Pharmacy Technician (Junior) | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Winchester is seeking a Junior Pharmacy Technician to join the dispensary team supporting inpatient medication supply and discharge processes. The role involves dispensing, accuracy checking, stock management, and contributing to audits and KPIs.

This contract role offers a pro rata salary of £28,392–£31,157 per annum for full-time hours, with potential accommodation support; employment at three sites including Winchester.

Responsibilities

• Final Accuracy checking of medications
• Dispensing medications
• To provide additional pharmacy services such as providing FP10s, dispense or final accuracy check extemporaneously prepared medication
• To support with training of junior support staff
• Handing out the final dispensed product including counseling for patients, carers or healthcare professionals as required.
• Receiving, documenting, storing and disposing of Controlled Drugs with Pharmacist or authorised witnesses as per local policy
• To accurately complete calculations associated with prescriptions.
• Communicate and delays in medication supply to the ward pharmacist and/or ward staff.
• To signpost patients to other healthcare professionals who may be able to assist with advice or compliance queries.
• To report incidents using Incident reporting system.
• To adhere to health and safety requirements including safe manual handling and lifting, and safe handling of cytotoxic drugs and other hazardous medicines.
• Expected to comment on and when required review the content of Standard Operating Procedures and follow revised editions.
• Prioritisation of own work and to assist other members of the dispensary team when required.
• Working in the inpatient pharmacy dispensing and checking inpatient medication, TTO’s Clinical trials and Controlled Drugs as required.
• Frequent requirement to bend/stretch when working in the inpatient pharmacy.
• To support with audits to demonstrate service quality and where necessary collect any data triggered by a patient safety alert.
• To communicate with other members of the pharmacy team to ensure effective and safe patient care.
• To communicate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe medication administration and storage.
• To communicate with ward-based staff and the discharge teams to facilitate patients discharge.
• To support junior staff with training as required.

Job description

Pharmacy Technician (Junior) | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata. Hours: Full-time. Location: Winchester, SO22 5DG. Job type: Contract. Posting date: 21 Oct 2026. Closing date: 20 Nov 2026.

To work within the dispensary team and with the clinical pharmacy team supporting the supply of medication to inpatients on the wards, to support patient flow through timely processing of discharge medication. Duties will include but not limited to: stock management, participating in audits, final accuracy checking of medication, dispensing, training and supporting junior staff, quality improvement projects and meeting KPIs.

• Final Accuracy checking of medications
• Dispensing medications
• To provide additional pharmacy services such as providing FP10s, dispense or final accuracy check extemporaneously prepared medication
• To support with training of junior support staff
• Handing out the final dispensed product including counseling for patients, carers or healthcare professionals as required.
• Receiving, documenting, storing and disposing of Controlled Drugs with Pharmacist or authorised witnesses as per local policy
• To accurately complete calculations associated with prescriptions.
• Communicate and delays in medication supply to the ward pharmacist and/or ward staff.
• To signpost patients to other healthcare professionals who may be able to assist with advice or compliance queries.
• To report incidents using Incident reporting system.
• To adhere to health and safety requirements including safe manual handling and lifting, and safe handling of cytotoxic drugs and other hazardous medicines.
• Expected to comment on and when required review the content of Standard Operating Procedures and follow revised editions.
• Prioritisation of own work and to assist other members of the dispensary team when required.
• Working in the inpatient pharmacy dispensing and checking inpatient medication, TTO’s Clinical trials and Controlled Drugs as required.
• Frequent requirement to bend/stretch when working in the inpatient pharmacy.
• To support with audits to demonstrate service quality and where necessary collect any data triggered by a patient safety alert.
• To communicate with other members of the pharmacy team to ensure effective and safe patient care.
• To communicate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe medication administration and storage.
• To communicate with ward-based staff and the discharge teams to facilitate patients discharge.
• To support junior staff with training as required.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

We understand relocating can be a big step. Hampshire Hospitals may be able to provide accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability. If this something you would like to explore please contactSouthern Housingon 02080 360017

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