Senior Pharmacy Technician – Education and Training
| Posting date: | 31 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 April 2026 |
| Location: | Prescot, L35 5DR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9409-26-0291 |
Summary
To comply with and ensure that all other pharmacy staff under their control comply with the legal and other requirements related to the purchase, supply, use, safe custody and destruction of drugs both within the pharmacy and in all other areas of the Trust To final accuracy check dispensed prescriptions To manage the operational provision of pharmacy technician services to wards and the expansion of one stop dispensing services to new wards. To liaise with the appropriate clinical pharmacists in liaison with ward staff (e.g. education, communication) to ensure the efficient operation of one stop dispensing. To co-operate and liaise with the clinical pharmacists, and ward staff to ensure the efficient operation of one stop dispensing To carry out final accuracy checks on prescriptions and requisitions in accordance with departmental procedures. To accuracy check Emergency resus boxes (paediatric and adult) To participate in the final accuracy checking of CDs and making appropriate records in the CD register To participate and supervise in the receipt, review, calculation of doses and quantities for issue, labelling and dispensing of prescriptions accurately and according to safe working practices and department procedure, including; Inpatients and outpatients Controlled drug requests Unlicensed medicines Clinical trials Restricted and controlled medications (i.e. being authorised to access patients blood test results via the Clozaril Monitoring Service which requires interpreting these results before continuing) Cytotoxic drugs. To dispense prescriptions accurately according to safe working practices To participate in patient counselling and provide suitable information on the use of medicines to patients. If appropriate demonstrate the use of medicines to patients, carers and other health care professionals and assess their understanding of medicines and devices prescribed. To advise patients regarding suitability for compliance aids e.g., blister packs, breath-activated inhalers/spacers, containers and other formulations e.g. liquids, and to recommend and train patients in the use of such devices and to communicate with GPs and community pharmacies with regards to this. To assist in stock control within and between the pharmacy, wards, departments, and clinics To co-operate with the senior technician procurement in the management of ward stock medicines top up service by ATO staff To extemporaneously dispense medicines, occasionally using specific equipment (e.g. fume cupboards and weighing balances) taking protective measures. Weighing and measuring must be accurate as there are narrow margins for error. To provide individual dose dispensing and blister pack services for patients who have difficulty with normal medicines packaging To co-operate in the provision of an efficient and cost-effective service To liaise with senior pharmacy, nursing, medical and Primary care trust staff to develop the ward technician service To participate in the Saturday, Sunday, Evening, on-call and Bank Holiday rotas in response to the changing needs of the service. CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES To maintain Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. To maintain continuing professional development in line with GPhC requirements. To attend and participate in study days and courses as necessary ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES To record and compile information including the ordering of inpatient medication, transcribing medicine kardexes to order forms accurately. To be responsible for the accurate input of data in to the pharmacy JAC computer system for all duties requiring its use, e.g. labelling, ordering and stock control To work with the management team in developing business plans for service improvement To carry out dispensing and checking of prescriptions for patients in accordance with the agreed safe systems of work procedure. To organise, attend and participate in relevant local meetings related to one stop dispensing service delivery TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES To work with minimum supervision and be accountable for the education and training of all technical staff. To act as a supervisor for staff, helping them to achieve competencies, and acting as a role model for best practice. To support of all BTEC and NVQ students, pre-registration pharmacists and other trainees and to provide the necessary activities and support to meet their learning requirements. To organise and deliver the training and development of other members of staff in patient and ward services, and to assist training other Health professionals where necessary. LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES To co-operate with and assist in the provision of necessary staffing within the pharmacy service. To manage sickness absence within ward based technical services To participate in and perform individual performance review and with technical staff To assist the Chief Technician in the recruitment of staff including participation on interview panels To comply with and ensure that all other pharmacy staff under his/her control comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act, COSHH Regulations, Display Screen Equipment Regulations, Data Protection Act, The Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice, SOPs and other appropriate legislation. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY To carry out prescription charge transactions including chip and pin, handling cash, cheques and to cash up in the dispensaries as needed To contribute to initiatives to reduce drug expenditure RESEARCH & AUDIT To carry out and assist in audit research projects to improve and develop the service provision To provide and present management reports relevant to areas of responsibility, including dispensary and staff learning programmes To conduct audits and evaluation of training packages to ensure they are fir for purpose and will enhance the skill set of all technical staff.