Rotational Pharmacy Technician Band 5 (Band 5) - Pharmacy - The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS[...]

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; Harlow; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Harlow is seeking a dedicated Rotational Pharmacy Technician to join their patient-centered pharmacy team. This full-time role offers a chance to develop skills in a supportive environment while ensuring high-quality service in both dispensary and ward settings. The position includes on-call commitments and various shifts, catering to a diverse patient population. Ideal candidates will have the necessary qualifications and a passion for teamwork and customer service.

Benefits

Free car parking

Minimum 27 days annual leave

Access to NHS Pension scheme

Onsite creche facilities

In-house training courses

Discounted hospital restaurant

Qualifications

• Registered with the GPhC and experience in medicines reconciliation.
• Achieved Regional Final Accuracy Checking Accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and efficient service in the pharmacy dispensary and on wards.
• Participate in the development programme supported by a friendly team.

Skills

Customer Service

Team Work

Education

NVQ Level 3

BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 5 months (finishing end of August 2025) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including on-call commitment, some weekend, bank holidays and late shifts.) Job ref 292-7092084-CSS-B

Employer The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Princess Alexandra Hospital Town Harlow Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 21/05/2025 23:59

Rotational Pharmacy Technician Band 5

Band 5

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.

Our values

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:

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.

Job overview

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

This is a part time role on a fixed term basis full time until the end of August 2025.

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 team work.

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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

What we can offer you:

• Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
• Free car parking for our staff
• Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
• Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
• Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
• Access to NHS Pension scheme
• Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
• Onsite creche facilities
• Annual appraisals with career pathways
• In-house training courses
• Discounted hospital restaurant
• Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
• Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability
• All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months
• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment
• Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks
• Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Hannah Lemar Job title Education, Training and Personnel Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01279827056 Additional information

Available for calls or informal visits between the hours of 9am and 1pm