Senior Pharmacy Technician - Primary Care Network and Acute Trust

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Upton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join their Integrated Pharmacy team. The ideal candidate will support clinical pharmacists, perform medicines reconciliation, and provide patient counselling. Experience in primary care or community pharmacy is essential, along with relevant qualifications. This role offers a supportive team environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for professional development

Benefits of working for an NHS organization

Responsibilities

• Support PCN clinical pharmacists in delivering safe prescribing systems.
• Perform medicines reconciliation and patient counselling.
• Build relationships with healthcare professionals and community pharmacy.

Skills

Interpret and dispense prescriptions accurately

Provide advice to patients regarding medicines

IT literate

Commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences/BTEC or equivalent

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience working in a pharmacy

Experience of pharmacy labelling and stock control systems

Accredited accuracy checker

Primary care pharmacy experience

Use of EMIS Clinical system

Job description

Senior Pharmacy Technician - Primary Care Network and Acute Trust

The closing date is 17 November 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced pharmacy technician to join our Integrated Pharmacy workforce providing a service to our PCNs within Wallasey and Moreton and Meols.

These PCNs are a group of 8 GP practices working together to provide joined up services to support their patients to live happier, healthier lives. You will join an experienced and dynamic team that includes GPs, Nurses, Health & Wellbeing Coaches, Care Coordinators, Social Prescribers & Physiotherapists to provide clinical pharmacy services to our local population.

We have embraced collaboration to achieve a system wide overview of the patients' medicines journey. This helps you identify how processes can be improved when patients move between care settings and become part of the system wide pharmacy family. You will be supported to complete the CPPE pathway.

Main duties of the job

The role will support the PCN clinical pharmacists to ensure the delivery of safe, effective systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste and maximising patient outcomes:

• Be responsible for the development of a better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promote good practice in line with clinical and operational guidelines.
• Perform medicines reconciliation for patients discharged from hospital including counselling on medicines use and referral to other clinicians as necessary.
• Communicate with a wide range of healthcare professionals within the trusts, practices and other services such as care home staff.
• Build strong relationships with community pharmacy colleague.
• Support patients with their medication and provide advice regarding benefits, risks and side effects.
• Support improvements in patient care and the development of integrated pathways across primary and secondary care.

About us

As part of the WUTH Integrated Pharmacy Service that supports a number of PCNs within Wirral, these roles are based within Wallasey Wellbeing and Moreton & Meols PCNs but may also support our other PCNs as required by service need. There are opportunities to work with colleagues from the other PCN teams in Wirral as well as having access to the Acute Trust specialists which helps you develop a better understand the full patient journey.

We strive to provide the best possible care for patients whilst creating a safe, caring environment for our staff. Benefits of joining our team:

• Being part of a successful, friendly, supportive team.
• Wrap around support from the wider pharmacy team.
• Opportunity to develop a holistic perspective to support our 'healthcare without boundaries' approach.

Employment is via Wirral University Teaching Hospital which brings with it all the benefits of working for an NHS organisation. Staff are supported to develop, take opportunities to learn and to reach their potential.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job overview and attached job description for further information about the role.

We would require the successful candidate to work solely in primary care and so welcome applications from candidates from a primary care or community pharmacy background.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Experience and Training

• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences/BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
• Experience working in a pharmacy
• Experience of pharmacy labelling and stock control systems
• Accredited accuracy checker
• Primary care pharmacy experience
• Use of EMIS Clinical system

Knowledge and Skills

• Interpret and dispense prescriptions accurately
• Effectively provide advice to patients regarding medicines
• IT literate
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Personal Attributes

• Methodical with attention to detail
• Conscientious and reliable

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.

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust