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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 19 November 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic and determined, forward‑thinking pharmacy technician to join our clinical pharmacy team.

The successful candidate will participate in the delivery of a patient‑focused, clinical service to medical and surgical patients within the Trust.

There will be opportunities to lead quality improvement and service evaluation projects. In addition, potential to develop clinically through vocational and accredited training courses and sessions.

This post is based at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, although it is expected that the post holder will work closely with colleagues at all sites to support continuing patient care and flow. The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in the weekend rota and cover accuracy checking slots.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Within your area of responsibility, you will:

• Provide safe and high‑quality patient care.
• Ensure the safe delivery of medicines management related to medication within the Trust.
• Support acute medicine and emergency care colleagues with appropriate advice.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

To provide technical support on pharmaceutical matters, medicines management issues and medicines legislation within a delegated area of responsibility on a routine basis, but also, whenever required, to other specialist areas e.g. ward/clinical setting, aseptic services. The role will require team working as part of the many multidisciplinary teams as outlined above, as well as a need to be able to work independently and be self‑motivated.

To deliver on a delegated area of responsibility on a departmental basis e.g. Health and Safety, management of patients on clozapine, staff rosters, over‑labelling or emergency drug cupboard.

To participate in a weekend pharmacy service and relevant bank holiday arrangements (unless otherwise agreed upon appointment).

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

• oBTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ Level 3 supported by appropriate underpinning knowledge e.g. BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences, NPA or equivalent qualification.
• oRegional Qualification or equivalent for Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians. (If not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
• oRegistered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• oEvidence of relevant specialist continuing professional development.
• oTo have successfully completed an appropriate accredited technician checking qualification e.g. Regional Scheme, Buttercups. Regional Qualification for Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians (if not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
• oA1 or equivalent NVQ assessor qualification (if not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
• oIT skills to include pharmacy systems, Microsoft word and Excel.
• oRelevant evidence of CPD demonstrating that their knowledge and training are current and show evidence of revalidation if appropriate.
• oThe above qualifications will ensure the post holder has the required skills for the role and has the specialist training and experience to degree or equivalent level.

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata per annum