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Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer (ATO) - Rotational
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 0 - 31,066 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary We are currently seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Assistant to join and support our busy team in the Pharmacy Department...
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer (ATO) - Rotational
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 0 - 31,066 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary We are currently seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Assistant to join and support our busy team in the Pharmacy Department...
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy Manager
Nuffield Health
North East England
Pharmacist
Job summary Pharmacy Manager Derby Hospital | Pharmacy | Permanent contract | Full time | Competitive Salary depending on skills and experience.
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy Manager
Nuffield Health
North East England
Pharmacist
Job summary Pharmacy Manager Derby Hospital | Pharmacy | Permanent contract | Full time | Competitive Salary depending on skills and experience.
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy ATO
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
Pharmacist
Job summary To contribute to an efficient and accurate pharmacy service to ensure the safe and effective use and procurement of medicines throughout at SHSC...
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy ATO
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
Pharmacist
Job summary To contribute to an efficient and accurate pharmacy service to ensure the safe and effective use and procurement of medicines throughout at SHSC...
1 month(s) ago
Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
Pharmacist
Job summary If you are looking for a new challenge in a supportive, enthusiastic and caring environment in a lovely part of Sheffield; Sheffield Health Partn...
1 month(s) ago
Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
Pharmacist
Job summary If you are looking for a new challenge in a supportive, enthusiastic and caring environment in a lovely part of Sheffield; Sheffield Health Partn...
1 month(s) ago
Lead Practice Pharmacist
Central and West Warrington PCN
North East England
GBP 50,039 - 54,908 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary Central and West Warrington Primary Care Network (CWW PCN) is seeking to recruit a Lead Practice Pharmacist to develop and support medicines opti...
1 month(s) ago
Lead Practice Pharmacist
Central and West Warrington PCN
North East England
GBP 50,039 - 54,908 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary Central and West Warrington Primary Care Network (CWW PCN) is seeking to recruit a Lead Practice Pharmacist to develop and support medicines opti...
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacist (Part Time)
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
North East England
GBP 30,985 - 34,773 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our team at HMP Dovegate, a...
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacist (Part Time)
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
North East England
GBP 30,985 - 34,773 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our team at HMP Dovegate, a...
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy Technician
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
North East England
GBP 29,264 - 33,510 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our team at HMP He...
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy Technician
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
North East England
GBP 29,264 - 33,510 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our team at HMP He...
1 month(s) ago
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Training
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 32,073 - 39,043 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary Senior Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Training Band 5 We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to progress your Pharmacy Technician ca...
1 month(s) ago
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Training
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 32,073 - 39,043 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary Senior Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Training Band 5 We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to progress your Pharmacy Technician ca...
1 month(s) ago
Foundation Pharmacist
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 39,959 - 48,117 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary If you are looking to begin your career as a hospital pharmacist as a member of a supportive, professional, cohesive team, where training is a pr...
1 month(s) ago
Foundation Pharmacist
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 39,959 - 48,117 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary If you are looking to begin your career as a hospital pharmacist as a member of a supportive, professional, cohesive team, where training is a pr...
1 month(s) ago
Senior Pharmacy Technician
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 32,073 - 39,043 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary Senior Pharmacy Technician - Ward-Based Services Band 5 - 1 Year Fixed-Term We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to progress your...
1 month(s) ago
Senior Pharmacy Technician
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 32,073 - 39,043 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary Senior Pharmacy Technician - Ward-Based Services Band 5 - 1 Year Fixed-Term We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to progress your...
1 month(s) ago
Lead Pharmacist for Cardiology
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (WHH)
North East England
GBP 57,528 - 64,750 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary We are recruiting a Band 8a Lead Pharmacist for Cardiology to work 22.
1 month(s) ago
Lead Pharmacist for Cardiology
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (WHH)
North East England
GBP 57,528 - 64,750 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary We are recruiting a Band 8a Lead Pharmacist for Cardiology to work 22.
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy Technician
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
North East England
GBP 37,296 - 45,331 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Tech to join our Pharmacy team at HMP...
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy Technician
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
North East England
GBP 37,296 - 45,331 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Tech to join our Pharmacy team at HMP...
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Pharmacist - Dryland Surgery
Kettering & South West Rural Primary Care Network
North East England
Pharmacist
Job summary We are looking for a clinical pharmacist to work in a patient facing role as part of a General Practice multi-disciplinary team, to clinically as...
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Pharmacist - Dryland Surgery
Kettering & South West Rural Primary Care Network
North East England
Pharmacist
Job summary We are looking for a clinical pharmacist to work in a patient facing role as part of a General Practice multi-disciplinary team, to clinically as...
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy Technician
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
North East England
GBP 34,428 - 41,658 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team...
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy Technician
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
North East England
GBP 34,428 - 41,658 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team...
1 month(s) ago
Lead specialist Pharmacy Technician for Education and Training
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 39,959 - 48,117 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician to lead the education, training and professional development of our pharmacy...
1 month(s) ago
Lead specialist Pharmacy Technician for Education and Training
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 39,959 - 48,117 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician to lead the education, training and professional development of our pharmacy...
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Pharmacist
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 57,528 - 64,750 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary Are you a passionate and experienced pharmacist ready to make a real difference in a unique and rewarding environment?
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Pharmacist
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 57,528 - 64,750 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary Are you a passionate and experienced pharmacist ready to make a real difference in a unique and rewarding environment?
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Pharmacist
Bridgwater Bay Primary Care Network
North East England
GBP 27 - 29 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our multi-professional Primary Care Team working within our Health & Wellbeing...
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Pharmacist
Bridgwater Bay Primary Care Network
North East England
GBP 27 - 29 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our multi-professional Primary Care Team working within our Health & Wellbeing...
1 month(s) ago
Rotational Pharmacy Assistant
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 25,760 - 27,476 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary At the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the...
1 month(s) ago
Rotational Pharmacy Assistant
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 25,760 - 27,476 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary At the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the...
1 month(s) ago
Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Surgical Cancer and Specialities lead
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
North East England
GBP 57,528 - 64,750 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary An opportunity has arisen for a talented individual to join the surgical pharmacy team as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for cancer surgery and...
1 month(s) ago
Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Surgical Cancer and Specialities lead
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
North East England
GBP 57,528 - 64,750 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary An opportunity has arisen for a talented individual to join the surgical pharmacy team as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for cancer surgery and...
1 month(s) ago
Advanced Pharmacist - Virtual Ward
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 57,528 - 64,750 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust has made exciting progress with their Virtual Ward, which is continuing to grow, and as a result, we are no...
1 month(s) ago
Advanced Pharmacist - Virtual Ward
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 57,528 - 64,750 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust has made exciting progress with their Virtual Ward, which is continuing to grow, and as a result, we are no...
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy Technician
South Coast Medical Group
North East England
Pharmacist
Job summary We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Network.
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy Technician
South Coast Medical Group
North East England
Pharmacist
Job summary We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Network.
1 month(s) ago
Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 25,760 - 31,157 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary Hello! Would you like to join our friendly team at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) as a pre-registration trainee technician? My n...
1 month(s) ago
Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 25,760 - 31,157 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary Hello! Would you like to join our friendly team at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) as a pre-registration trainee technician? My n...
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Pharmacist
Sabden & Whalley Medical Group
North East England
Pharmacist
Job summary Our Practice is looking to find a perfect fit for our current team - a Clinical Pharmacist who wants to work in a high achieving Practice with a...
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Pharmacist
Sabden & Whalley Medical Group
North East England
Pharmacist
Job summary Our Practice is looking to find a perfect fit for our current team - a Clinical Pharmacist who wants to work in a high achieving Practice with a...
1 month(s) ago
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Homecare team
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 32,073 - 39,043 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary Are you an experienced qualified pharmacy technician who is looking for a new challenge?
1 month(s) ago
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Homecare team
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 32,073 - 39,043 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary Are you an experienced qualified pharmacy technician who is looking for a new challenge?
1 month(s) ago
Band 3 - Dispensary Pharmacy Assistant, Pharmacy
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 27,106 - 28,850 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary We are seeking a Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant to join our friendly Pharmacy team at Watford General Hospital.
1 month(s) ago
Band 3 - Dispensary Pharmacy Assistant, Pharmacy
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 27,106 - 28,850 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary We are seeking a Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant to join our friendly Pharmacy team at Watford General Hospital.
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer (ATO) - Rotational
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2339534
Job summary
We are currently seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Assistant to join and support our busy team in the Pharmacy Department at the Whittington Hospital. The post is varied, and you will be supporting the provision of pharmacy services across the trust. You will provide a professional, efficient and customer focused service following agreed departmental policies and procedures.
The successful candidate will have, good customer service and interpersonal skills, you will communicate well, you will have demonstrated ability to prioritise and organise work in order to meet deadlines, you will also have the ability to work to a high standard within the team or using your own initiative and be able to work under pressure.
You will also have the skills to input data accurately and self-check as you work. This is a vital role that requires a conscientious and methodical person who is able to keep pace with the work. There may also be a requirement for the post holder to lift and carry heavy goods.
You must have GCSEs in both Maths and English at Grade C (4) or above, or equivalent.
Do you already have the qualifications and skills that are required to undertake this role?
Why not try a varied and interesting role in hospital pharmacy?
This could be your first step into a rewarding, challenging, progressive and lifelong career pharmacy.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide support to the Professional and Technical staff within the pharmacy department, they will assist in the provision of a high-quality service to patients, trust staff, and wards / departments. The post holder will work on a rota between dispensary, distribution, and stores.
Main Duties include :-
- Dispense and produce labels accurately for all types of prescriptions including controlled drugs in a timely manner.
- To take part in the ward, clinic, and department top-up service.
- To participate in the assembly and supply of stock items to wards and departments, and to record all issues using the pharmacy computer system.
- Ensure that the dispensary is stocked with items required for dispensing (e.g., bottles, caps, cartons, paper bags).
- To respond to straightforward enquiries from ward staff, in person or via the telephone, and to know when to refer to an appropriate member of the pharmacy team.
- To receive goods coming into the pharmacy department including all goods for the Whittington Pharmacy Shop CIC, from external suppliers and hospital supplies department.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Details
Date posted
14 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£31,066 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
220-WHT-8261009
Job locations
Whittington Hospital
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be required to rotate through the Dispensary, Distribution and Pharmacy Stores areas. Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be required to rotate through the Dispensary, Distribution and Pharmacy Stores areas. Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English and Maths (A-C or equiv.)
- Hold or commit to study for Pharmacy Level 2 qualification recognised by the GPhC
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Pharmacy Computer/IT skills including Microsoft programs
- Able to communicate effectively with all grades of staff throughout the trust (verbal and written)
- Able to communicate effectively with patients from all backgrounds and ethnic origins.
- Able to organise and prioritise workload, and to meet pre-determined deadlines
- Good clear and well-spoken English.
- Effective customer service skills able to work to meet the needs of customers of the department and to meet the standards of the Trust.
- Demonstrated ability to manage workload dealing with issues and ensure local manual handling procedures are followed.
- Can act as a role model and participate in the training of new staff
- Able to demonstrate ability to cope under pressure and multi-tasking correctly.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of local health and safety, manual handling and COSHH policies
- Awareness of the Data Protection Act
Desirable
- Experience of working in a pharmacy environment
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Reliable
- Self-motivated
- Commitment to continued personal development, and enthusiasm for extending the Assistant Technical Officer role.
- Demonstrates initiative, motivation, and enthusiasm for the post
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English and Maths (A-C or equiv.)
- Hold or commit to study for Pharmacy Level 2 qualification recognised by the GPhC
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Pharmacy Computer/IT skills including Microsoft programs
- Able to communicate effectively with all grades of staff throughout the trust (verbal and written)
- Able to communicate effectively with patients from all backgrounds and ethnic origins.
- Able to organise and prioritise workload, and to meet pre-determined deadlines
- Good clear and well-spoken English.
- Effective customer service skills able to work to meet the needs of customers of the department and to meet the standards of the Trust.
- Demonstrated ability to manage workload dealing with issues and ensure local manual handling procedures are followed.
- Can act as a role model and participate in the training of new staff
- Able to demonstrate ability to cope under pressure and multi-tasking correctly.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of local health and safety, manual handling and COSHH policies
- Awareness of the Data Protection Act
Desirable
- Experience of working in a pharmacy environment
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Reliable
- Self-motivated
- Commitment to continued personal development, and enthusiasm for extending the Assistant Technical Officer role.
- Demonstrates initiative, motivation, and enthusiasm for the post
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Whittington Hospital
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Whittington Hospital
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2339497
Job summary
Pharmacy Manager Derby Hospital | Pharmacy | Permanent contract | Full time | Competitive Salary depending on skills and experience. 37.5 hours per week
Main duties of the job
Provide strategic and operational leadership for the pharmacy department Ensure the safe, effective, and economical use of medicines throughout the hospital Lead, manage, and develop the pharmacy team, including performance management and staff development Oversee medicines management, procurement, stock control, and budgeting Ensure compliance with GPhC standards, hospital policies, and relevant legislation Support clinical governance, audits, risk management, and quality improvement initiatives Build strong relationships with consultants, clinicians, and senior management teams.
About us
Nuffield Health Derby Hospital Nuffield Health Derby Hospital is a modern, purpose-built independent hospital with 38 en-suite inpatient beds, three operating theatres, and a comprehensive range of outpatient services. The hospital provides high-quality inpatient surgical care across a range of specialties and is home to a thriving Oncology Day Unit delivering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and support for oncology patients. Set within attractive grounds approximately three miles from Derby city centre, the hospital benefits from excellent transport links and is easily accessible via major road networks and local bus routes.
Details
Date posted
14 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
JR0101960
Job locations
Rykneld Road Derby Derbyshire DE23 4SN
Derby
DE23 4SN
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Pharmacy Manager Derby Hospital | Pharmacy | Permanent contract | Full time | Competitive Salary depending on skills and experience. 37.5 hours per week A rare, new and exciting opportunity has arisen, at our Nuffield Health Derby Hospital where we are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Pharmacy Manager to lead and develop our pharmacy services within our private hospital. As Pharmacy Manager, you'll provide both operational and clinical leadership for the pharmacy department, ensuring safe, effective and patient-centred medicines management across the hospital. As Pharmacy Manager, you will lead a team, manage medicines governance, and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across the hospital as well as ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements. You'll have previous hospital Pharmacy Manager experience as a Pharmacist or Technician as well as strong leadership and management capabilities. You will be highly organised, analytical and have the ability to drive service improvement and innovation. Key Responsibilities
Provide strategic and operational leadership for the pharmacy department Ensure the safe, effective, and economical use of medicines throughout the hospital Lead, manage, and develop the pharmacy team, including performance management and staff development Oversee medicines management, procurement, stock control, and budgeting Ensure compliance with GPhC standards, hospital policies, and relevant legislation Support clinical governance, audits, risk management, and quality improvement initiatives Build strong relationships with consultants, clinicians, and senior management teams. Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. Nuffield Health Derby Hospital Nuffield Health Derby Hospital is a modern, purpose-built independent hospital with 38 en-suite inpatient beds, three operating theatres, and a comprehensive range of outpatient services. The hospital provides high-quality inpatient surgical care across a range of specialties and is home to a thriving Oncology Day Unit delivering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and support for oncology patients. Set within attractive grounds approximately three miles from Derby city centre, the hospital benefits from excellent transport links and is easily accessible via major road networks and local bus routes. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you.
