Senior Pharmacy Technician

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is looking for a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join their team at HMP Peterborough. The successful candidate will manage pharmaceutical services, ensuring compliance with local and national procedures. Responsibilities include coordinating medication administration and supporting patient care within a secure environment. Applicants should have at least 4 GCSEs including Math and English and be conversant with pharmacy practices. This position offers a supportive team atmosphere and opportunities for professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality pharmaceutical services including medications for physical and mental health.
• Complete accurate medicines reconciliations and timely administration of medication.
• Be an active member of the healthcare team and maintain safety standards.

Skills

Knowledge of local/national pharmacy procedures

Excellent communication skills

Experience in medicines reconciliation

Ability to work autonomously

Experience in secure environments

Education

At least 4 GCSEs including Math and English or equivalent

Registered on the General Pharmaceutical Council or working towards this

Job description

Senior Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 29 December 2025

We have an exciting opportunity to work at HMP Peterborough as part of the Pharmacy team. We provide an integrated healthcare model working closely with primary care, the mental health, substance misuse and G.Ps to deliver a healthcare service to the residents of HMP Peterborough.

We are seeking to appoint a pharmacy technician with a wide range of experience to join our pharmacy team, the successful candidates will demonstrate an in‑depth knowledge of local/national pharmacy procedures.

HMP Peterborough is a local Category B prison. It is England’s only dual purpose‑built prison for men and women, including a mother and baby unit, who are kept separate at all times. The prison is located in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, and accommodates up to 360 female and 868 adult male prisoners.

We are a warm and friendly team who pride ourselves on delivering a high standard of care. The successful candidate will benefit from an extensive supernumerary induction period, alongside regular supervision and appraisals and be encouraged to undertake training so why not drop us a line and come and have a look around.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an active member of the healthcare team to ensure the delivery of a legal, safe, high‑quality pharmaceutical service, which includes physical health, mental health and substance misuse medications to patients within HMP Peterborough. The service will reflect National and Local Policies and Priorities, taking into account the level of security that must be maintained at all times.

The successful candidates will have responsibility for completing accurate medicines reconciliations, the safe and timely administration of medication and general responsibilities relating to medicine management, ensuring a complete medicines management service is provided to the patients.

The successful candidate will be innovative, forward‑thinking, diverse and can work autonomously; you will also need to demonstrate excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

About us

Our core strategy is to be an employer of choice, a great place to work and be known for a diverse and inclusive culture whose staff feel valued.

As a health and wellbeing organisation here at team NHFT we are dedicated to continually innovate and strive to make a difference to our community and those working for our Trust.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Education

• Have at least 4 GCSEs including Math and English or equivalent
• Registered on the General Pharmaceutical Council or working towards this

Experience

• Have experience in the efficient day‑to‑day running of pharmacy services
• Be fully conversant with developments in local/national pharmacy procedures and assist the pharmacy provider in regular review and development of these
• Have experience in performing medicines reconciliation
• Have experience in providing advice to patients on compliance and concordance.
• Have experience in working within a secure environment
• Have experience in identifying areas where the medicines management and pharmacy service can be developed

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.

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust