Senior Pharmacy Technician | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 02 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,530 - £36,483 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 July 2025 |
| Location: | Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 9RW |
| Company: | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7251581/245-ACS4PHA-08-24-B-A |
Summary
Senior Pharmacy Technician (Rotational) -
Band 5
37.5 hours - Permanent
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, Registered Pharmacy Technician with demonstrable post qualification experience, who wants to make a real difference to patient care, to join our successful team and contribute towards developing our services and continuing to extend the technician role
Applicants should hold a Level 3 BTEC / NVQ Pharmacy Services certificate or equivalent and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician or equivalent.
Duties will include:
Specialism within Procurement /Stock Control and Wholesaler Distribution
- Dispensing and Accuracy Checking for In-patients, Outpatients and Discharge.
- Patient counselling
The post will require participation in rotas that extend into early evenings, weekends and bank holidays and those seeking part-time employment during the daytime, evening and / or weekend will be considered.
• To procure medicines
• To routinely monitor the technical aspects of the Pharmaceutical Service involving the distribution of medicines outside of the Trust against Wholesale Dealers Authorisation (Human).
• To co-operate with all pharmaceutical staff in providing and developing the technical aspects of the pharmaceutical service including a comprehensive dispensing and medicines distribution service to out-patients and in-patients on all wards and departments throughout the Trust. Duties are carried out under the control or direct supervision of a pharmacist or where appropriate Principal or Chief Technician. Supervises trainee pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants on a day to day basis. Holds accreditation for checking dispensed prescriptions of pharmacists and other pharmacy support staff.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Monday 16 Jun 2025