Job description Job responsibilities Pharmacy Manager Derby Hospital | Pharmacy | Permanent contract | Full time | Competitive Salary depending on skills and experience. 37.5 hours per week A rare, new and exciting opportunity has arisen, at our Nuffield Health Derby Hospital where we are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Pharmacy Manager to lead and develop our pharmacy services within our private hospital. As Pharmacy Manager, you'll provide both operational and clinical leadership for the pharmacy department, ensuring safe, effective and patient-centred medicines management across the hospital. As Pharmacy Manager, you will lead a team, manage medicines governance, and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across the hospital as well as ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements. You'll have previous hospital Pharmacy Manager experience as a Pharmacist or Technician as well as strong leadership and management capabilities. You will be highly organised, analytical and have the ability to drive service improvement and innovation. Key Responsibilities Provide strategic and operational leadership for the pharmacy department Ensure the safe, effective, and economical use of medicines throughout the hospital Lead, manage, and develop the pharmacy team, including performance management and staff development Oversee medicines management, procurement, stock control, and budgeting Ensure compliance with GPhC standards, hospital policies, and relevant legislation Support clinical governance, audits, risk management, and quality improvement initiatives Build strong relationships with consultants, clinicians, and senior management teams. Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. Nuffield Health Derby Hospital Nuffield Health Derby Hospital is a modern, purpose-built independent hospital with 38 en-suite inpatient beds, three operating theatres, and a comprehensive range of outpatient services. The hospital provides high-quality inpatient surgical care across a range of specialties and is home to a thriving Oncology Day Unit delivering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and support for oncology patients. Set within attractive grounds approximately three miles from Derby city centre, the hospital benefits from excellent transport links and is easily accessible via major road networks and local bus routes. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- relevant qualifications and registrations
Experience
Essential
- post qualification experience
Person Specification Qualifications Essential relevant qualifications and registrations Experience Essential post qualification experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Nuffield Health
Address
Rykneld Road Derby Derbyshire DE23 4SN
Derby
DE23 4SN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Nuffield Health
Address
Rykneld Road Derby Derbyshire DE23 4SN
Derby
DE23 4SN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)
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Pharmacy ATO
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2339415
Job summary
- To contribute to an efficient and accurate pharmacy service to ensure the safe and effective use and procurement of medicines throughout at SHSC NHS Foundation Trust.
- Under the direction of the Chief Pharmacist, Deputy Chief Pharmacist and the Senior Pharmacy Technicians, the post holder will perform whatever duties are reasonable and necessary to achieve the job purpose and overall safe provision of pharmacy services throughout the trust.
- There is a requirement to be confident and able to work with service users and other healthcare professionals internally and other organisations.
- The following represent a broad outline of tasks the post holder will be expected to perform in achieving their key result areas. This is not intended as a fixed list of duties.
- Provide support to the technical services of the department.
- Participate in continuous personal and professional development.
- Must hold a level 2 NVQ in Pharmacy Services
Main duties of the job
To participate in the provision of dispensing services across the Trust.
To participate in the non-clinical aspects of their work, e.g., stock
unpacking and checking, assembly of orders/requisitions, top-ups etc.
To support the clerical functions of the department in activities such as
ordering, filing, data input and retrieval, and other general tasks.
To undertake other non-clinical tasks as required.
To undertake supporting with the administration duties within the
department and other colleagues.
- Undertake matching and completing invoices on medications used throughout the department.
- Participate in phlebotomy services.
About us
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust is a major employer and provider of services. Our Service Users, Carers and Staff are central, and our Values are important, to the delivery of high-quality care. We actively seek out individuals who share these values:
- Working together for service users
- Respect and kindness
- Everyone counts
- Commitment to quality
- Improving lives
Details
Date posted
14 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
Depending on experience Dependant on experience and training
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
457-26-8238155
Job locations
Pharmacy Department, Michael Carlisle Centre
OSBORNE ROAD
SHEFFIELD
S11 9BF
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Participate in audits relevant to pharmacy and in accordance with
clinical governance requirements.
Source new suppliers as part of the CMU (Commercial Medicines Unit)
Subject to the provision of appropriate training Maintain and update drug contracts.
Undertake training and development programmes as appropriate.
To participate in a rota of early, late, weekend and bank holiday working.
To travel across SHSC wards and outpatient areas as required to perform your relevant duties.
To promote the professional image of pharmacy by ensuring that the standard of dress and behaviour reflects the professional service provided by the department.
To participate in annual personal development review (PDR) and to agree to training objectives set.
To comply with trust policies including confidentiality, personal and patient safety.
Undergo further training as necessary and attend regular process reviews.
To assist and cover for other staff members in other areas within the department
Job description
Job responsibilities
Participate in audits relevant to pharmacy and in accordance with
clinical governance requirements.
Source new suppliers as part of the CMU (Commercial Medicines Unit)
Subject to the provision of appropriate training Maintain and update drug contracts.
Undertake training and development programmes as appropriate.
To participate in a rota of early, late, weekend and bank holiday working.
To travel across SHSC wards and outpatient areas as required to perform your relevant duties.
To promote the professional image of pharmacy by ensuring that the standard of dress and behaviour reflects the professional service provided by the department.
To participate in annual personal development review (PDR) and to agree to training objectives set.
To comply with trust policies including confidentiality, personal and patient safety.
Undergo further training as necessary and attend regular process reviews.
To assist and cover for other staff members in other areas within the department
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skilla
Essential
- Numerate and literate
- Trustworthy and Reliable
- Good interpersonal skills
- A willingness to be trained and participate in venepuncture. (B3)
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Friendly and self-motivated
- Professional approach
- Ability to follow set procedures.
- Have good problem-solving skills.
- Previous and recent experience of working in a pharmacy
- Good interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Previous and recent experience of working in a hospital pharmacy.
- Computer literacy.
- Working in an administration role
- Experience of invoicing.
- Experience of working patient facing.
- Ability to drive and have access to a vehicle.
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Desirable
- IT qualification
- Venepuncture training
- Invoicing training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a dispensary.
- Experience of working in a team.
- Experience of working on own initiative whilst adhering to SOP's.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a health care setting e.g. hospital.
- Experience of working with CMM/EPMA computer system
Other
Desirable
- Must be comfortable with the prospect of taking bloods from service users at SHSC after suitable training.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skilla
Essential
- Numerate and literate
- Trustworthy and Reliable
- Good interpersonal skills
- A willingness to be trained and participate in venepuncture. (B3)
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Friendly and self-motivated
- Professional approach
- Ability to follow set procedures.
- Have good problem-solving skills.
- Previous and recent experience of working in a pharmacy
- Good interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Previous and recent experience of working in a hospital pharmacy.
- Computer literacy.
- Working in an administration role
- Experience of invoicing.
- Experience of working patient facing.
- Ability to drive and have access to a vehicle.
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Desirable
- IT qualification
- Venepuncture training
- Invoicing training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a dispensary.
- Experience of working in a team.
- Experience of working on own initiative whilst adhering to SOP's.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a health care setting e.g. hospital.
- Experience of working with CMM/EPMA computer system
Other
Desirable
- Must be comfortable with the prospect of taking bloods from service users at SHSC after suitable training.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pharmacy Department, Michael Carlisle Centre
OSBORNE ROAD
SHEFFIELD
S11 9BF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pharmacy Department, Michael Carlisle Centre
OSBORNE ROAD
SHEFFIELD
S11 9BF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2339411
Job summary
If you are looking for a new challenge in a supportive, enthusiastic and caring environment in a lovely part of Sheffield; Sheffield Health Partnership University Trust Pharmacy department are looking to recruit well motivated, forward-thinking professionals to join our friendly team.
We are seeking a Specialist Pharmacist to work clinically within designated teams in inpatient and community mental health settings, acting as an expert source of pharmaceutical advice promoting safe, cost effective and evidence-based prescribing and medicines use. In addition to the focus above, as part of the SHPU pharmacy team you will also work to provide specialist mental health pharmaceutical support to across the trust to help achieve best outcomes with medicines. There will be a requirement to undertake on call support out of hours.
You will need to have excellent communication skills and enjoy working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will need to be friendly, approachable, adaptable, flexible, willing to learn new skills and be committed to continuous professional development.
Main duties of the job
As part of the pharmacy service, to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines throughout the Trust
- To support the use of medicines across the Trust to achieve best outcomes for service users in accordance with best practice.
- To apply clinical skills and expertise in the management of medicines in mental health in accordance with best practice.
- To prevent and reduce medicines related harm.
- To provide a high level of clinical pharmacy services to allocated teams.
- To undertake medications reviews and provide advice on medicines optimisation.
- Competently use electronic based notes and prescribing systems.
- Participate in systems to ensure continuous personal professional development, including any agreed post-registration qualifications. Work towards membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy (or equivalent).
- Participate in departmental systems of clinical supervision and peer support.
- Responsible for the day to day running of clinical trials service, including pharmacy trial specific procedures.
- To work flexibly and travel to various locations across the city.
- To participate in On-call pharmacist service in accordance with local procedure.
- Participate in weekend, bank holiday and late working rotas in accordance with local procedure.
About us
Become part of a vibrant team who are extremely passionate about staff engagement, culture, and improvement, where everyone has a voice and where service users and staff collaborate to have a direct impact on the things that matter most.
We want to provide the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
Our friendly department provides an environment that supports learning, team working and encourages individuals to develop in their role.
The Pharmacy Department is a forward thinking and progressive department seeking to expand our current team as we develop a patient focused and modern hospital pharmacy service to the Trust while constantly looking at ways to further improve our service.
We understand the importance of great team working and have strong links with other disciplines within and around the trust. The patient is at the Centre of all that we do, and we aim to provide a pharmacy service that has Medicine Optimisation as key.
We are looking to recruit full time (37.5) hours per week. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly or part time.
SHPU has EPMA (electronic prescribing and medicines administrations) throughout the trust In-patient sites.
Details
Date posted
14 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
Depending on experience Dependent on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
457-26-8281230
Job locations
Michael Carlisle Centre
75 Osborne Road, Nether Edge
Sheffield
S11 9BF
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following represent a broad outline of tasks the post holder will be expected to perform in achieving their key result areas. These are not intended as a fixed list of duties. The post holder will, under the direction of the Chief Pharmacist or senior pharmacist, perform whatever duties are reasonably necessary to achieve the job purpose and the overall safe provision of pharmacy services throughout the Trust.
- Working predominantly within designated multidisciplinary teams, provide a clinical pharmacy service to teams in order to ensure pharmacological treatment provides best outcomes for service users and is in line with nationally agreed standards for best practice.
- Support designated multidisciplinary teams to develop safe and effective medicines related practice. Aid teams to develop and adhere to medicines related Standard Operating Procedures
- Develop and maintain relationships within designated multidisciplinary team(s) in order to ensure service users care plans, reflect the best use of pharmacological treatments.
- Support the delivery of clinical pharmacy services to other areas of the Trust.
- Promote the safe use of medication throughout the Trust and wider health community.
- Provide advice to service users and where relevant, carers on the best use of their medicines. Work with individual service users, carers or groups or to help achieve best outcomes from pharmacological treatments.
- Advise medical, nursing and other staff on medicine related problems and medicines optimisation.
- Perform specialist mental health medication reviews, reviewing and advising on the management of service users receiving complex pharmacological treatments or not responding to existing treatments. Where appropriate collaborate with other health care providers to ensure that physical health considerations are encompassed.
- Participate in SHSC drug information systems and provide expert advice on medication related queries to healthcare professionals, patients and carers.
- Deputise for the senior pharmacists when necessary.
- Responsibility for clinical and other checks within the dispensary, and to act as Responsible Pharmacist. Advise of the legal aspects of prescribing and the clarity and accuracy of prescriptions
- Responsibility to act as a pharmacist for the purposes of the 2012 Human Medicines Regulations and other statutory instruments
- Participate in data collection/audits and clinical trials.
- Participate in the systems and processes which will ensure compliance with the requirements laid down by CQC or other regulatory bodies.
- Participate in department systems to implement any MHRA or other medicines alerts
- Support medicines management training and development within SHSC
- Undertake mandatory and other training as required by the trust.
- When appropriate, supervise teach and assess junior pharmacy staff, technicians, and students.
Service Development
- Support developments in services under the direction of the senior pharmacy team.
- Support development and implementation of new processes and procedures.
- Under supervision, implement policies and propose changes to practices and procedures
- Support senior pharmacists to implement training developments, adapt training materials and organise and deliver training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following represent a broad outline of tasks the post holder will be expected to perform in achieving their key result areas. These are not intended as a fixed list of duties. The post holder will, under the direction of the Chief Pharmacist or senior pharmacist, perform whatever duties are reasonably necessary to achieve the job purpose and the overall safe provision of pharmacy services throughout the Trust.
- Working predominantly within designated multidisciplinary teams, provide a clinical pharmacy service to teams in order to ensure pharmacological treatment provides best outcomes for service users and is in line with nationally agreed standards for best practice.
- Support designated multidisciplinary teams to develop safe and effective medicines related practice. Aid teams to develop and adhere to medicines related Standard Operating Procedures
- Develop and maintain relationships within designated multidisciplinary team(s) in order to ensure service users care plans, reflect the best use of pharmacological treatments.
- Support the delivery of clinical pharmacy services to other areas of the Trust.
- Promote the safe use of medication throughout the Trust and wider health community.
- Provide advice to service users and where relevant, carers on the best use of their medicines. Work with individual service users, carers or groups or to help achieve best outcomes from pharmacological treatments.
- Advise medical, nursing and other staff on medicine related problems and medicines optimisation.
- Perform specialist mental health medication reviews, reviewing and advising on the management of service users receiving complex pharmacological treatments or not responding to existing treatments. Where appropriate collaborate with other health care providers to ensure that physical health considerations are encompassed.
- Participate in SHSC drug information systems and provide expert advice on medication related queries to healthcare professionals, patients and carers.
- Deputise for the senior pharmacists when necessary.
- Responsibility for clinical and other checks within the dispensary, and to act as Responsible Pharmacist. Advise of the legal aspects of prescribing and the clarity and accuracy of prescriptions
- Responsibility to act as a pharmacist for the purposes of the 2012 Human Medicines Regulations and other statutory instruments
- Participate in data collection/audits and clinical trials.
- Participate in the systems and processes which will ensure compliance with the requirements laid down by CQC or other regulatory bodies.
- Participate in department systems to implement any MHRA or other medicines alerts
- Support medicines management training and development within SHSC
- Undertake mandatory and other training as required by the trust.
- When appropriate, supervise teach and assess junior pharmacy staff, technicians, and students.
Service Development
- Support developments in services under the direction of the senior pharmacy team.
- Support development and implementation of new processes and procedures.
- Under supervision, implement policies and propose changes to practices and procedures
- Support senior pharmacists to implement training developments, adapt training materials and organise and deliver training.
Person Specification
Tranining and Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent pharmacy degree
- Hold current registration as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Hold a relevant post-registration qualification such as Diploma in Mental Health Pharmacy, or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or working towards it
Desirable
- Ability to work towards Membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy, or equivalent
- Good Clinical Practice certificate
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Have a high level of clinical pharmacy skills and knowledge and be able to apply this to work in mental health
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
- Be able to develop own role and manage new initiatives
- Be computer literate and have the ability to learn to use a variety of electronic notes and prescribing systems
- Effective time management skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
Desirable
- Have an interest in mental health pharmacy across the spectrum of healthcare settings
- Knowledge of relevant clinical guidelines and their application to best practice
- Knowledge of recent developments in mental health practice or equivalent specialities, including learning disability and substance misuse
- Demonstrated ability to work with other professional team members in secondary care
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience in evidence-based clinical pharmacy practice
- Evidence of working as part of a clinical team
Desirable
- Experience of clinical pharmacy practice in mental health
- Previous secondary care (hospital) pharmacy practice
- Evidence of the application of clinical guidelines to practice
other
Essential
- Be conscientious and methodical in their approach to work
- Be flexible, adaptable and responsive regarding changes in practice
- Be able to travel to all areas of the Trust in a timely and effective manner
- Flexible working to undertake late duties, weekend /Bank holiday work and on-call commitment
- Effective time management skills
Person Specification
Tranining and Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent pharmacy degree
- Hold current registration as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Hold a relevant post-registration qualification such as Diploma in Mental Health Pharmacy, or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or working towards it
Desirable
- Ability to work towards Membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy, or equivalent
- Good Clinical Practice certificate
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Have a high level of clinical pharmacy skills and knowledge and be able to apply this to work in mental health
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
- Be able to develop own role and manage new initiatives
- Be computer literate and have the ability to learn to use a variety of electronic notes and prescribing systems
- Effective time management skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
Desirable
- Have an interest in mental health pharmacy across the spectrum of healthcare settings
- Knowledge of relevant clinical guidelines and their application to best practice
- Knowledge of recent developments in mental health practice or equivalent specialities, including learning disability and substance misuse
- Demonstrated ability to work with other professional team members in secondary care
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience in evidence-based clinical pharmacy practice
- Evidence of working as part of a clinical team
Desirable
- Experience of clinical pharmacy practice in mental health
- Previous secondary care (hospital) pharmacy practice
- Evidence of the application of clinical guidelines to practice
other
Essential
- Be conscientious and methodical in their approach to work
- Be flexible, adaptable and responsive regarding changes in practice
- Be able to travel to all areas of the Trust in a timely and effective manner
- Flexible working to undertake late duties, weekend /Bank holiday work and on-call commitment
- Effective time management skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Michael Carlisle Centre
75 Osborne Road, Nether Edge
Sheffield
S11 9BF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Michael Carlisle Centre
75 Osborne Road, Nether Edge
Sheffield
S11 9BF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Lead Practice Pharmacist
Central and West Warrington PCN View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2339407
Job summary
Central and West Warrington Primary Care Network (CWW PCN) is seeking to recruit a Lead Practice Pharmacist to develop and support medicines optimisation across our seven GP practices.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated primary care pharmacist to join an established, forward-thinking PCN team. Our pharmacy team includes Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and a Care Coordinator, supported by a Senior Pharmacist, PCN Clinical Director, and the wider PCN team.
The post will be directly employed by a core practice but will work collaboratively across multiple practices within CWW PCN to support delivery of the Primary Care Network DES and local practice priorities.
We are keen to hear from pharmacists with experience in primary care, who have completed the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway and Independent prescriber (IP) qualification.
Main duties of the job
The Lead Practice Pharmacist will be committed to improving health outcomes and putting patients first. Key qualities include the ability to build effective relationships with patients, GPs, nurses, community pharmacists, hospital teams, and practice staff, alongside alongside the ability to lead and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will:
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role, providing leadership to the practice pharmacy function
- Support delivery of Primary Care Network DES specifications
- Conduct and oversee structured medication reviews (SMRs) for patients with complex polypharmacy, including patients in care homes
- Provide expert clinical medicines advice to patients and practice teams
- Lead initiatives to improve prescribing practices across the Practice(s) and PCN
- Drive quality improvement and service development, including audits and implementation of best practice
- Work with community and hospital colleagues to resolve medication-related issues and improve care pathways
- Take overall responsibility for pharmacy governance and patient safety within the Practice(s), including overseeing the timely actioning of safety alerts and ensuring safe drug monitoring processes are in place
- Provide clinical leadership, support, and supervision to junior pharmacy colleagues and trainees
About us
Central and West Warrington PCN is a dynamic team of 7 Practices who have a strong and cohesive relationship:
Causeway Medical Centre
Dallam Lane Medical Centre
Eric Moore Partnership
Folly Lane Medical Centre
Helsby Street Medical Centre
Penketh Health Centre
Westbrook Medical Centre
We are committed to delivering good quality care to our patients.
Our vision is to provide safe, effective and sustainable healthcare for our member practice patient population in partnership with other local healthcare providers.
Training Support
Most roles in our PCN require a training element. Staff partaking in training that meets certain requirements will be required to sign a Training Agreement that outlines associated costs to the training. Staff may be liable for reimbursing those costs to the Practice / PCN if they leave their PCN role before, during or after the training. Further detail will be provided to you if this applies to you and your role.
Details
Date posted
14 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£50,039 to £54,908 a year WTE depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A4999-26-0014
Job locations
Helsby Street Medical Centre
2 Helsby Street
Warrington
WA1 3AW
United Kingdom
Causeway Medical Centre
166-170 Wilderspool Causeway
Warrington
WA4 6QA
United Kingdom
Eric Moore Partnership
Jubilee Way
Warrington
WA2 8HE
United Kingdom
Penketh Health Centre
Honiton Way
Penketh
Warrington
WA5 2EY
United Kingdom
Medical Centre
Folly Lane
Warrington
WA5 0LU
United Kingdom
Dallam Lane Medical Centre
Dallam Lane
Warrington
WA2 7NG
United Kingdom
Westbrook Medical Centre
301-302 Westbrook Centre
Westbrook
Warrington
WA5 8UF
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas. The role will contribute to successful clinical management of patients and build capacity in the workforce at the right levels.
- Using clinical skills to provide specialist medication review and assessment of patients with long term conditions having complex medicine regimes and produce the best outcomes for the patient.
- To further proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular Frailty, COPD and Asthma); people with Learning Disabilities or Autism (through STOMP-Stop Over Medication Programme)
- Providing specialist expertise and advice in respect to the management and use of medicines and medicines management to patients, carers, practice staff as well as a wide range of health and social care professionals in helping to tackle inequalities
- Be an Independent Prescriber and safely prescribe within your scope of competence, ensuring evidence-based, patient-centred care.
- Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the Practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services
- Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care
- Have a leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload
- Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system
- Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of antipsychotic use in people with learning disabilities) liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation
- Be part of a professional clinical network and have access to appropriate clinical supervision.
- To maintain registration as a pharmacist and comply with appropriate professional codes
- To develop and facilitate a good working relationship with all local providers of healthcare
- To plan and organise own workload, including audit and project work, and training sessions.
- To record personally generated information and maintain a database of information relating to the work done in the practice(s) personally generated information includes information and records relating to audit and clinical work undertaken by the post holder, reference notes relating to clinical/technical information, etc the database includes maintaining up-to-date, detailed
- Maintain records of all work done in the practices for which the post holder is accountable, assisting the GP Practice team with appropriate monitoring and management of prescribing budgets
- As appropriate to the post, to maintain and develop professional competence and expertise, keep up to date with medical/therapeutic evidence and opinion, and local and national service, legislation and policy developments, agree objectives and a personal development plan and participate in the appraisal process
- To attend Practice meetings and other meetings (e.g. PPG/CCG) as appropriate to report on workstreams and to give advice on appropriate use of medicines.
- Help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the Practice to optimise the quality of prescribing
- Take overall responsibility for all pharmacy related governance within the Practice ensuring safe processes are in place for the following:
-Ensuring national and local guidance is adhered to
-Ensuring all safety alerts and MHRA guidance is acted upon in a timely and safe manner
-Ensuring safe processes are in place within the Practice e.g., DMARD monitoring and DOAC monitoring
- Ensuring plans are in place to review all those requiring a SMR
-Provide support to all Practice colleagues regarding safe prescribing
-Undertake quality improvement exercises as required and have a workplan for these within your Practice(s)
-Provide supervision to junior colleagues and lead the Pharmacy team in Practice on a day-to-day basis
-Regularly liaise with senior team members
-Keep up to date with all Practice and PCN contractual requirements, ensuring systems are in place to achieve
-Supervise undergraduate and pre-registration colleagues as required
-Mentor colleague undertaking CPPE or those who require development
- To undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holders grade as agreed with the post holders line manager
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas. The role will contribute to successful clinical management of patients and build capacity in the workforce at the right levels.
- Using clinical skills to provide specialist medication review and assessment of patients with long term conditions having complex medicine regimes and produce the best outcomes for the patient.
- To further proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular Frailty, COPD and Asthma); people with Learning Disabilities or Autism (through STOMP-Stop Over Medication Programme)
- Providing specialist expertise and advice in respect to the management and use of medicines and medicines management to patients, carers, practice staff as well as a wide range of health and social care professionals in helping to tackle inequalities
- Be an Independent Prescriber and safely prescribe within your scope of competence, ensuring evidence-based, patient-centred care.
- Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the Practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services
- Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care
- Have a leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload
- Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system
- Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of antipsychotic use in people with learning disabilities) liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation
- Be part of a professional clinical network and have access to appropriate clinical supervision.
- To maintain registration as a pharmacist and comply with appropriate professional codes
- To develop and facilitate a good working relationship with all local providers of healthcare
- To plan and organise own workload, including audit and project work, and training sessions.
- To record personally generated information and maintain a database of information relating to the work done in the practice(s) personally generated information includes information and records relating to audit and clinical work undertaken by the post holder, reference notes relating to clinical/technical information, etc the database includes maintaining up-to-date, detailed
- Maintain records of all work done in the practices for which the post holder is accountable, assisting the GP Practice team with appropriate monitoring and management of prescribing budgets
- As appropriate to the post, to maintain and develop professional competence and expertise, keep up to date with medical/therapeutic evidence and opinion, and local and national service, legislation and policy developments, agree objectives and a personal development plan and participate in the appraisal process
- To attend Practice meetings and other meetings (e.g. PPG/CCG) as appropriate to report on workstreams and to give advice on appropriate use of medicines.
- Help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the Practice to optimise the quality of prescribing
- Take overall responsibility for all pharmacy related governance within the Practice ensuring safe processes are in place for the following:
-Ensuring national and local guidance is adhered to
-Ensuring all safety alerts and MHRA guidance is acted upon in a timely and safe manner
-Ensuring safe processes are in place within the Practice e.g., DMARD monitoring and DOAC monitoring
- Ensuring plans are in place to review all those requiring a SMR
-Provide support to all Practice colleagues regarding safe prescribing
-Undertake quality improvement exercises as required and have a workplan for these within your Practice(s)
-Provide supervision to junior colleagues and lead the Pharmacy team in Practice on a day-to-day basis
-Regularly liaise with senior team members
-Keep up to date with all Practice and PCN contractual requirements, ensuring systems are in place to achieve
-Supervise undergraduate and pre-registration colleagues as required
-Mentor colleague undertaking CPPE or those who require development
- To undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holders grade as agreed with the post holders line manager
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills written and verbal
- Good organisational skills
- Proactive
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Computer literate including Microsoft office packages and web-based searching
- Conducts oneself in a professional manner at all times
- Be able to travel freely and travel between multiple sites on a daily basis
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Flexible working approach
- Able to work under pressure
Desirable
- Valid driving licence and access to a car on a daily basis
Knowledge
Essential
- Good clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- Able to apply clinical knowledge appropriately in a variety of practice settings or patient groups
- Good understanding of primary care structure and General Practice
- Knowledge of GP clinical computer systems
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational 4-year Masters degree in pharmacy
- 1 years pre-registration training
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Independent prescriber
- Completed Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP)
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Postgraduate diploma/MSc in Clinical or Community Pharmacy or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Post- registration experience in primary care
- Experience of clinical pharmacy
- Experience of working with GPs
- Good critical appraisal skills
- Experience of patient consultation
Desirable
- Post-registration experience in other sectors e.g. secondary care or community pharmacy
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills written and verbal
- Good organisational skills
- Proactive
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Computer literate including Microsoft office packages and web-based searching
- Conducts oneself in a professional manner at all times
- Be able to travel freely and travel between multiple sites on a daily basis
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Flexible working approach
- Able to work under pressure
Desirable
- Valid driving licence and access to a car on a daily basis
Knowledge
Essential
- Good clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- Able to apply clinical knowledge appropriately in a variety of practice settings or patient groups
- Good understanding of primary care structure and General Practice
- Knowledge of GP clinical computer systems
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational 4-year Masters degree in pharmacy
- 1 years pre-registration training
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Independent prescriber
- Completed Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP)
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Postgraduate diploma/MSc in Clinical or Community Pharmacy or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Post- registration experience in primary care
- Experience of clinical pharmacy
- Experience of working with GPs
- Good critical appraisal skills
- Experience of patient consultation
Desirable
- Post-registration experience in other sectors e.g. secondary care or community pharmacy
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Central and West Warrington PCN
Address
Helsby Street Medical Centre
2 Helsby Street
Warrington
WA1 3AW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.centralandwestwarringtonpcn.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Central and West Warrington PCN
Address
Helsby Street Medical Centre
2 Helsby Street
Warrington
WA1 3AW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
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Pharmacist (Part Time)
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2339402
Job summary
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our team at HMP Dovegate, a category B Prison located in Uttoxeter in Staffordshire.
HMP Dovegate is a private prison with a capacity of 1160 males.Hours
This role is part time working 22.5 hours per week. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 08:00 - 16:00.
Salary
This position is part time, youll receive an annual salary up to £34,773 per annum (£57,955 full time equivalent)- depending on experience.
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks
Main duties of the job
What youll be doing As a Clinical Pharmacist with Practice Plus Group you will; Provide expert clinical advice on medicines and poly-pharmacy in line with expected standards, ensuring that safe, modern, medicines management and medicines optimisation service are provided to patients. Deliver an integrated, safe, legal and high quality prison pharmacy service, which will be part of a comprehensive healthcare package based on the prison population needs. Inspire positive and aspirational leadership to the team of pharmacy technicians and the wider healthcare team in order to create and maintain a good working environment and facilitate staff retention. Promote good practice in all prescribing decisions to develop and implement improved medicines management understanding throughout the prison healthcare team. Share information relating to pharmaceutical products, medicines management, medicines optimisation, medicines legislation and general health education so that patients and the healthcare teams are appropriately informed.
If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.
It doesnt stop there we also offer:
- Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
- Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
- 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it
About us
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.
Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:
- we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
- we act with integrity
- we embrace diversity
- we strive to do things better together
We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.
Qualifications required
- GPhC registered Pharmacist.
- Available to newly qualified pharmacists and beyond.
- Management and leadership experience (desirable).
- Procurement and audit experience (desirable).
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy including pre-registration training
- Experience developing effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Non-judgemental and compassionate approach
- Good IT skills and IT literacy
Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.
Details
Date posted
14 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience £30,985 to £34,773 per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
15494
Job locations
HMP Dovegate
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
ST14 8XR
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our team at HMP Dovegate, a category B Prison located in Uttoxeter in Staffordshire.
HMP Dovegate is a private prison with a capacity of 1160 males.Hours
This role is part time working 22.5 hours per week. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 08:00 - 16:00.
Salary
This position is part time, youll receive an annual salary up to £34,773 per annum (£57,955 full time equivalent)- depending on experience.
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks
Job description
Job responsibilities
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our team at HMP Dovegate, a category B Prison located in Uttoxeter in Staffordshire.
HMP Dovegate is a private prison with a capacity of 1160 males.Hours
This role is part time working 22.5 hours per week. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 08:00 - 16:00.
Salary
This position is part time, youll receive an annual salary up to £34,773 per annum (£57,955 full time equivalent)- depending on experience.
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Additional Criteria
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Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Additional Criteria
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Desirable
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
Address
HMP Dovegate
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
ST14 8XR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://practiceplushij.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
Address
HMP Dovegate
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
ST14 8XR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://practiceplushij.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Pharmacy Technician
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2339401
Job summary
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our team at HMP Hewell, a category B remand prison located in Worcestershire.
We offer a challenging, yet rewarding workplace to learn and grow your career in healthcare, where you will be fully supported, and no two days are ever the same!
Hours
The site currently offers a 7 day a week service and works on an 8 week rolling rota.
Monday to Friday - 7am - 6.30pm Saturday and Sunday - 8.30am - 5.30pm SalaryThis position is full time, youll receive an annual salary of £29,264 - £33,510 - depending on experience.
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
Main duties of the job
As a Pharmacy Technician, your responsibilities will vary. You will
- Provide outstanding quality based patient centred care to our patients seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
- Focussing on providing a safe and secure medicines management service, ensuring patient medical records are maintained to the agreed standard at all times and ensuring standard operating procedures are followed to a high and orderly standard.
- Deliver non-judgemental care within the scope of professional standards. Involving anything from the timely administration of medicines through to analysing cost effective prescribing as defined through our unique health in justice medicines policy.
- You will make a real difference by working as a key member of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.
If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.
It doesnt stop there we also offer:
- Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
- Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
- 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it
About us
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.
Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:
- we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
- we act with integrity
- we embrace diversity
- we strive to do things better together
We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.
- NVQ Level 3, or above, BTEC or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Up to date with Continual Professional Development (CPD)
- Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience
- General GCSE education or equivalent
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures
Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.
Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.
Details
Date posted
14 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£29,264 to £33,510 a year £29,264 to £33,510 per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
15495
Job locations
Hewell Ln
Redditch
Worcestershire
B97 6QS
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our team at HMP Hewell, a category B remand prison located in Worcestershire.
We offer a challenging, yet rewarding workplace to learn and grow your career in healthcare, where you will be fully supported, and no two days are ever the same!
Hours
The site currently offers a 7 day a week service and works on an 8 week rolling rota.
Monday to Friday - 7am - 6.30pm Saturday and Sunday - 8.30am - 5.30pm SalaryThis position is full time, youll receive an annual salary of £29,264 - £33,510 - depending on experience.
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our team at HMP Hewell, a category B remand prison located in Worcestershire.
We offer a challenging, yet rewarding workplace to learn and grow your career in healthcare, where you will be fully supported, and no two days are ever the same!
Hours
The site currently offers a 7 day a week service and works on an 8 week rolling rota.
Monday to Friday - 7am - 6.30pm Saturday and Sunday - 8.30am - 5.30pm SalaryThis position is full time, youll receive an annual salary of £29,264 - £33,510 - depending on experience.
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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Desirable
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Experience
Essential
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Desirable
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Additional Criteria
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Desirable
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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Desirable
- Please click the apply button to see the Job Description and Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Please click the apply button to see the Job Description and Person Specification
Desirable
- Please click the apply button to see the Job Description and Person Specification
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please click the apply button to see the Job Description and Person Specification
Desirable
- Please click the apply button to see the Job Description and Person Specification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
Address
Hewell Ln
Redditch
Worcestershire
B97 6QS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://practiceplushij.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
Address
Hewell Ln
Redditch
Worcestershire
B97 6QS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://practiceplushij.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Senior Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Training
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336301
Job summary
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Training
Band 5
We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to progress your Pharmacy Technician career by joining our friendly, dynamic & forward-thinking pharmacy team at SWFT!
We are committed to providing a high-quality, safe & effective pharmacy service that makes a real difference to our patients, and we are looking for a highly-motivated, GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician to join our well-integrated clinical & technical team to achieve this.
You need to be a qualified Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC to apply for this post, with an interest in delivering high-quality training across pharmacy technical roles. You will work closely with the Lead Pharmacy Techncian to plan, deliver and document all local training relating to pharmacy operational activity. You will contribute to the review and development of training packs, and participate in end-point assessment.
This role is primarily based at Warwick hospital, which has excellent transport links to Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry and surrounding areas.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for ensuring a consistent and standardised approach to the delivery of departmental training for technical staff within the pharmacy department and also contributing to the training of pharmacists and other staff groups where required. Will support the management and development of pharmacy training programmes and promote safe working practises in line with standard operating procedures and Trust policies. Contribute to the delivery of Level 2 & 3 qualifications through assessment and quality assurance processes.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Reference number
203-SS1205-A
Job locations
Warwick Hospital
Lakin Road
Warwick
CV34 5BW
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Job Summary
To support the management, development and delivery of training for pharmacy staff, maintaining the highest professional standards and ensuring trainees comply with all pharmacy SOPs.
To deputise in the absence of the Lead Pharmacy Technician - Education & Training
Act as an assessor & training supervisor as required for qualifications delivered within the pharmacy department.
Act as a facilitator/ educational supervisor for post registration qualifications for Pharmacy Technicians where appropriate.
To support staff ensuring standardisation of practice and learning. Develop and implement training programmes and monitor outcomes, reporting to the Lead Technician for Education & training.
Responsible for the preparation of induction programmes for all new starters in the pharmacy technical team.
Contributing to the development and maintenance of SOPs.
To be responsible for the collection, recording and presentation of appropriate data relating to education and training.
To maintain Accredited Accuracy Checking status and perform the final accuracy check of prescriptions and dispensing requests in accordance with departmental policy.
Contribute to the effectiveness of the pharmacy by making suggestions for innovation and development of the work of the section
Ensure all medication incidents are reported in accordance with Trust policy
To assist in the recruitment and selection process of pharmacy technical and support staff
To maintain current awareness, attend meetings and training courses relevant to the role and to encourage other staff to participate in further relevant training schemes necessary to keep pharmaceutical and clinical knowledge up to date
Dispensary based duties:
Carry out dispensing of drugs, medicated dressings, enteral feeds, and drug-related devices for outpatients, in-patients, and clinical trial patients, from the dispensary as required.
Give routine pharmaceutical advice to healthcare staff within professional limitations, referring to a pharmacist if required.
Undertake the final accuracy checking (as an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician ACPT) of dispensed prescriptions in the dispensary in accordance with pharmacy departmental policies and procedures. Ensure the timely and supportive notification to dispensers, of any error found when checking
To ensure such errors are recorded, and to participate in the Trust Incident Reporting process as appropriate.
Counsel all out-patients when issuing drugs, and in-patients as appropriate, in order to ensure the safe and effective use and storage of their medicines.
Cover day to day managerial duties in the absence of the section Lead Technician, including managing and prioritising daily workload, organising staff breaks and ensuring adequate cover in all areas during times of absence.
Undertake audits, which include regular safe handling and storage of medicines audits on wards and in Departments. To work with ward staff to develop action plans on audit outcomes and give advice and support as appropriate.
Monitor the continued suitability of pharmaceutical stock on wards and in departments and to arrange the appropriate removal/destruction in accordance with environmental regulations.
Special Requirements
The post holder will be required to undertake any other duties considered appropriate to the post and grade by the line manager.
The post-holder will have Warwick Hospital as their main base but may be required to work at and/or visit other hospitals in the Trust, or the Trusts we serve.
This job description does not form part of the contract of employment, is not exhaustive and serves as a guide to the main tasks, envisaged at the time of drafting. As such this job description will change and evolve in accordance with the Pharmacy Services needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Job Summary
To support the management, development and delivery of training for pharmacy staff, maintaining the highest professional standards and ensuring trainees comply with all pharmacy SOPs.
To deputise in the absence of the Lead Pharmacy Technician - Education & Training
Act as an assessor & training supervisor as required for qualifications delivered within the pharmacy department.
Act as a facilitator/ educational supervisor for post registration qualifications for Pharmacy Technicians where appropriate.
To support staff ensuring standardisation of practice and learning. Develop and implement training programmes and monitor outcomes, reporting to the Lead Technician for Education & training.
Responsible for the preparation of induction programmes for all new starters in the pharmacy technical team.
Contributing to the development and maintenance of SOPs.
To be responsible for the collection, recording and presentation of appropriate data relating to education and training.
To maintain Accredited Accuracy Checking status and perform the final accuracy check of prescriptions and dispensing requests in accordance with departmental policy.
Contribute to the effectiveness of the pharmacy by making suggestions for innovation and development of the work of the section
Ensure all medication incidents are reported in accordance with Trust policy
To assist in the recruitment and selection process of pharmacy technical and support staff
To maintain current awareness, attend meetings and training courses relevant to the role and to encourage other staff to participate in further relevant training schemes necessary to keep pharmaceutical and clinical knowledge up to date
Dispensary based duties:
Carry out dispensing of drugs, medicated dressings, enteral feeds, and drug-related devices for outpatients, in-patients, and clinical trial patients, from the dispensary as required.
Give routine pharmaceutical advice to healthcare staff within professional limitations, referring to a pharmacist if required.
Undertake the final accuracy checking (as an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician ACPT) of dispensed prescriptions in the dispensary in accordance with pharmacy departmental policies and procedures. Ensure the timely and supportive notification to dispensers, of any error found when checking
To ensure such errors are recorded, and to participate in the Trust Incident Reporting process as appropriate.
Counsel all out-patients when issuing drugs, and in-patients as appropriate, in order to ensure the safe and effective use and storage of their medicines.
Cover day to day managerial duties in the absence of the section Lead Technician, including managing and prioritising daily workload, organising staff breaks and ensuring adequate cover in all areas during times of absence.
Undertake audits, which include regular safe handling and storage of medicines audits on wards and in Departments. To work with ward staff to develop action plans on audit outcomes and give advice and support as appropriate.
Monitor the continued suitability of pharmaceutical stock on wards and in departments and to arrange the appropriate removal/destruction in accordance with environmental regulations.
Special Requirements
The post holder will be required to undertake any other duties considered appropriate to the post and grade by the line manager.
The post-holder will have Warwick Hospital as their main base but may be required to work at and/or visit other hospitals in the Trust, or the Trusts we serve.
This job description does not form part of the contract of employment, is not exhaustive and serves as a guide to the main tasks, envisaged at the time of drafting. As such this job description will change and evolve in accordance with the Pharmacy Services needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC National certificate/NVQ level 3/City and Guilds or equivalent in Pharmacy Practice
- Accuracy Checking Technician Qualification or specialist equivalent for Medicines Management
- Able to demonstrate Continuing Professional Development to meet statutory requirements
- UK Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
- Formal mentoring, coaching or preceptorship training
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience relevant to a range of pharmacy services of a length and depth appropriate for the competencies that the post requires.
Skills
Essential
- Computer skills
- Knowledge of JAC Pharmacy computer system
- Good communication skills (written and oral)
- Understanding of ward processes
- Supervisory skills
- Ability to frequently concentrate whilst dealing with arising queries
- Accurate dispensing skills
- Accurate checking skills
- Teaching and assessing skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Enthusiastic
- Motivated
- Reliable
- Team worker
- Professional level of personal presentation
- Flexible
- Able to use initiative
- Able to create a rapport
- Knows and respects their limits of discretion (i.e. when to hand over)
Other
Essential
- Able to work flexibly and participate in late duties and Saturday/Sunday/Bank holiday working
Desirable
- Car driver with use of motorised transport
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC National certificate/NVQ level 3/City and Guilds or equivalent in Pharmacy Practice
- Accuracy Checking Technician Qualification or specialist equivalent for Medicines Management
- Able to demonstrate Continuing Professional Development to meet statutory requirements
- UK Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
- Formal mentoring, coaching or preceptorship training
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience relevant to a range of pharmacy services of a length and depth appropriate for the competencies that the post requires.
Skills
Essential
- Computer skills
- Knowledge of JAC Pharmacy computer system
- Good communication skills (written and oral)
- Understanding of ward processes
- Supervisory skills
- Ability to frequently concentrate whilst dealing with arising queries
- Accurate dispensing skills
- Accurate checking skills
- Teaching and assessing skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Enthusiastic
- Motivated
- Reliable
- Team worker
- Professional level of personal presentation
- Flexible
- Able to use initiative
- Able to create a rapport
- Knows and respects their limits of discretion (i.e. when to hand over)
Other
Essential
- Able to work flexibly and participate in late duties and Saturday/Sunday/Bank holiday working
Desirable
- Car driver with use of motorised transport
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Warwick Hospital
Lakin Road
Warwick
CV34 5BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Warwick Hospital
Lakin Road
Warwick
CV34 5BW
United Kingdom
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https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Foundation Pharmacist
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336289
Job summary
If you are looking to begin your career as a hospital pharmacist as a member of a supportive, professional, cohesive team, where training is a priority, come and join us in South Devon. We welcome applications from trainee pharmacists who are due to register in 2026. If you are a pharmacist with more experience, perhaps outside of hospital pharmacy, do get in touch, we are very happy to discuss.
Our foundation pharmacists work on a rotational basis and their training and supervision is provided through a number of collaborative initiatives between TSDFT and Devon Partnership NHS Trust.
Foundation pharmacists are employed by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT), which is an integrated care organisation.
The rotation includes the provision of medicines optimisation services to acute and community hospitals, intermediate care and mental health
The purpose of the foundation pharmacists' role is to develop and utilise the clinical and professional skills defined in the South Devon Pharmacist Foundation Programme in order to provide clinical pharmacist input into medicines optimisation services for patients across all sectors of the healthcare system.
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Main duties of the job
- You will be a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, working within the pharmacy team and alongside the multidisciplinary healthcare teams in each of their rotation placements.
- Work on a rotational basis, gaining competencies and experience as defined by the Foundation Programme. In each rotation you will be supported, mentored and managed by the senior clinical pharmacy team.
- Be competent to practice safely and autonomously at a foundation level within each rotation specialty (competencies and timeframes for assessment and achievement are defined in the Foundation Programme handbook).
- Provide clinically appropriate, patient-centred, evidence based and cost-effective pharmaceutical care to patients in all of your rotational placements.
- The Foundation Programme forms the basis of an innovative career pathway for pharmacists. It has the support of local and national pharmacy leaders and provides foundation pharmacists in South Devon with the opportunity to develop a wide range of clinical and professional skills and experience across a number of healthcare settings while actively utilising these skills supportive teams.
About us
The TSDFT clinical pharmacy team culture is team based, patient focussed, innovative and supportive.
Continuing professional development is expected from all team members and the support for the training and development of pharmacists and technicians through a well-established foundation programme is a key component the team's work.
The team is well integrated with the multidisciplinary teams across the Trust and all team members are expected to represent the pharmacy department and their profession in a visible, approachable and competent manner, demonstrating flexibility, positivity and problem-solving ability as appropriate to their role and competency.
The ward facing clinical pharmacy teams (each consisting of highly specialist, mid-grade and foundation pharmacists, specialist and foundation technicians and ATOs) are supported by and provide clinical support for medicines information, medicines governance, aseptic services, homecare, high cost drugs, dispensary and dispatch teams.
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Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
388-8120301-PC&S-A
Job locations
Torbay Hospital Pharmacy Department
Lowes Bridge
Torquay
TQ2 7AA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The wide scope of this role is not an expectation of where the post holder will start but where they aim to be after 2 years of rotation through the Foundation Programme.The duties and responsibilities defined below are not an exhaustive list and may change in order to meet the needs of the organisation. For a more detailed description of clinical skills and professional attributes expected of a competent foundation pharmacist, see the Foundation Programme handbook.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships, which inspire confidence in clinical pharmacy and the pharmacy department, with staff and patients in all rotation specialties.
- Actively participate in the Foundation Programme in order to achieve the skills and competencies defined within it
- Working closely with pharmacy technicians and assistants, provide pharmacist support for discharge facilitation and reuse of patients own medicines
- Develop, lead and provide support for quality improvement projects and audits related to medicines optimisation and prescribing
- Provide timely and accurate advice on prescribing issues and evidence-based prescribing in accordance with local and national guidance and policy, including the South and West Devon Joint Formulary
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The wide scope of this role is not an expectation of where the post holder will start but where they aim to be after 2 years of rotation through the Foundation Programme.The duties and responsibilities defined below are not an exhaustive list and may change in order to meet the needs of the organisation. For a more detailed description of clinical skills and professional attributes expected of a competent foundation pharmacist, see the Foundation Programme handbook.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships, which inspire confidence in clinical pharmacy and the pharmacy department, with staff and patients in all rotation specialties.
- Actively participate in the Foundation Programme in order to achieve the skills and competencies defined within it
- Working closely with pharmacy technicians and assistants, provide pharmacist support for discharge facilitation and reuse of patients own medicines
- Develop, lead and provide support for quality improvement projects and audits related to medicines optimisation and prescribing
- Provide timely and accurate advice on prescribing issues and evidence-based prescribing in accordance with local and national guidance and policy, including the South and West Devon Joint Formulary
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Specialised training in clinical pharmacy
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Special Experience
Essential
- Experience and understanding of clinical pharmacy in any sector
- Previous participation in quality improvement and or audit projects
Desirable
- Experience of clinical pharmacy experience in acute, intermediate and primary care settings
- Understanding of the role of medicines optimisation teams in acute, intermediate and primary care and mental health settings
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)-proven ability to communicate with patients, carers and all levels of healthcare professionals
Skills
Essential
- Organisational, time management and prioritisation skills
Skills
Essential
- Good team member (both inter and intra-disciplinary)
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Specialised training in clinical pharmacy
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Special Experience
Essential
- Experience and understanding of clinical pharmacy in any sector
- Previous participation in quality improvement and or audit projects
Desirable
- Experience of clinical pharmacy experience in acute, intermediate and primary care settings
- Understanding of the role of medicines optimisation teams in acute, intermediate and primary care and mental health settings
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)-proven ability to communicate with patients, carers and all levels of healthcare professionals
Skills
Essential
- Organisational, time management and prioritisation skills
Skills
Essential
- Good team member (both inter and intra-disciplinary)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Torbay Hospital Pharmacy Department
Lowes Bridge
Torquay
TQ2 7AA
United Kingdom
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Employer details
Employer name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Torbay Hospital Pharmacy Department
Lowes Bridge
Torquay
TQ2 7AA
United Kingdom
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Senior Pharmacy Technician
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336288
Job summary
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Ward-Based Services
Band 5 - 1 Year Fixed-Term
We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to progress your Pharmacy Technician career by joining our friendly, dynamic & forward-thinking pharmacy team at SWFT!
