Specialist Pharmacy Technician (Emergency Department)

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Banks; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Band 5 Specialist Pharmacy Technician for the Emergency Department and SDEC at Southport Hospital. You will support medicines reconciliation, medicines optimisation, patient counselling and timely discharge while improving patient flow.

The role involves training, audits and service improvement within ED Pharmacy, working with pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC.
• Post-qualification experience in a hospital/pharmacy ward.
• Experience with medicines reconciliation from multiple sources.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced Emergency Department environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on clinical pharmacy technician service in ED and SDEC.
• Prioritise patients; identify medication discrepancies with the team.
• Support safe and timely supply of medicines and patient discharge.
• Counsel patients and provide medicines advice; support colleagues.

Skills

Team motivation

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Discharge planning

Working under pressure

Education

BTEC Diploma (Pharmacy Tech)

GPhC dispensing checking qual

GPhC registered

BTEC Level 4 Pharma Clinical Service

Tools

JAC system

Dispensing software

Job description

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Specialist Pharmacy Technician (Emergency Department)

The closing date is 11 November 2026

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic Pharmacy Technician to join our busy Emergency Department (ED) Department Pharmacy team at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Specialist Pharmacy Technician to join our pharmacy team, providing a specialist clinical pharmacy technician service within the Emergency Department at Southport Hospital

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of urgent and emergency care, supporting medicines reconciliation, medicines optimisation, patient counselling and timely discharge, while helping to improve patient flow and reduce delays.

You will work closely with pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team, supporting the ongoing development of pharmacy services within ED. The role also includes training and supporting colleagues, audit and service improvement, making it ideal for a pharmacy technician looking to develop their clinical skills and take the next step in their career.

If you are proactive, organised and passionate about delivering high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As our Specialist Pharmacy Technician for the Emergency Department, including SDEC, you will:

• Provide a hands-on clinical pharmacy technician service within the Emergency Department and SDEC, including medicines reconciliation, medicines optimisation, POD assessment and supporting timely discharge.
• Prioritise patients, identify medication discrepancies and work closely with pharmacists, medical, nursing and wider healthcare teams.
• Support the safe and timely supply of medicines, helping to reduce missed doses, maintain patient flow and ensure medicines are transferred with the patient when they move between clinical areas.
• Provide medicines advice and counselling to patients and support colleagues working within the department.
• Get involved in training, audit and service improvement, helping us continue to develop our pharmacy service within ED and SDEC.
• Due to the fast-paced and complex nature of the Emergency Department, applicants will need previous experience working as a ward-based Pharmacy Technician and be confident working independently within a clinical ward environment.
• Remain an active member of the wider pharmacy team, participating in the weekend, late-night and bank holiday rotas, as required.
• Maintain dispensary skills and competencies through regular scheduled dispensary sessions.

We're looking for someone proactive, confident and adaptable who enjoys clinical ward-based pharmacy and wants to make a real difference to patient care, safety and flow.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and main responsibilities. Interviews will take place on 26th November, 2026

Person Specification

Values

• We are Kind
• We are Open
• We are Inclusive

Qualifications

• BTEC Diploma in Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Technicians or GPhC recognised equivalent
• BTEC professional diploma in dispensing checking or GPhC recognised equivalent which must meet the APTUK standard for accuracy checking (1000 item log with checking test). The APTUK standard must be met within 3 months of starting role.
• Registered as a practicing Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
• BTEC Level 4 Professional Diploma Pharmacy Clinical Service

Knowledge

• Significant post-qualification experience working in a pharmaceutical environment
• Experience of completing medicines reconciliation's using several sources of information
• Experience working in a clinical pharmacy team in a ward environment
• Experience of dispensing for discharge and medicines management
• Experience in using the JAC pharmacy computer system
• Knowledge of LEAN principles

Skills

• Demonstrates ability to motivate team performance to achieve objectives
• Good communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to talk to patients, staff and other senior health care professionals.
• Ability to concentrate for long periods of time and able to work under pressure
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently with good attention to detail
• Well organised with good time management skills.

Other

• Ability to participate in the department rota for 7 day working
• Supportive of colleagues of all grades
• Ability to travel various Hospital locations by own car/ assisted driver

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.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust