Pharmacy Technician – Procurement and Distribution | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 December 2025 |
| Location: | Reading, RG30 4EJ |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7630164/371-CS320 |
Summary
Interview will be held on 15th Dec 2025
If you are a qualified Pharmacy Technician looking for a new rewarding and challenging role, come and join our CQC rated ‘Outstanding’ Trust. We currently have an opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician (Procurementand Distribution) to join our team.You willhelpdeliver a high quality, safe and effective pharmacypurchasingand distributionservice to our in-patient wards (community health and mental health services) and our out-patient services.
We are a small friendly team, based at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading where our dispensary,pharmacy storesandpurchasingofficeislocated.
Our working hours are currently 09.00 – 17.00 Monday to Friday with you also working a late shift in the dispensary on a rota basis, which means no nights or weekends. We offer free parking on site.
• Co-ordinate the day-to-day supply of medicines to all areas of BHFT,in accordance withstandard operating procedures (SOPs) and transport schedules, supporting the Procurement Manager with supervision of Senior Pharmacy Assistants, workflow, stock control, ordering of medicines, pharmacy consumables and medical gases.
• Participate in the ordering,supplyand stock control of medicines, including associated sundries andassistingwith the monitoring and management of medicine supply issues including drug recalls.
• Be responsible forensuring items owing to pharmacy and other areas are reviewed, ordering stock when necessary or arranging alternative products, this will include checking outstanding orders from suppliers with theassistancefrom the Procurement Manager and ensuring that products owed to other areas are processed promptly after receipt.
• Take an active role in contributing towards service development and improvement both within Pharmacy Stores and the wider Pharmacy department.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role:
1.Registered Pharmacy Technician
2.Evidence of stock control experience
3.Experience of supporting and supervising staff in the workplace
4.Self-motivation and organisational skills
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet thecriteria in theperson specificationand write about thispoint-by-pointin your supporting statementfor the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’recommitted to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Pleasedon’thesitate to call:Jennifer Newporton 0118 960 5078or email:Jennifer.Newport@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’llbe delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so pleasesubmityour application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Sunday 30 Nov 2025
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.