We are committed to providing a high-quality, safe & effective pharmacy service that makes a real difference to our patients, and we are looking for highly-motivated Pharmacy Technicians to join our well-integrated clinical & technical team to achieve this.
You need to be a qualified Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC to apply for this post, which may suit applicants with looking to take the next step in their career in a supportive and dynamic team. Experience of hospital pharmacy is not essential as you will be well-supported in your training and development for this role.
This role is primarily based at Warwick hospital, which has excellent transport links to Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry and surrounding areas.
Main duties of the job
To ensure the delivery of a safe, effective and efficient ward-based Medicines Management service.
Key Working Relationships
Managed by the Lead Pharmacy Technician or the Lead Pharmacist for the clinical team to which allocated.
Supervises other Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Assistants, Senior Assistants, and Trainees on rotation in the section of work to which allocated.
Works and co-operates with all Pharmacy and healthcare staff in the provision of services.
Maintains a network with counterparts in other Trusts, for the exchange of information and the sharing of idea.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Reference number
203-SS1182-B
Job locations
Warwick Hospital
Lakin Road
Warwick
CV34 5BW
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Participate in the operation of the Medicines Management Service at ward level:
Compile drug histories and reconcile medicines against approved sources (including the NHS Summary Care Record).
Identify medicines reconciliation discrepancies, highlighting to pharmacist or doctor on ward.
Assess suitability of patients own drugs for continued use and arrange the safe disposal of those drugs which are not (subject to patient consent).
Transcribe from patients drug charts for subsequent dispensing.
Specialised medication counselling.
Discharge planning, including the identification of patients requiring their discharge supply in a monitored dose device, and liaison with community pharmacies, and with care homes and hospices which may have non-standard arrangements.
Use professional judgement to make referrals for follow-up interventions by community pharmacies using the PharmOutcomes system.
Participate in the prioritisation of clinical workload as part of the pharmacy ward team.
Lead in the prioritisation of operational pharmacy workload across the ward team.
Supervise the activities of Pharmacy Technicians working within the ward service.
Undertake unaccompanied visits to wards at the base hospital and to outlying hospitals, including wards without pharmacist input; to undertake medicines management duties relating to the drug distribution and non-stock pharmaceuticals supply service; and to provide pharmaceutical advice to ward staff as required within professional limitations.
Identify and make interventions, using the principles of medicines optimisation to promote patient medicines compliance and improve patient outcomes.
Where appropriate, identify and refer clinical interventions such as polypharmacy/falls risk within professional limitations to the ward pharmacist.
Liaise with ward pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and ward staff in determining appropriate pharmaceuticals stock levels, for the production and updating of ward-stock lists and to assist in the provision of advice to ward staff on the storage and handling of pharmaceuticals in line with national standards.
Drug transcription error reporting.
Create and adapt rotas for the Medicines Management Team assessing and prioritising the needs of the service.
Participate in audits to monitor and analyse Controlled Drug use and Safe and Secure Handling of medicines on wards/clinical areas.
Dispensary based duties:
Carry out dispensing of drugs, medicated dressings, enteral feeds, and drug-related devices for outpatients, in-patients, and clinical trial patients, from the dispensary as required.
Give routine pharmaceutical advice to healthcare staff within professional limitations, referring to a pharmacist if required.
Undertake the final accuracy checking (as an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician ACPT) of dispensed prescriptions in the dispensary in accordance with pharmacy departmental policies and procedures. Ensure the timely and supportive notification to dispensers, of any error found when checking.
To ensure such errors are recorded, and to participate in the Trust Incident Reporting process as appropriate.
Counsel all out-patients when issuing drugs, and in-patients as appropriate, in order to ensure the safe and effective use and storage of their medicines.
Cover day to day managerial duties in the absence of the section Lead Technician, including managing and prioritising daily workload, organising staff breaks and ensuring adequate cover in all areas during times of absence.
Undertake audits, which include regular safe handling and storage of medicines audits on wards and in Departments. To work with ward staff to develop action plans on audit outcomes and give advice and support as appropriate.
Monitor the continued suitability of pharmaceutical stock on wards and in departments and to arrange the appropriate removal/destruction in accordance with environmental regulations.
Carry out accurate entry of data into the Pharmacy computer system.
Use networks and other resources to identify opportunities to improve the service.
Participate in weekday late night, weekend and Bank Holiday services on rotation.
Undertake other duties at the base hospital and other hospitals in the area as required by the Head of Pharmacy in accordance with this grade of post.
Ensure that all Trust standards are maintained and monitored to improve the quality of care to all who come into contact with services provided by South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description Job responsibilities Participate in the operation of the Medicines Management Service at ward level: Compile drug histories and reconcile medicines against approved sources (including the NHS Summary Care Record). Identify medicines reconciliation discrepancies, highlighting to pharmacist or doctor on ward. Assess suitability of patients own drugs for continued use and arrange the safe disposal of those drugs which are not (subject to patient consent). Transcribe from patients drug charts for subsequent dispensing. Specialised medication counselling. Discharge planning, including the identification of patients requiring their discharge supply in a monitored dose device, and liaison with community pharmacies, and with care homes and hospices which may have non-standard arrangements. Use professional judgement to make referrals for follow-up interventions by community pharmacies using the PharmOutcomes system. Participate in the prioritisation of clinical workload as part of the pharmacy ward team. Lead in the prioritisation of operational pharmacy workload across the ward team. Supervise the activities of Pharmacy Technicians working within the ward service. Undertake unaccompanied visits to wards at the base hospital and to outlying hospitals, including wards without pharmacist input; to undertake medicines management duties relating to the drug distribution and non-stock pharmaceuticals supply service; and to provide pharmaceutical advice to ward staff as required within professional limitations. Identify and make interventions, using the principles of medicines optimisation to promote patient medicines compliance and improve patient outcomes. Where appropriate, identify and refer clinical interventions such as polypharmacy/falls risk within professional limitations to the ward pharmacist. Liaise with ward pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and ward staff in determining appropriate pharmaceuticals stock levels, for the production and updating of ward-stock lists and to assist in the provision of advice to ward staff on the storage and handling of pharmaceuticals in line with national standards. Drug transcription error reporting. Create and adapt rotas for the Medicines Management Team assessing and prioritising the needs of the service. Participate in audits to monitor and analyse Controlled Drug use and Safe and Secure Handling of medicines on wards/clinical areas. Dispensary based duties: Carry out dispensing of drugs, medicated dressings, enteral feeds, and drug-related devices for outpatients, in-patients, and clinical trial patients, from the dispensary as required. Give routine pharmaceutical advice to healthcare staff within professional limitations, referring to a pharmacist if required. Undertake the final accuracy checking (as an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician ACPT) of dispensed prescriptions in the dispensary in accordance with pharmacy departmental policies and procedures. Ensure the timely and supportive notification to dispensers, of any error found when checking. To ensure such errors are recorded, and to participate in the Trust Incident Reporting process as appropriate. Counsel all out-patients when issuing drugs, and in-patients as appropriate, in order to ensure the safe and effective use and storage of their medicines. Cover day to day managerial duties in the absence of the section Lead Technician, including managing and prioritising daily workload, organising staff breaks and ensuring adequate cover in all areas during times of absence. Undertake audits, which include regular safe handling and storage of medicines audits on wards and in Departments. To work with ward staff to develop action plans on audit outcomes and give advice and support as appropriate. Monitor the continued suitability of pharmaceutical stock on wards and in departments and to arrange the appropriate removal/destruction in accordance with environmental regulations. Carry out accurate entry of data into the Pharmacy computer system. Use networks and other resources to identify opportunities to improve the service. Participate in weekday late night, weekend and Bank Holiday services on rotation. Undertake other duties at the base hospital and other hospitals in the area as required by the Head of Pharmacy in accordance with this grade of post. Ensure that all Trust standards are maintained and monitored to improve the quality of care to all who come into contact with services provided by South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC National certificate/NVQ level 3/City and Guilds or equivalent in Pharmacy Practice
- Accuracy Checking Technician Qualification or specialist equivalent for Medicines Management
- Able to demonstrate Continuing Professional Development to meet statutory requirements
- UK Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician
- NVQ assessor award
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience relevant to the role
- Recent Hospital Pharmacy experience of a length and depth appropriate for the competencies that the post requires.
Skills
Essential
- Possesses Medicines Management competencies
- Computer skills
- Knowledge of JAC Pharmacy computer system
- Good communication skills (written and oral)
- Understanding of ward processes
- Supervisory skills
- Ability to frequently concentrate whilst dealing with arising queries
- Accurate dispensing skills
- Accurate checking skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Enthusiastic
- Motivated
- Reliable
- Team worker
- Professional level of personal presentation
- Flexible
- Able to use initiative
- Able to create a rapport
- Knows and respects their limits of discretion (i.e. when to hand over)
- Able to deal with angry/upset/ill patients
Other
Essential
- Able to work flexibly and participate in late duties and Saturday/Sunday/Bank holiday working
Desirable
- Car driver with use of motorised transport
Person Specification Qualifications Essential BTEC National certificate/NVQ level 3/City and Guilds or equivalent in Pharmacy Practice Accuracy Checking Technician Qualification or specialist equivalent for Medicines Management Able to demonstrate Continuing Professional Development to meet statutory requirements UK Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician NVQ assessor award Experience Essential Post qualification experience relevant to the role Recent Hospital Pharmacy experience of a length and depth appropriate for the competencies that the post requires. Skills Essential Possesses Medicines Management competencies Computer skills Knowledge of JAC Pharmacy computer system Good communication skills (written and oral) Understanding of ward processes Supervisory skills Ability to frequently concentrate whilst dealing with arising queries Accurate dispensing skills Accurate checking skills Personal Qualities Essential Enthusiastic Motivated Reliable Team worker Professional level of personal presentation Flexible Able to use initiative Able to create a rapport Knows and respects their limits of discretion (i.e. when to hand over) Able to deal with angry/upset/ill patients Other Essential Able to work flexibly and participate in late duties and Saturday/Sunday/Bank holiday working Desirable Car driver with use of motorised transport
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Warwick Hospital
Lakin Road
Warwick
CV34 5BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Warwick Hospital
Lakin Road
Warwick
CV34 5BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Lead Pharmacist for Cardiology
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (WHH) View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336207
Job summary
We are recruiting a Band 8a Lead Pharmacist for Cardiology to work 22.5 hours per week across Warrington and Halton Hospitals.
You will lead and develop the cardiology pharmacy service, combining specialist clinical practice with service development, medicines governance, financial management, education and influencing prescribing.
The main inpatient service is based at Warrington Hospital's 27-bed Acute Cardiac Care Unit, with eight high-care beds with cardiac monitoring and 19 core cardiology beds. Working closely with consultants, specialist nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will support patients with complex cardiovascular conditions.
You will take professional responsibility for pharmacy's contribution to cardiology, setting priorities, improving services and supporting new treatments to ensure medicines are used safely, effectively and within available resources.
We welcome applications from established Band 8a pharmacists and experienced Band 7 pharmacists ready to lead a specialty. You may bring substantial cardiology experience or strong hospital pharmacy experience and an interest in developing in this area.
A postgraduate cardiology qualification and independent prescribing qualification are desirable, rather than essential. Applicants who are not independent prescribers must be willing to undertake the appropriate training.
Main duties of the job
The Lead Pharmacist for Cardiology will lead the specialty's clinical pharmacy service and be the main contact for medicines-related matters.
The post holder will:
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Provide and oversee highly specialist cardiology pharmacy care, from medicines reconciliation and clinical review to safe, timely discharge.
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Attend consultant ward rounds and advise colleagues on complex medicines issues, treatment and monitoring.
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Develop and review prescribing guidelines, protocols and pathways, applying NICE guidance, formulary decisions, safety communications and evidence locally.
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Work with clinical, management and finance teams to monitor medicines expenditure, explain changes and improve value.
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Undertake horizon scanning, assess the clinical, operational and financial impact of new medicines, and support their safe introduction and review.
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Lead or contribute to audit, service evaluation, quality improvement and practice-based research.
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Review medication incidents and medicines-related risks, translating learning into practice.
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Provide supervision, teaching and professional support to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, foundation pharmacists, students and other healthcare professionals.
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Undertake prescribing and clinic-based work when appropriately qualified and assessed as competent.
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Contribute to wider pharmacy services, including late, weekend, bank holiday, dispensary and emergency duties.
About us
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust brings together Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals and Bridgewater Community Healthcare's services. Around 6,500 colleagues serve over one million people across Warrington, Halton and the wider North West, working across two hospitals and more than 70 community hubs and facilities.
Warrington Hospital provides emergency and acute care; Halton Hospital offers elective, diagnostic and outpatient services. Integrating hospital and community care offers opportunities to improve medicines information at transitions of care, strengthen community links and develop pharmacy services across the patient pathway.
Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other. Our values are:
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Kind: caring, supportive and respectful.
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Open: honest, transparent and open to new ways of working.
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Fair: listening, valuing difference and being inclusive.
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One team: working together and with our communities.
As a teaching organisation partnered with the University of Chester, we offer professional development and onsite training. Benefits include the NHS Pension Scheme, 27-33 days' annual leave depending on NHS service, additional leave purchase, flexible working policies, car lease and cycle-to-work schemes, wellbeing support and NHS discounts.
You will join an experienced pharmacy team, supported by the Principal Pharmacist for Unplanned Care and senior pharmacy colleagues.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
370-AST8APHA-2158
Job locations
Warrington Hospital
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will lead cardiology pharmacy at Band 8a, combining specialist patient care with leadership, governance and service development.
Responsibilities include:
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Providing highly specialist cardiovascular care, medicines reconciliation, review and care planning.
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Joining consultant ward rounds and advising patients, carers and clinicians on treatment and monitoring.
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Supporting safe discharge through prescription checks and communication with primary and community care.
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Undertaking prescribing and clinics once trained, registered and assessed as competent.
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Acting as cardiologys pharmacy lead, agreeing priorities with the Principal Pharmacist and cardiology teams.
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Developing guidelines and pathways and implementing NICE, formulary and medicines safety recommendations.
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Monitoring expenditure and prescribing trends, supporting cost-effective care and assessing, introducing and reviewing new treatments.
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Managing medicines risks and incidents, applying learning and contributing to audit, evaluation, improvement and research.
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Representing Pharmacy at specialty and Trust meetings.
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Supervising, teaching and supporting pharmacy staff, students and other professionals, while maintaining specialist competence.
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Supporting services under pressure, dispensary work and Responsible Pharmacist duties.
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Joining late, weekend, bank holiday and emergency rotas and working across Trust sites.
See the full job description and person specification for details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will lead cardiology pharmacy at Band 8a, combining specialist patient care with leadership, governance and service development.
Responsibilities include:
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Providing highly specialist cardiovascular care, medicines reconciliation, review and care planning.
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Joining consultant ward rounds and advising patients, carers and clinicians on treatment and monitoring.
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Supporting safe discharge through prescription checks and communication with primary and community care.
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Undertaking prescribing and clinics once trained, registered and assessed as competent.
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Acting as cardiologys pharmacy lead, agreeing priorities with the Principal Pharmacist and cardiology teams.
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Developing guidelines and pathways and implementing NICE, formulary and medicines safety recommendations.
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Monitoring expenditure and prescribing trends, supporting cost-effective care and assessing, introducing and reviewing new treatments.
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Managing medicines risks and incidents, applying learning and contributing to audit, evaluation, improvement and research.
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Representing Pharmacy at specialty and Trust meetings.
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Supervising, teaching and supporting pharmacy staff, students and other professionals, while maintaining specialist competence.
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Supporting services under pressure, dispensary work and Responsible Pharmacist duties.
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Joining late, weekend, bank holiday and emergency rotas and working across Trust sites.
See the full job description and person specification for details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters qualification in Pharmacy (4 years), or equivalent qualification, plus 1-year pre-registration training and experience.
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification (V300 or equivalent)
- Relevant master's or postgraduate qualification relating to cardiology.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-registration hospital pharmacy experience, or equivalent documented clinical experience, for example in mental health.
- Experience of delivering training and supervising others.
- Experience of audit and/or practice-based research.
- Experience of collaborative multidisciplinary working.
- Experience of pharmacy electronic medicines management systems.
- Experience of working through organisational change and understanding its effect on behaviours and processes.
Desirable
- Medicines information or aseptic services experience.
- Project management experience
- Experience of policy, guideline and service development
- Risk management
- Staff management
- Experience of developing electronic prescribing systems.
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- Excellent written communication, organisational and Microsoft Office skills
- Able to work collaboratively with, and influence, staff from different professions and grades.
- Able to use initiative, work effectively within a team and solve problems using lateral thinking.
- Able to prioritise competing demands, work accurately under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Good general clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills.
- Knowledge of national guidance, including NICE guidance, and evidence-based practice relevant to cardiology.
- Good understanding of adverse drug reactions and associated reporting requirements.
- Knowledge of NHS medicines management, clinical governance and modernisation agendas.
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development and willingness to undertake training for a prescribing role.
- Maintains patient confidentiality and acts with honesty and integrity.
- Responds positively to constructive feedback and treats patients and colleagues with empathy and sensitivity.
- Interested in expanding knowledge and personal competencies through a commitment for self-development and continuing development
- Able to travel to study days and other work locations, using private or public transport, as required across a 24-hour service.
- Flexibility in working (shifts, weekends, bank holidays)
- Good working knowledge of standard computer software
- Able to undertake the moderate physical activity required by the role.
- Able to work flexibly and reliably.
- Ability to prioritise own work effectively
- Self-motivated, persistent and persuasive
- Aware of own limitations and able to ask for help when needed
- Ability to cope with difficult situations
- Caring nature, enjoy helping and being with other people, committed to patient care
- Requirement to work in both the pharmacy department and at ward level
- Work at ward level may involve exposure to infectious diseases with the use of appropriate PPE.
- Dispensing / checking / handling of hazardous materials e.g. cytotoxic medicines
Desirable
- Able to develop services within the designated clinical area.
- IT skills relevant to electronic prescribing system development.
- Effective teaching and tutoring skills.
- Able to lead and manage change, motivate others and support team development.
- Able to manage time, staff and resources to deliver agreed outcomes.
- Able to identify, assess and manage risks.
- Expert knowledge of drug-related hospital admissions and adverse drug reactions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters qualification in Pharmacy (4 years), or equivalent qualification, plus 1-year pre-registration training and experience.
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification (V300 or equivalent)
- Relevant master's or postgraduate qualification relating to cardiology.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-registration hospital pharmacy experience, or equivalent documented clinical experience, for example in mental health.
- Experience of delivering training and supervising others.
- Experience of audit and/or practice-based research.
- Experience of collaborative multidisciplinary working.
- Experience of pharmacy electronic medicines management systems.
- Experience of working through organisational change and understanding its effect on behaviours and processes.
Desirable
- Medicines information or aseptic services experience.
- Project management experience
- Experience of policy, guideline and service development
- Risk management
- Staff management
- Experience of developing electronic prescribing systems.
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- Excellent written communication, organisational and Microsoft Office skills
- Able to work collaboratively with, and influence, staff from different professions and grades.
- Able to use initiative, work effectively within a team and solve problems using lateral thinking.
- Able to prioritise competing demands, work accurately under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Good general clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills.
- Knowledge of national guidance, including NICE guidance, and evidence-based practice relevant to cardiology.
- Good understanding of adverse drug reactions and associated reporting requirements.
- Knowledge of NHS medicines management, clinical governance and modernisation agendas.
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development and willingness to undertake training for a prescribing role.
- Maintains patient confidentiality and acts with honesty and integrity.
- Responds positively to constructive feedback and treats patients and colleagues with empathy and sensitivity.
- Interested in expanding knowledge and personal competencies through a commitment for self-development and continuing development
- Able to travel to study days and other work locations, using private or public transport, as required across a 24-hour service.
- Flexibility in working (shifts, weekends, bank holidays)
- Good working knowledge of standard computer software
- Able to undertake the moderate physical activity required by the role.
- Able to work flexibly and reliably.
- Ability to prioritise own work effectively
- Self-motivated, persistent and persuasive
- Aware of own limitations and able to ask for help when needed
- Ability to cope with difficult situations
- Caring nature, enjoy helping and being with other people, committed to patient care
- Requirement to work in both the pharmacy department and at ward level
- Work at ward level may involve exposure to infectious diseases with the use of appropriate PPE.
- Dispensing / checking / handling of hazardous materials e.g. cytotoxic medicines
Desirable
- Able to develop services within the designated clinical area.
- IT skills relevant to electronic prescribing system development.
- Effective teaching and tutoring skills.
- Able to lead and manage change, motivate others and support team development.
- Able to manage time, staff and resources to deliver agreed outcomes.
- Able to identify, assess and manage risks.
- Expert knowledge of drug-related hospital admissions and adverse drug reactions.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (WHH)
Address
Warrington Hospital
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (WHH)
Address
Warrington Hospital
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG
United Kingdom
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Pharmacy Technician
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336202
Job summary
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Tech to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Thameside, a category B Prison, a remand prison located in Thamesmead, London. This is a privately run prison.
There is staff parking, good access by bus and train, staff canteen, on-site gym, PPG training pathway. This is a large and busy team of 18 which includes 2 Clinical Pharmacists, a dispensary team, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants, and wing based Technicians.
Hours
150 hrs per month Rotational shifts working 1/2 weekends in 4 weeks 7.30am- 6.30pm 4 days on 3 days off for 3 weeks 7.30am -6.30pm 3 days with 4 days off 1 weeks SalaryThis position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £45,331
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
Main duties of the job
As a Pharmacy Technician, your responsibilities will vary. You will
- Provide outstanding quality based patient centred care to our patients seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
- Focussing on providing a safe and secure medicines management service, ensuring patient medical records are maintained to the agreed standard at all times and ensuring standard operating procedures are followed to a high and orderly standard.
- Deliver non-judgemental care within the scope of professional standards. Involving anything from the timely administration of medicines through to analysing cost effective prescribing as defined through our unique health in justice medicines policy.
- You will make a real difference by working as a key member of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.
If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.
It doesnt stop there we also offer:
- Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
- Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
- 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it
About us
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.
Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:
- we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
- we act with integrity
- we embrace diversity
- we strive to do things better together
We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.
- NVQ Level 3, or above, BTEC or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Up to date with Continual Professional Development (CPD)
- Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience
- General GCSE education or equivalent
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures
Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.
Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£37,296 to £45,331 a year £37296 - £45331
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
15002-1
Job locations
HMP Thameside
Griffin Manor Way
London
SE28 0FJ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Tech to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Thameside, a category B Prison, a remand prison located in Thamesmead, London. This is a privately run prison.
There is staff parking, good access by bus and train, staff canteen, on-site gym, PPG training pathway. This is a large and busy team of 18 which includes 2 Clinical Pharmacists, a dispensary team, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants, and wing based Technicians.
Hours
150 hrs per month Rotational shifts working 1/2 weekends in 4 weeks 7.30am- 6.30pm 4 days on 3 days off for 3 weeks 7.30am -6.30pm 3 days with 4 days off 1 weeks SalaryThis position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £45,331
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Tech to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Thameside, a category B Prison, a remand prison located in Thamesmead, London. This is a privately run prison.
There is staff parking, good access by bus and train, staff canteen, on-site gym, PPG training pathway. This is a large and busy team of 18 which includes 2 Clinical Pharmacists, a dispensary team, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants, and wing based Technicians.
Hours
150 hrs per month Rotational shifts working 1/2 weekends in 4 weeks 7.30am- 6.30pm 4 days on 3 days off for 3 weeks 7.30am -6.30pm 3 days with 4 days off 1 weeks SalaryThis position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £45,331
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
Address
HMP Thameside
Griffin Manor Way
London
SE28 0FJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://practiceplushij.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
Address
HMP Thameside
Griffin Manor Way
London
SE28 0FJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://practiceplushij.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Clinical Pharmacist - Dryland Surgery
Kettering & South West Rural Primary Care Network View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336168
Job summary
We are looking for a clinical pharmacist to work in a patient facing role as part of a General Practice multi-disciplinary team, to clinically assess and treat patients at Dryland Surgery, undertake administrative processes, and provide expertise in clinical medicines management.
This will include working as an independent prescriber, cost-effective prescribing, face to face structured medication reviews, management of long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of care, systems for safer prescribing, management of repeat prescription authorisations/reauthorisation, acute prescription request, providing advice and support to patients and colleagues, and public health and social care needs of patients.
Lead on quality improvement and clinical audit, manage aspects of the QOF and enhanced services.
Ensure integration and collaboration with community and hospital pharmacy, utilising skill mix, improving patient outcomes, ensuring better access to healthcare.
The role is available between 2 to 5 days per week (15.0 - 37.5 hrs pw).
Main duties of the job
Qualified (MPharm) Independent Prescriber, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Work within a multi-disciplinary team, taking a holistic view of patients needs, providing expert medicines advice and clinical pharmacy medicines provision, identifying and implementing prescribing changes, and referring and signposting to other services and/or health and social care professionals.
Provide patient facing medicine support and review.
Identify high risk patient cohorts and undertake risk stratification using a variety of computer based tools.
Manage your own case-load, and run multi-morbidity and long-term condition clinics, undertaking medicine optimisation; care home residents with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy; domiciliary vulnerable housebound patients at risk of hospital admission; common/minor/self-limiting ailments.
Develop and implement prescribing, medicines safety and quality improvement policies and procedures.
Undertake telephone triage and refer patients to appropriate clinicians.
Provide out of hours/on call/extended services for patients including patient facing and telephone consultations.
Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight risk and support decision making.
Provide information, education, guidance and training to colleagues and other practice staff on therapeutics and medicines.
About us
Dryland Surgery is a General Practice in the heart of Kettering, providing primary care for 12000 service users. We offer the opportunity to work within a close working, dynamic team and the scope to provide a service that is personalised, co-ordinated and integrated with other services.
We are committed to providing excellent patient services, presenting different opportunities to make an impact and develop new ways of working in an exciting, fast paced work environment.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience Subject to qualifications and experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A4676-26-0002
Job locations
Dryland Surgery
1 Field Street
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN16 8JZ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Patient Facing Medicines Support
Hold clinics for patients requiring face-to-face structured medication reviews. Provide telephone support for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines.
2. Patient Facing Medication Review
Undertake structured, face to face clinical medication reviews with patients with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy, especially for older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple co-morbidities, and implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests.
3. Risk Stratification
Design, develop and implement methods of computer search to identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines. Manage risk stratification tools on behalf of the practice. Work with patients and the primary care team to minimise risk through medicines optimisation.
4. Patient Facing Long-term Condition Clinics
See patients in multi-morbidity clinics and in partnership with primary healthcare colleagues and implement improvements to patients medicines, including de-prescribing.
Manage own case load, and oversee the case loads of team members, and run long-term condition clinics, independently prescribing for conditions where medicines have a large component.
Review the on-going need for each medicine, the monitoring needs and support patients with their medicines taking, ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation).
5. Unplanned Hospital Admissions
Devise and implement searches to identify cohorts of patients most likely to be at risk of an unplanned hospital admission and readmission from medicines.
Work with case managers, multidisciplinary (health and social care) review teams, and hospital colleagues to manage medicines-related risk for readmission and patient harm.
Put in place systems to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient groups.
6. Repeat Prescribing
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates. Make necessary changes as an independent prescriber, and ensure patients are booked in for necessary monitoring tests where required.
7. Telephone Triage
Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate clinician and/or other service provision, for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time, e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term conditions, social factors.
8. Medicines Safety & Quality Improvement
Identify and provide leadership on areas of prescribing and medicines optimisation.
Conduct clinical audits and improvement projects, involving and collaborating with colleagues. Present results and provide leadership on suggested change.
Identify national and local policy and guidance that affects patient safety through the use of medicines, including MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and emerging evidence from clinical trials.
Manage the process of implementing changes to medicines and guidance for practitioners.
Demonstrate continuous QI activity focused upon prescribing safety as specified in the QOF guidance. This work might include the PINCER tool, for example.
9. Care Home Medication Reviews
Manage own caseload (and that of the team) of care home residents. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy and implement prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests.
Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administration.
10. Domiciliary Clinical Medication Review
Manage own and team caseload of vulnerable housebound patients at risk of hospital admission and harm from poor use of medicines. Implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and ordering of monitoring tests. Attend and refer patients to multidisciplinary case conferences, identifying key areas of need for vulnerable patients and formulating care plans.
11. Management of Medicines at Discharge from Hospital
To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and manage these changes without referral to a GP.
Perform a clinical medication review, produce a post discharge medicines care plan including dose titration and booking of follow-up tests and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.
Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes).
Work in partnership with local hospital colleagues (e.g. care of the elderly doctors and clinical pharmacists) to proactively manage patients at high risk of medicine related problems before they are discharged to ensure continuity of care.
12. Management of Common/Minor/Self-Limiting Ailments
Manage a caseload for patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence. Signpost to community pharmacy and refer to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate.
13. Differential/Undifferential Diagnosis
Manage own and team caseload for patients and diagnose people with long term and/or acute/common conditions/ailments. Refer to a GP or other healthcare professionals where appropriate.
Signpost to other services and/or healthcare professionals where appropriate.
14. Medicine Information to Practice Staff and Patients
Answer relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff and patients with queries about medicines. Suggest and recommend solutions. Provide follow-up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes.
15. Information Management
Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making.
16. Provide Information, Education, Guidance and Training
Provide information, education, guidance and training to colleagues and other practice staff on therapeutics and medicines optimisation.
17. Care Quality Commission
Provide leadership to the general practice footprint to ensure they are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved. Undertake risk assessment and management and ensure compliance with medicines legislation.
18. Population and Public Health
Contribute to and support public health campaigns. Provide specialist knowledge on public health programmes (e.g. immunisation).
19. Cost Saving Programmes
Assist the ICB Pharmacy Team where appropriate, by making recommendations for changes to medicines designed to save on medicine costs where a medicine or product with lower acquisition cost is now available.
20. Service Development
Develop and manage new services that are built around new medicines or NICE guidance, where new medicine/recommendations allow the development of a new care pathway (e.g. new oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation).
21. Implementation of Local and National Guidelines and Formulary Recommendations
Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economy's RAG list for medicines that should be prescribed by hospital doctors (red drugs) or subject to shared care (amber drugs).
Liaise directly with hospital colleagues where prescribing needs to be returned to specialists. Assist in setting and maintaining a practice formulary that is hosted on the practices computer systems.
Suggest and develop computer decision support tools to help remind prescribers about formulary choice and local recommendations.
Audit the practices compliance against NICE technology assessment guidance. Provide newsletters on important prescribing messages to improve prescribers knowledge and work with the team to develop and implement other techniques known to influence implementation of evidence such as audit and feedback.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Patient Facing Medicines Support
Hold clinics for patients requiring face-to-face structured medication reviews. Provide telephone support for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines.
2. Patient Facing Medication Review
Undertake structured, face to face clinical medication reviews with patients with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy, especially for older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple co-morbidities, and implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests.
3. Risk Stratification
Design, develop and implement methods of computer search to identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines. Manage risk stratification tools on behalf of the practice. Work with patients and the primary care team to minimise risk through medicines optimisation.
4. Patient Facing Long-term Condition Clinics
See patients in multi-morbidity clinics and in partnership with primary healthcare colleagues and implement improvements to patients medicines, including de-prescribing.
Manage own case load, and oversee the case loads of team members, and run long-term condition clinics, independently prescribing for conditions where medicines have a large component.
Review the on-going need for each medicine, the monitoring needs and support patients with their medicines taking, ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation).
5. Unplanned Hospital Admissions
Devise and implement searches to identify cohorts of patients most likely to be at risk of an unplanned hospital admission and readmission from medicines.
Work with case managers, multidisciplinary (health and social care) review teams, and hospital colleagues to manage medicines-related risk for readmission and patient harm.
Put in place systems to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient groups.
6. Repeat Prescribing
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates. Make necessary changes as an independent prescriber, and ensure patients are booked in for necessary monitoring tests where required.
7. Telephone Triage
Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate clinician and/or other service provision, for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time, e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term conditions, social factors.
8. Medicines Safety & Quality Improvement
Identify and provide leadership on areas of prescribing and medicines optimisation.
Conduct clinical audits and improvement projects, involving and collaborating with colleagues. Present results and provide leadership on suggested change.
Identify national and local policy and guidance that affects patient safety through the use of medicines, including MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and emerging evidence from clinical trials.
Manage the process of implementing changes to medicines and guidance for practitioners.
Demonstrate continuous QI activity focused upon prescribing safety as specified in the QOF guidance. This work might include the PINCER tool, for example.
9. Care Home Medication Reviews
Manage own caseload (and that of the team) of care home residents. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy and implement prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests.
Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administration.
10. Domiciliary Clinical Medication Review
Manage own and team caseload of vulnerable housebound patients at risk of hospital admission and harm from poor use of medicines. Implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and ordering of monitoring tests. Attend and refer patients to multidisciplinary case conferences, identifying key areas of need for vulnerable patients and formulating care plans.
11. Management of Medicines at Discharge from Hospital
To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and manage these changes without referral to a GP.
Perform a clinical medication review, produce a post discharge medicines care plan including dose titration and booking of follow-up tests and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.
Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes).
Work in partnership with local hospital colleagues (e.g. care of the elderly doctors and clinical pharmacists) to proactively manage patients at high risk of medicine related problems before they are discharged to ensure continuity of care.
12. Management of Common/Minor/Self-Limiting Ailments
Manage a caseload for patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence. Signpost to community pharmacy and refer to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate.
13. Differential/Undifferential Diagnosis
Manage own and team caseload for patients and diagnose people with long term and/or acute/common conditions/ailments. Refer to a GP or other healthcare professionals where appropriate.
Signpost to other services and/or healthcare professionals where appropriate.
14. Medicine Information to Practice Staff and Patients
Answer relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff and patients with queries about medicines. Suggest and recommend solutions. Provide follow-up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes.
15. Information Management
Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making.
16. Provide Information, Education, Guidance and Training
Provide information, education, guidance and training to colleagues and other practice staff on therapeutics and medicines optimisation.
17. Care Quality Commission
Provide leadership to the general practice footprint to ensure they are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved. Undertake risk assessment and management and ensure compliance with medicines legislation.
18. Population and Public Health
Contribute to and support public health campaigns. Provide specialist knowledge on public health programmes (e.g. immunisation).
19. Cost Saving Programmes
Assist the ICB Pharmacy Team where appropriate, by making recommendations for changes to medicines designed to save on medicine costs where a medicine or product with lower acquisition cost is now available.
20. Service Development
Develop and manage new services that are built around new medicines or NICE guidance, where new medicine/recommendations allow the development of a new care pathway (e.g. new oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation).
21. Implementation of Local and National Guidelines and Formulary Recommendations
Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economy's RAG list for medicines that should be prescribed by hospital doctors (red drugs) or subject to shared care (amber drugs).
Liaise directly with hospital colleagues where prescribing needs to be returned to specialists. Assist in setting and maintaining a practice formulary that is hosted on the practices computer systems.
Suggest and develop computer decision support tools to help remind prescribers about formulary choice and local recommendations.
Audit the practices compliance against NICE technology assessment guidance. Provide newsletters on important prescribing messages to improve prescribers knowledge and work with the team to develop and implement other techniques known to influence implementation of evidence such as audit and feedback.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years post graduate experience in pharmacy (width and depth), as demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- An understanding of the nature of GPs and general practices.
- Has an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general practice.
- An understanding of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Experience of obtaining, analysing and communicating routine and complex, technical and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients, colleagues).
- Experience of developing and implementing common systems and processes across teams and across service boundaries.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with and gain the co-operation of a wide variety of stakeholders (e.g. patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, including those from different disciplines and external organisations/sectors).
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Good IT skills, including the ability to use Microsoft Office applications and digital and web-based database systems.
- Knowledge of and ability to work to legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies and procedures and codes of conduct, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.
Personal Qualities, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise, deliver and review general pharmaceutical care programmes for patients and medicine optimisation issues in core areas including disease states/long-term conditions.
- Ability to recognise priorities when problem solving and identify deviations from the normal pattern and refer to GPs, other senior staff where appropriate.
- Ability to plan and manage multiple workload priorities, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Ability to manage, monitor, support and train staff.
- Ability to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply when there may be significant barriers.
- Ability to involve patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and support adherence as per NICE guidelines.
- Ability to work effectively and flexibly within a team, leading a team and on own initiative.
- Able to demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
- Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions.
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands.
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including visiting people in their own homes.
Desirable
- Have an understanding of the implications of working within a newly developing service and the impact of service changes on internal and external staff, and on patients.
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
- Independent Prescriber, or currently working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
- Immunisation Status.
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Membership of the Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA).
- Member, or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Medicine Management Qualification.
- Minor Ailments Certificate.
- Specialist knowledge gained through post-graduate diploma or equivalent training/experience.
- Information Governance Toolkit completion.
- Basic Life Support Training.
Other
Essential
- Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions.
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands.
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including visiting people in their own homes.
Desirable
- Have an understanding of the implications of working within a newly developing service and the impact of service changes on internal and external staff, and on patients.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years post graduate experience in pharmacy (width and depth), as demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- An understanding of the nature of GPs and general practices.
- Has an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general practice.
- An understanding of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Experience of obtaining, analysing and communicating routine and complex, technical and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients, colleagues).
- Experience of developing and implementing common systems and processes across teams and across service boundaries.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with and gain the co-operation of a wide variety of stakeholders (e.g. patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, including those from different disciplines and external organisations/sectors).
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Good IT skills, including the ability to use Microsoft Office applications and digital and web-based database systems.
- Knowledge of and ability to work to legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies and procedures and codes of conduct, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.
Personal Qualities, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise, deliver and review general pharmaceutical care programmes for patients and medicine optimisation issues in core areas including disease states/long-term conditions.
- Ability to recognise priorities when problem solving and identify deviations from the normal pattern and refer to GPs, other senior staff where appropriate.
- Ability to plan and manage multiple workload priorities, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Ability to manage, monitor, support and train staff.
- Ability to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply when there may be significant barriers.
- Ability to involve patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and support adherence as per NICE guidelines.
- Ability to work effectively and flexibly within a team, leading a team and on own initiative.
- Able to demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
- Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions.
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands.
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including visiting people in their own homes.
Desirable
- Have an understanding of the implications of working within a newly developing service and the impact of service changes on internal and external staff, and on patients.
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
- Independent Prescriber, or currently working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
- Immunisation Status.
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Membership of the Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA).
- Member, or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Medicine Management Qualification.
- Minor Ailments Certificate.
- Specialist knowledge gained through post-graduate diploma or equivalent training/experience.
- Information Governance Toolkit completion.
- Basic Life Support Training.
Other
Essential
- Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions.
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands.
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including visiting people in their own homes.
Desirable
- Have an understanding of the implications of working within a newly developing service and the impact of service changes on internal and external staff, and on patients.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Kettering & South West Rural Primary Care Network
Address
Dryland Surgery
1 Field Street
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN16 8JZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.burtonlatimermedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Kettering & South West Rural Primary Care Network
Address
Dryland Surgery
1 Field Street
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN16 8JZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
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Pharmacy Technician
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336136
Job summary
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Moorland, a men's category C Prison and young offender institution located in South Yorkshire.
Free parking, low turnover of staff, wellbeing days, strong relationships and partnerships. Working in a busy team of 6, who are a close knit and supportive team, with great team work.Hours
37.5 hours a week working 07:30 - 17:30 three days a week and 07:30 - 17:00 the other day a week. Shifts spread across 7 days. Includes 2 weekends a month and bank holiday working.
Salary
This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £41,658 per annum FTE - depending on experience.
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
Main duties of the job
As a Pharmacy Technician, your responsibilities will vary. You will
- Provide outstanding quality based patient centred care to our patients seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
- Focussing on providing a safe and secure medicines management service, ensuring patient medical records are maintained to the agreed standard at all times and ensuring standard operating procedures are followed to a high and orderly standard.
- Deliver non-judgemental care within the scope of professional standards. Involving anything from the timely administration of medicines through to analysing cost effective prescribing as defined through our unique health in justice medicines policy.
- You will make a real difference by working as a key member of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.
If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.
It doesnt stop there we also offer:
- Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
- Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
- 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it
About us
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.
Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:
- we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
- we act with integrity
- we embrace diversity
- we strive to do things better together
We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.
- NVQ Level 3, or above, BTEC or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Up to date with Continual Professional Development (CPD)
- Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience
- General GCSE education or equivalent
- Able to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures
Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.
Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£34,428 to £41,658 a year £34,428-£41,658 per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
15346-3
Job locations
Bawtry Rd
Hatfield
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN7 6BW
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Moorland, a men's category C Prison and young offender institution located in South Yorkshire.
Free parking, low turnover of staff, wellbeing days, strong relationships and partnerships. Working in a busy team of 6, who are a close knit and supportive team, with great team work.Hours
37.5 hours a week working 07:30 - 17:30 three days a week and 07:30 - 17:00 the other day a week. Shifts spread across 7 days. Includes 2 weekends a month and bank holiday working.
Salary
This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £41,658 per annum FTE - depending on experience.
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Moorland, a men's category C Prison and young offender institution located in South Yorkshire.
Free parking, low turnover of staff, wellbeing days, strong relationships and partnerships. Working in a busy team of 6, who are a close knit and supportive team, with great team work.Hours
37.5 hours a week working 07:30 - 17:30 three days a week and 07:30 - 17:00 the other day a week. Shifts spread across 7 days. Includes 2 weekends a month and bank holiday working.
Salary
This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £41,658 per annum FTE - depending on experience.
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
Person Specification
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
Address
Bawtry Rd
Hatfield
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN7 6BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://practiceplushij.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
Address
Bawtry Rd
Hatfield
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN7 6BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://practiceplushij.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Lead specialist Pharmacy Technician for Education and Training
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336127
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician to lead the education, training and professional development of our pharmacy technical workforce. Working closely with the pharmacy leadership team, you will develop, coordinate and deliver high-quality education programmes for trainee pharmacy technicians, pharmacy support staff and registered pharmacy technicians, supporting apprenticeships, foundation training and ongoing professional development.
You will play a key role in shaping the future pharmacy workforce by promoting a positive learning culture, ensuring training meets national standards and regulatory requirements, and supporting the development of extended roles and career pathways. Alongside your education responsibilities, you will provide professional leadership, line management and mentorship, contribute to quality improvement initiatives and maintain your own clinical and technical practice to support the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred pharmacy services.
Any successful applicant for the above post will be expected to participate in flexible working which will include weekend, late duty and bank holiday rotas.
Main duties of the job
- Lead the delivery, development and evaluation of education and training programmes for the pharmacy technical workforce.
- Coordinate the training and assessment of trainee pharmacy technicians, pharmacy support staff, apprentices and registered pharmacy technicians.
- Act as an Educational Supervisor, mentor and coach, supporting learners and staff throughout their development.
- Ensure education and training programmes meet General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), apprenticeship and national workforce standards.
- Develop and promote career development pathways, supporting advanced and extended roles for pharmacy technicians and support staff.
- Line manage and support members of the education and training team, fostering a positive learning culture.
- Work collaboratively with pharmacy, multidisciplinary and external education partners
- Identify workforce learning needs and develop education strategies that support service priorities and workforce planning.
- Lead and contribute to quality improvement, audit and service development initiatives relating to education and workforce development.
- Ensure accurate training records are maintained and provide reports on education, competency and compliance as required.
- Support recruitment, induction and onboarding of new pharmacy staff.
- Maintain professional registration, competence and clinical credibility through continuing professional development and participation in pharmacy services where appropriate.
About us
Why Work With Us
This is an exciting opportunity to join a welcoming, innovative and patient-focused pharmacy team at Torbay Hospital, part of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. As an integrated health and care organisation, we are committed to developing our workforce, embracing innovation and delivering high-quality care for our local community. In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead and shape pharmacy education and training, supporting the development of the pharmacy workforce and influencing the future of our services. We are passionate about helping our staff reach their full potential, offering a supportive culture, opportunities for professional development and strong multidisciplinary working. Set on the beautiful South Devon coast, Torbay also offers an exceptional quality of life, with stunning beaches, countryside and excellent opportunities to achieve a healthy work-life balance.Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
388-8210804-PC&S
Job locations
Torbay Hospital
Lowes bridge
Torquay
TQ2 7AA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see detailed Job description for full vacancy details and additional information in reference to the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see detailed Job description for full vacancy details and additional information in reference to the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GPHC
- BTEC level 3 Diploma or equivalent
- Accredited checking technician
Desirable
- Medicines management trained
- level 4 qualification in learning and development
- management qualification or equivalent
Specific skills
Essential
- 2 years post graduated
Desirable
- two years of managerial and supervisory experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Mentoring and tutoring skills
- hospital pharmacy knowledge, pharmacy practice and legislation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GPHC
- BTEC level 3 Diploma or equivalent
- Accredited checking technician
Desirable
- Medicines management trained
- level 4 qualification in learning and development
- management qualification or equivalent
Specific skills
Essential
- 2 years post graduated
Desirable
- two years of managerial and supervisory experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Mentoring and tutoring skills
- hospital pharmacy knowledge, pharmacy practice and legislation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Torbay Hospital
Lowes bridge
Torquay
TQ2 7AA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Torbay Hospital
Lowes bridge
Torquay
TQ2 7AA
United Kingdom
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Clinical Pharmacist
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336053
Job summary
Are you a passionate and experienced pharmacist ready to make a real difference in a unique and rewarding environment? Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), rated Outstanding by the CQC, is looking for a Clinical Pharmacist (Band 8A) to lead and deliver advanced medicines management services at HMP Morton Hall, Swinderby STHF and HMP North Sea Camp.
As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will:
- Lead and evaluate comprehensive medicines management services.
- Provide expert clinical pharmacy input across primary care, substance misuse, and mental health.
- Ensure compliance with medicines legislation and governance.
Supervise and support pharmacy technicians and contribute to service development across the East Midlands prison cluster.
Professional Development
Don't have your Independent Prescribing (IP) qualification yet?
- We will fund your IP qualification
- You'll receive protected time to attend university training days and assessments
We are committed to your growth and will support your journey every step of the way.
Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. Please note without sufficient evidence your application may not progress.
Main duties of the job
What We're Looking For
- GPhC-registered pharmacist with a strong background in clinical pharmacy.
- Experience in secure environments or mental health settings is desirable.
A collaborative, innovative leader who thrives in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment.
Why Join NHFT?
- Work in a supportive, inclusive, and forward-thinking organisation.
- Access to excellent NHS pension, generous annual leave, and occupational health and wellbeing services.
Be part of a team that truly lives its mission: "Making a difference for you, with you."
Apply Today
Be part of something extraordinary. Help shape the future of medicines management in secure care.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
270-TH086-SEC-D
Job locations
HMP Morton Hall
Swinderby
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
NG5 3AG
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you have recently applied for this position and have not received an invitation to interview then you do not need to re-apply as your application has already been reviewed
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Job description Job responsibilities If you have recently applied for this position and have not received an invitation to interview then you do not need to re-apply as your application has already been reviewed For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Educated to degree level with MPharm or equivalent, ideally with post graduate development pathway and GPHC registration.
