing date is 26 October 2025

We are looking for a pharmacy technician to join our expanding and supportive medicines management team, within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sexual Health and HIV Service.

Our pharmacy team are well integrated within the Multidisciplinary Sexual Health and HIV Service. Our team combine a range of specialisms and backgrounds to offer a high quality, safe and patient focused medicines management/clinical pharmacy service to our workforce, and our patients throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

The pharmacy technician will support the Specialist Pharmacists to minimise medicines wastage and to liaise with the homecare pharmacy providing HIV drugs.

The role will be based at one of our sexual health hubs, but occasional travel to other areas across Hampshire and Isle of Wight will be required and therefore you will need to have access to your own mode of transport. The service operates a hub and spoke model of care. Working hours for the team are currently Monday to Friday (business hours), with no routine requirement for weekends, bank holidays or on-call. Flexible and hybrid working arrangements may be considered for the successful applicant.

Main duties of the job

• Reduce wastage of drugs by responding to fridge or room temperature excursions, reviewing stock lists, and visiting clinics to maintain stock control
• Process monthly drug spend reports
• Oversee any incidents relating to the homecare pharmacy that supplies HIV medication
• Contribute to the maintenance of the drugs directory on the electronic prescribing system used in the Service

Applicants with the right experience and skills are welcomed from all branches of pharmacy practice. Informal discussions/visits prior to application or interview are encouraged.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity you will be registered with the GPhC.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ3 / BTEC in Pharmacy Services or equivalent nationally recognised qualification.
• General Pharmaceutical Council registration as a Pharmacy Technician.

Experience

• Experience in hospital/secondary care and/or community pharmacy/primary care.
• Experience of ward based Clinical Pharmacy.
• Experience of working closely with or within the multidisciplinary teams and other HCPs.
• Experience of using a Homecare pharmacy service.

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearBased on full time hours

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

348-CSS-9401

Job locations

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)