Rotational Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Harlow; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Harlow is seeking a Rotational Pharmacy Technician for a 9-month fixed term role. The successful candidate will provide vital services in both dispensary and ward teams, requiring registration with the GPhC and relevant qualifications. Join a dedicated team focused on patient care while enhancing your professional skills with a supportive development programme. Offer includes a competitive salary of £31,049 to £37,796 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the GPhC.
• Experience of medicines reconciliation at ward level is required.
• ACPT qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide an accurate and efficient service in the pharmacy dispensary.
• Work as part of the ward-based pharmacy team.
• Participate in a development programme to enhance skills.

Skills

Medicines reconciliation

Customer service

Teamwork

Education

NVQ Level 3 and BTEC or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science

Regional Final Accuracy Checking Accreditation

Job description

Overview

Rotational Pharmacy Technician at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, Essex. The closing date is 08 October 2025

Are you a Pharmacy Technician looking for an exciting and challenging role within a busy department? You may be recently qualified or have more experience and are looking for a change.

We are looking to recruit a Rotational Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly, patient-centred Pharmacy team based within The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex. This role will be a part of both the dispensary and ward based pharmacy teams.

This is a full time role offered on a fixed term basis for 9 months.

For this role you will need to be registered with the GPhC with experience of medicines reconciliation at ward level. You will also be required to have achieved a Regional Final Accuracy Checking Accreditation.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be responsible for providing an accurate and efficient service in the pharmacy dispensary and on wards. You will need to be a highly motivated and responsible individual with a passion for customer service and teamwork.

You will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills further through our development programme supported by a friendly and experienced team.

Working patterns will include some late standby shifts, weekend and bank holiday working.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop\'s Stortford, and St Margaret\'s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop\'s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Job responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification which are available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 and BTEC or equivalent qualification in Pharmaceutical Science

Personal Specification

• ACPT

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.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement