Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician – Emergency Medicine

University-Hospitals-of-North-Midlands-Nhs-Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 39.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Registered Pharmacy Technician for maternity cover in the Emergency Medicine team. Band 5, 37.5 hours per week, fixed-term 12 months, with late shifts and weekends as part of a 4-week rota.

The role involves medication histories, reconciliation, and supporting the EPMA implementation, with opportunities for line management and leadership development within the NHS.

Formación

• One year post-qualification experience in an acute hospital setting.
• Experience undertaking medicine reconciliation.
• Experience of POD or equivalent schemes.
• Experience of undertaking audits.

Responsabilidades

• Undertake medication histories and medicines reconciliation, prioritising time-critical medications.
• Assessing patients' own medicines.
• Order non-stock time-critical medicines using electronic ordering system.
• Undertake accuracy checking of Take Home Prescriptions and critical medicines.
• Gain consent for discharge medicines service (DMS).
• Assist with audits (Controlled drugs, fridge monitoring).
• Assist with clinical incident management and action planning to prevent recurrence.
• Coordinate discharge planning with pharmacy and ward staff.

Conocimientos

Clinical pharmacy knowledge

Concision in information

Supervisory skills

Independent working

Educación

BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Technologies

Accredited accuracy checker

GPhC registration

Descripción del empleo

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 5 Contract 12 months (Fixed term contract or secondment opportunity covering maternity leave. Maternity leave anticipated to finish on 06 December 2027) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (An average of 150 hours (pro rata), over a 4 week rota, to include late shifts and weekend/bank holiday working) Job ref 205-8277111

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Stoke University Hospital Town Stoke-on-Trent Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 03/11/2026 23:59

Band 5

Job overview

Exciting Opportunity for a Registered Pharmacy Technician – Join Our Frontline Team at Royal Stoke Hospital

Maternity leave cover (fixed term) – Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician static in Emergency Medicine.

We are seeking a passionate, proactive and committed Pharmacy Technician who is eager to contribute to outstanding patient care. This is an exciting opportunity to join our pharmacy team following the recent implementation of Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA).

We take pride in supporting our staff throughout their career development and our strong retention rates reflect the value we place on nurturing individual growth.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work across emergency medicine clinical areas. They will be a key member of the clinical pharmacy team by facilitating the implementation, monitoring, and reporting for pharmacy and a wide range of medicines-related activities. These activities will include:

• Undertake medication histories and medicines reconciliation, prioritising patients on time critical medications, patients with medicine related admissions (e.g. falls) and patients that have been in A&E for a long period of time
• Assessing patients own medicines
• Ordering of non-stock time critical medicines using our electronic ordering system
• Undertake accuracy checking of ‘Take Home Prescriptions’ & critical medicines
• Gain consent for the discharge medicines service process (DMS)
• Assisting with relevant audits (Controlled drugs, fridge monitoring and any excursion issues)
• Assisting with clinical incident management & implementing actions to help prevent re-occurrence - linking in with Quality Nurses
• Co-ordinating discharge planning in conjunction with pharmacy and ward staff

The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to develop their clinical knowledge.

This post offers the opportunity to gain line management and leadership experience. We offer a professionally rewarding career path with the opportunity for personal development along the way, in addition to the many other benefits you would expect from working in the NHS.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Working 1 in 4 weekends on a rota basis with a compensatory rest day the following week is a core duty. There will also be a requirement to work a late night covering ACT duties in the dispensary.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively contact Nicky Wilkinson – Lead Pharmacy Technician - Medicine.

For further details about this position, please contact the hiring manager.

Person specification

Qualifications/Registration

• BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent nationally recognised qualification
• Accredited accuracy checker
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

• One year post qualification experience in an acute hospital setting
• One year experience undertaking medicine reconciliation. Evidence of competence to be provided
• Experience of POD or equivalent schemes
• Experience of undertaking audits

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of clinical pharmacy practice and ward based working evidencing their own competence
• Ability to present information concisely and clearly
• Supervisory skills
• Self motivated and ability to work independently

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 Nicola Wilkinson Job title Lead Pharmacy Technician Medicine Division Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01782 674557