Senior Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Management

NHS; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Mansfield is seeking a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to join our ward-based team. You will work closely with clinical pharmacists to provide a medicines management service across wards, supporting medicines optimisation and patient safety.

The role covers medicines reconciliation, assessing patients' own medicines, ordering named patient meds, counselling on use, coordinating discharge supplies and contributing to audits and quality improvement

Qualifications

• NVQ/BTEC in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent.
• GPhC registration as Pharmacy Technician.

Responsibilities

• Medicines reconciliation.
• Assessing suitability of patients' own medicines.
• Ordering named patient medication.
• Counselling patients about their medicines.
• Co-ordinating supply of discharge medicines.
• Supporting audits and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Prescription judgment

Organising

Priorities & planning

Teamwork

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 3/BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

GPhC registration (Pharmacy Technician)

Tools

CMM

Job description

Employer Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Sherwood Oaks Hospital Town Mansfield Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59

Band 5

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Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our ward based team.

Working closely with our clinical pharmacists and other healthcare professionals the successful candidate will help provide a quality medicines management service to wards across the Trust, supporting medicines optimisation.

Main duties of the job

Main duties will include:

• Medicines reconciliation
• Assessing the suitability of patients’ own medicines for use
• Ordering named patient medication
• Counselling patients about their medicines
• Co-ordinating supply of discharge medicines
• Supporting audit and quality improvement initiatives.

The post holder will be required to help support the training and staff development of a range of staff including pre-registration pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists. There will be regular dispensary slots which will include final accuracy checking at the Wells Road Centre.

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

With a base at Sherwood Oaks or Blossomwood, there will be a requirement to work across the organisations to provide cover as needed. This could include working at Highbury Hospital, Hopewood or Lings Bar Hospital. Specialities covered will include Adult Mental Health and Mental Health for Older People.

You should have previously worked in a hospital pharmacy with experience in a mental health setting desirable but not essential.

Applications from candidates expected to register with the GPhC in the next few months will be considered.

A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00 (standard) or £41.00 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £15 per year applies.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3, BTEC or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Registration Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

• Previous varied NHS hospital experience at AFC band 4 or above
• Evidence of ongoing training and personal development.
• Evidence of leading and/or responsible for delivering a service/function/project or development
• Effective stock control
• Previous experience using pharmacy computer systems (CMM)
• Named patient ordering
• Checking technician or working towards accreditation
• Experience of patient counselling

Skills

• Leadership
• Judgment on prescriptions & request of Medicines
• Judgment on when to refer to pharmacist or senior colleague
• Organising Self to deliver required work on time
• Priorities & planning
• Analyse, interpret, label & dispense from prescriptions and provides safe, effective and timely service to wards and clinics and patients.
• Accuracy and attention to details
• Pharmacy stock control experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Good written and communication skills.
• Work effectively as a team or alone.

Values and Behaviour

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Training

• To undertake training in relation to departmental procedures.
• Must successfully complete in-house training and have experience of prescription interpretation, labelling and dispensing within defined timeframes.
• Trained to undertake final accuracy checking or working towards accreditation.
• Trained in medicines management / medicines optimisation schemes such as medicines reconciliation

Knowledge

• GPhC registration
• Up to date evidence of continued professional development.
• Medicines used in mental health.
• Mental Health pharmacy priorities to meet the need of this specific patient population.

Physical Requirements

• Able to stand / walk for substantial periods of the working day.
• Able to lift and manoeuvre light loads.

Contractual Requirements

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post, however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2012
• Ability to travel and work across different Trust locations from a specified base to support provision of pharmacy services

Additional Information

• We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
• The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you. This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. Should you require any further information please refer our Privacy Policy shown on the Trust website.
• For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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.