Senior Pharmacy Technician - Bank

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity at a leading NHS Trust for a Senior Pharmacy Technician to deliver clinical pharmacy services across various specialty wards. The role offers professional development and the chance to lead a dedicated pharmacy team, ensuring optimal patient care in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant post qualification experience in Pharmacy required.
• Experience of POD or equivalent schemes.
• Experience of hospital IT systems needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide a rotational clinical service to specialist ward areas.
• Dispensing and checking inpatient and discharge prescriptions.
• Identify patients at higher clinical risk and prioritize them.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Extensive knowledge of clinical pharmacy practice

Ability to present information concisely

Self motivated

Education

BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

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Job Summary

An opportunity has arisen for highly motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technicians to join our clinical pharmacy team on a bank contract.

Job Summary

An opportunity has arisen for highly motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technicians to join our clinical pharmacy team on a bank contract.

Main duties of the job

The role involves providing a rotational clinical service to specialist ward areas undertaking activities which will include -

• Identifying patients at a higher clinical risk, ensuring that they are prioritised
• Obtaining drug histories using summary care records and reconciling against the patients prescription chart
• Assessing patients own medicines
• Ordering patients medicines as part of discharge preparation
• Developing a skill set within a variety of specialist areas
  
  

You will be a key member of the clinical pharmacy team serving a range of specialities across the hospital site. The role will also include dispensary based duties including dispensing and checking inpatient and discharge prescriptions for patients within agreed turnaround times. The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to develop their clinical knowledge and undertake a nationally recognised medicines management and clinical prioritisation programme.

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.

About Us

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.

Details

Date posted

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

205-7258708

Job locations

Royal Stoke University Hospital

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG

Job Description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Registration

Essential

• 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
  
  

Desirable

• Medicines optimisation qualification
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post qualification experience in Pharmacy
• Experience of POD or equivalent schemes
• Experience of the use of hospital IT systems
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking audits
  
  

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

Essential

• 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
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• 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
  
  

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke University Hospital

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke University Hospital

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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