Pharmacy Technician (Ward Based Medicines Management)

Transformation Unit; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for ward-based Medicines Management. The role covers reconciliation, patient counselling and ensuring timely, safe discharge prescriptions across multiple wards at Royal Derby Hospital.

Flexible part-time pattern, rostered weekends/bank holidays, and opportunities for development within a supportive NHS environment are available.

Qualifications

• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician or due to qualify soon.
• Experience with medicines reconciliation and ward-based processes is desirable.
• Knowledge of pharmacy practice, law and ethics in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide ward-based Medicine Management and Optimisation, including reconciliation and patient counselling.
• Ensure safety and timeliness of discharge prescriptions.
• Support MDT with pharmacists, doctors and nurses.
• Obtain accurate medication histories from multiple sources and reconcile with inpatient prescriptions.
• Communicate drug doses, indications, side effects and efficacy to patients and carers.

Skills

Pharmacy Technician

Ward-based Medicines Management

Communication

Teamwork

Education

NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

22.5 hours per week (3 days a week, 9 - 5.30 with rostered weekends and bank holidays. Days to be agreed.) Job ref 320-CDCS-4393

Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 05/11/2026

Pharmacy Technician (Ward Based Medicines Management)

Band 5

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats oryou require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this within your application.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here's more about the role and what we're looking for;

Job overview

Are you looking for a rewarding new opportunity as a ward-based Medicine Management Technician? We welcome applications from newly qualified pharmacy technicians or from those who are due to qualify and register as a pharmacy technician shortly.

At UHDB (University Hospitals of Derby and Burton) we provide great opportunities for flexible working, a supportive environment focused on staff wellbeing and career development. We are looking for passionate and motivated Pharmacy Technicians to join our well established, friendly and dynamic ward Based Medicine Management Technicians at UHDB

The Medicine Management technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacist and other members of the wider multi-disciplinary team. The successful applicants will rotate around the different speciality wards at the Royal Derby Hospital, these will include Oncology, Medicine, T&O, Surgery, Admissions and the Rehabilitation wards at the Florence Nightingale Community Hospital allowing the applicant to gain a wealth of experience and knowledge

Previous experience of working as a pharmacy technician in a hospital or community setting is preferred but not essential.

Main duties of the job

The Medicine Management Technicians will provide a ward based Medicine Management and Optimisation Service, including medicine reconciliation, patient counselling and ensuring the quality, safety and timely supply of discharge prescriptions.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring the quality, accuracy and safety of prescribing in exciting clinical areas.
• Support the MDT, including pharmacist, doctors and nursing staff.
• Obtaining detailed and accurate medication histories from multiple sources and reconciling with the inpatient prescription and communicating any discrepancies.
• Communicating detailed information to patients & carers about drug doses, indications, side effects and efficacy.
• Liaising widely (e.g. CCG or GP staff, patients, carers etc) to ensure the timely availability of patient medication.
• Reviewing inpatient and discharge prescriptions to ensure appropriate prescribing and availability of medicines.
• Assessing Patients own Drugs for suitability for use in the Trust.
• Promoting use of Trust and national clinical guidelines and optimising patient medication.
• Help support quality, safety and timeliness of discharge and to facilitate effective communication of medication around admissions and discharges.
• Provides a safe and efficient supply of pharmaceutical products to patients. This may involve dispensing and final checking (ACT) of drug products and compliance aids.

Closing date of applications: 21 October 2026

Interview date: 5 November 2026

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Skilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

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Person specification

Qualification

• Registered Pharmacy Technician or due to qualify shortly
• NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent

Experience

• Pharmacy technical knowledge and experience, including Law &Ethics and Pharmacy Practice
• Similar acute setting experience

Knowledge

• Computer literate with a functional knowledge of pharmacy computer systems

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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Anyone from outside of the UK (excluding from the Republic of Ireland) will need permission from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to work in the UK and may also need entry clearance before travelling here.

UKVI is responsible for managing migration. To obtain a visa or entry clearance, you will need to meet certain requirements and demonstrate you have the right the work in the UK via:

• the points-based immigration system
• the EU settlement scheme
• eVisa

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UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let …

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We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you.