- Extensive experience in medicines management within secure environments, with a strong track record of implementing clinical pharmacy best practices to enhance patient safety and therapeutic outcomes in secure settings.
- Knowledge of medicines management governance requirements within Health in Justice or Secured Environments.
Desirable
- Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
Behaviours and Values
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team.
Security Vetting
Essential
- The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards
Person Specification Knowledge and Experience Essential Educated to degree level with MPharm or equivalent, ideally with post graduate development pathway and GPHC registration. Extensive experience in medicines management within secure environments, with a strong track record of implementing clinical pharmacy best practices to enhance patient safety and therapeutic outcomes in secure settings. Knowledge of medicines management governance requirements within Health in Justice or Secured Environments. Desirable Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification Behaviours and Values Essential Ability to work as part of a team. Security Vetting Essential The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
HMP Morton Hall
Swinderby
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
NG5 3AG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
HMP Morton Hall
Swinderby
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
NG5 3AG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Clinical Pharmacist
Bridgwater Bay Primary Care Network View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336048
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our multi-professional Primary Care Team working within our Health & Wellbeing Hub under the direct supervision of the Clinical Director. If you are a dynamic pharmacist, interested in continuing or developing your career in primary care then we would love to hear from you!
The successful candidate will work to deliver safe, effective, and cost-effective use of medicines by applying their pharmaceutical, clinical and technical skills. This role will provide a brilliant opportunity for the right candidate to develop their knowledge and skills. In addition, they will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. This will involve assisting the PCN in achieving national requirements, NICE implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.
This role is part of the extended hours provision and may include Saturdays on a rota basis.
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical support to the surgeries within the Bridgwater Bay Primary Care Network as an Independent Pharmacist Prescriber, consulting with patients through face-to-face clinics, telephone appointments and video consultations.,
Provide clinical support to patients in care and nursing homes as well as the wider community.
Carry out structured medication reviews for all patient cohorts.
Support the PCN practices to improve medicines reconciliation on discharge, formulary compliance, repeat prescribing management and medication reviews.
Support Bridgwater Bay PCN and Somerset ICB plans to reduce medicines waste in primary care.
About us
Bridgwater Primary Care Network (PCN) is the largest PCN in Somerset with 9 GP practices and a diverse population spread across town and rural locations.
As a PCN we are forward thinking, innovate and driven to deliver the best patient care for our population. This includes health population management, and this role ties in with supporting that and tracking the improvements we can make to patients lives.
In partnership with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we have developed a joint venture to open a Health and Wellbeing Hub at the former Victoria Park Medical Centre. This flagship hub, the first of its kind, brings together Primary and Secondary Care under one roof to provide joined-up services and support for the Bridgwater Bay community.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£27.50 to £29 an hour pro rata (depending on experience)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
A5363-26-0005
Job locations
Victoria Park Health & Wellbeing Hub
Victoria Park Drive
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 7AS
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities
Provide clinical support to the surgeries within the Bridgwater Bay Primary Care Network as an independent pharmacist prescriber, consulting with patients by telephone and video consultation,
Provide clinical support to patients in care and nursing homes.
Carry out structured medication reviews for all patient cohorts.
Support the PCN practices to improve medicines reconciliation on discharge, formulary compliance, repeat prescribing management and medication reviews.
Support Bridgwater Bay PCN and Somerset ICB plans to reduce medicines waste in primary care.
Interpret and provide complex medicines information to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
To provide information, advice and guidance on the safe, rational, effective and economical use of medicines.
Undertake clinical audit and other outcome measures to support patient care and safety.
Create and implement medicine related guidelines, policies and SOPs as appropriate to the different service areas.
Provide and receive complex, sensitive information and communication relating to pharmaceutical care of patients.
Provide prescribing service within sphere of competency to patients in primary care, as a pharmacist independent prescriber.
To develop, advise, agree and implement action plans at a practice level, monitor the effect of changes made and ensure that any benefits are maintained in the longer term. This will include:
Reviewing prescribing data for the practices to highlight areas where there is scope for improving the clinical effectiveness of prescribing.
Obtaining agreement with the practices to implement medicines optimisation projects with the overall aim of following national prescribing guidance and cost effective prescribing.
Advising GPs and other health professionals on cost effective prescribing and aiding rationalisation of drug choice via formulary/guideline/protocol development.
Record clinical activity, interventions, KPIs and to monitor the outcome of interventions.
Provide training on medicines on a regular basis to GP surgery staff, patients and carers in all relevant aspects of medicine use.
Support the pharmacy technicians working within the PCN.
To maintain knowledge of developments in pharmacy practice on a regular basis in line with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) CPD requirements
To fulfil the professional requirements of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Good professional Practice of the GPhC
The post holder will be responsible to the SHS Lead Pharmacist and Primary Care Network Clinical Director but will be expected to use their own initiative to make complex decisions within defined parameters with little supervision.
Requirement to participate in the national training scheme for pharmacists in primary care.
Job description Job responsibilities Key responsibilities Provide clinical support to the surgeries within the Bridgwater Bay Primary Care Network as an independent pharmacist prescriber, consulting with patients by telephone and video consultation, Provide clinical support to patients in care and nursing homes. Carry out structured medication reviews for all patient cohorts. Support the PCN practices to improve medicines reconciliation on discharge, formulary compliance, repeat prescribing management and medication reviews. Support Bridgwater Bay PCN and Somerset ICB plans to reduce medicines waste in primary care. Interpret and provide complex medicines information to patients, carers and healthcare professionals. To provide information, advice and guidance on the safe, rational, effective and economical use of medicines. Undertake clinical audit and other outcome measures to support patient care and safety. Create and implement medicine related guidelines, policies and SOPs as appropriate to the different service areas. Provide and receive complex, sensitive information and communication relating to pharmaceutical care of patients. Provide prescribing service within sphere of competency to patients in primary care, as a pharmacist independent prescriber. To develop, advise, agree and implement action plans at a practice level, monitor the effect of changes made and ensure that any benefits are maintained in the longer term. This will include: Reviewing prescribing data for the practices to highlight areas where there is scope for improving the clinical effectiveness of prescribing. Obtaining agreement with the practices to implement medicines optimisation projects with the overall aim of following national prescribing guidance and cost effective prescribing. Advising GPs and other health professionals on cost effective prescribing and aiding rationalisation of drug choice via formulary/guideline/protocol development. Record clinical activity, interventions, KPIs and to monitor the outcome of interventions. Provide training on medicines on a regular basis to GP surgery staff, patients and carers in all relevant aspects of medicine use. Support the pharmacy technicians working within the PCN. To maintain knowledge of developments in pharmacy practice on a regular basis in line with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) CPD requirements To fulfil the professional requirements of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Good professional Practice of the GPhC The post holder will be responsible to the SHS Lead Pharmacist and Primary Care Network Clinical Director but will be expected to use their own initiative to make complex decisions within defined parameters with little supervision. Requirement to participate in the national training scheme for pharmacists in primary care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- Certificate or MSc/Diploma Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent experience)
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacist in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
- At least 2 year post-registration pharmacy experience
- Clinical pharmacy experience
- Clinical audit experience
- Knowledge and understanding of Primary Care
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the personalised care approach
- Knowledge of EMIS Web
- Knowledge of Teamnet
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities, individuals, their families and carers
- Strong organisational skills, including planning, prioritising, time management and record keeping
- Knowledge of how the NHS works, including primary care and PCNs
- Ability to recognise and work within limits of competence and seek advice when needed
- Understanding of the needs of children with mental and emotional needs/ children with disabilities long term conditions particularly in relation to promoting their independence
- Knowledge of long term conditions and the complexities involved: medical, physical, emotional and social
- Knowledge of, and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Professional registration with GPhC Certificate or MSc/Diploma Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent experience) Evidence of continued professional development (CPD) Experience Essential Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacist in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy At least 2 year post-registration pharmacy experience Clinical pharmacy experience Clinical audit experience Knowledge and understanding of Primary Care Knowledge Essential Knowledge of the personalised care approach Knowledge of EMIS Web Knowledge of Teamnet Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities, individuals, their families and carers Strong organisational skills, including planning, prioritising, time management and record keeping Knowledge of how the NHS works, including primary care and PCNs Ability to recognise and work within limits of competence and seek advice when needed Understanding of the needs of children with mental and emotional needs/ children with disabilities long term conditions particularly in relation to promoting their independence Knowledge of long term conditions and the complexities involved: medical, physical, emotional and social Knowledge of, and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Bridgwater Bay Primary Care Network
Address
Victoria Park Health & Wellbeing Hub
Victoria Park Drive
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 7AS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.bridgwaterbayhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Bridgwater Bay Primary Care Network
Address
Victoria Park Health & Wellbeing Hub
Victoria Park Drive
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 7AS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.bridgwaterbayhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Rotational Pharmacy Assistant
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336037
Job summary
At the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. For this reason, we are unable to sponsor anyone for a skilled worker visa for this role. We are happy to accept applications from candidates who can prove their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes. Such applications will be considered alongside all other applications.
Previous applicants need not apply
Are you passionate about patient care and ready to take the next step in your career? Our friendly and forward-thinking Pharmacy Department is looking for an exceptional individual to join our dynamic team.
Working alongside a supportive multidisciplinary group, including Pharmacy Technicians, Assistants, Pharmacists, Nurses, and Clerical staff, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines across our service. In this varied and rewarding role, you'll develop your dispensing skills within the Dispensary, work with Stores & Distribution areas and engage directly with patients on wards, contributing to Medicines Optimisation and Discharge Services to enhance patient care and experience.
If you're enthusiastic, motivated, and eager to grow in a collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
You will undertake general pharmaceutical duties under the supervision of a Section Manager or deputy, assisting in the provision of a safe and effective Pharmacy service in line with current policies, procedures and legal requirements. You will also:
- Work in the dispensary dispensing prescriptions and provide support to the dispensary manager in the day to day running of the dispensary.
- Work as part of the pharmacy stores team monitoring and maintaining ward stock levels.
- Work within patient services undertaking medicines optimisation duties on the wards, improving the quality of care to patients in a clinical area by means of an efficient medicines optimisation system. This will include assessing patients own medicines ensuring they are suitable for use in hospital and maintaining and ordering non-stock medicines for patients.
All Pharmacy staff involved in all aspects of Good Distribution Practice (EU GDP 2013/C 343/01) have a personal responsibility to ensure that all activities undertaken within our hospital Pharmacy are compliant with Good Distribution Practice (EU GDP 2013/C 343/01) and all relevant department procedures are followed effectively.
About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people. We are creating a heath and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
249-8191706-2
Job locations
Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Perform general pharmaceutical duties under the supervision of a Section Manager or deputy, supporting the safe and effective delivery of Pharmacy services in compliance with policies, procedures, and legal standards.
- Complete in-depth training and achieve a QCF Level 2 in Pharmacy Services unless already qualified.
- Dispense prescriptions in the dispensary and support the Dispensary Manager and Lead Technician in daily operations.
- Assist with medicines optimisation on the wards, including assessing patients' own medicines for hospital use and managing non-stock medication orders to enhance patient care.
- Contribute to the pharmacy stores team, handling heavy lifting, stock movement, and maintaining ward stock levels.
Please see attached the full Job Description
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Perform general pharmaceutical duties under the supervision of a Section Manager or deputy, supporting the safe and effective delivery of Pharmacy services in compliance with policies, procedures, and legal standards.
- Complete in-depth training and achieve a QCF Level 2 in Pharmacy Services unless already qualified.
- Dispense prescriptions in the dispensary and support the Dispensary Manager and Lead Technician in daily operations.
- Assist with medicines optimisation on the wards, including assessing patients' own medicines for hospital use and managing non-stock medication orders to enhance patient care.
- Contribute to the pharmacy stores team, handling heavy lifting, stock movement, and maintaining ward stock levels.
Please see attached the full Job Description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- QCF level 2 in Pharmacy services - or willing and able to work towards
- GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English grade C or above
- Knowledge of procedures for Pharmacy Services - on the job training, experience to NVQ3 or equivalent
Desirable
- Previous training in the Pharmacy services with a good education and understanding of GDP
Experience
Essential
- Working within a team
- Managing own workload to meet the needs of a service
- Previous pharmacy experience
Desirable
- Previous hospital pharmacy experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- QCF level 2 in Pharmacy services - or willing and able to work towards
- GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English grade C or above
- Knowledge of procedures for Pharmacy Services - on the job training, experience to NVQ3 or equivalent
Desirable
- Previous training in the Pharmacy services with a good education and understanding of GDP
Experience
Essential
- Working within a team
- Managing own workload to meet the needs of a service
- Previous pharmacy experience
Desirable
- Previous hospital pharmacy experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Surgical Cancer and Specialities lead
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336001
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a talented individual to join the surgical pharmacy team as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for cancer surgery and surgical specialities.
In this post you will lead the pharmacy service provision to patients undergoing specialist surgery at NUH, including our tertiary referral centres for thoracics, burns, urology, breast & sarcoma surgery. You will work as part of the pharmacy team delivering clinical care to these patients, many of whom are undergoing surgery as part of their cancer treatment.
The job will be based at the City Hospital campus where you will work as part of the MDT providing high quality medicines reconciliation and pharmaceutical knowledge. The post holder will work with the other members of the MDT to perform medicines optimisation, including deprescribing and prevention of harm from inappropriate polypharmacy. You would also be involved in improving prescribing and reducing risks within the wider healthcare team , attending governance meetings and MDT meetings in your given area.
In addition the post holder will also work within the wider pharmacy surgical team, receiving and giving support to the other team members and trainees.
Main duties of the job
For full duties please refer to the attached job description. Key duties are:
1)To partake in specialist clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken specifically
2) Leadership, management and directorate/service support roles
3) To line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the listed directorates
4) To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
164-8199924
Job locations
City Hospital Campus
Hucknall Road
Nottingham
NG5 1PB
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification.
- 1) To partake in specialist clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken specifically a. To lead, deliver and develop clinical pharmacy services to the Cancer surgical wards and specialities within NUH. To implement medicines management policies and ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of medicines in this service/speciality in accordance with national priorities and local objectives. b. To provide patients and members of the multidisciplinary team with information about new drugs and developments to facilitate their safe and effective use. c. To provide a clinical pharmacy service to inpatient ward areas 2) Leadership, management and directorate/service support roles 3) To line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the listed directorates 4) To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification.
- 1) To partake in specialist clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken specifically a. To lead, deliver and develop clinical pharmacy services to the Cancer surgical wards and specialities within NUH. To implement medicines management policies and ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of medicines in this service/speciality in accordance with national priorities and local objectives. b. To provide patients and members of the multidisciplinary team with information about new drugs and developments to facilitate their safe and effective use. c. To provide a clinical pharmacy service to inpatient ward areas 2) Leadership, management and directorate/service support roles 3) To line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the listed directorates 4) To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- B.Pharm/ BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
- GPhC registered
- Clinical diploma or equivalent
Desirable
- Independent prescriber
- Evidence of CPD undertaken
Experience
Essential
- Extensive hospital pharmacy experience (post registration) & wide knowledge base
- Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
- Experience of leadership and management skills
- Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty
Desirable
- Experience of cancer services and other specialist areas eg burns, urology
- Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level
- Experience of leading and delivering a clinical pharmacy service to a specialty
- Experience of line management
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, both verbal and written
- Empathy with patients, relatives and pharmacy customers
- Confident and assertive; able to defend opinions in a constructive manner when challenged
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working at Pharmacy, Trust and regional level
Analytical and Judgment skills
Essential
- Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with service provision and within medication processes
- Ability to work alone and make decisions within agreed parameters and appropriate referral / escalation as necessary
- Experience in making judgements involving highly complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and options appraisal
- Able to critically analyse information and evidence and to communicate the findings clearly in simple terms
Desirable
- Able to obtain, interpret, analyse and report on drug expenditure for Trust staff
Planning and Organisation Skills
Essential
- Ability to plan and organise existing and new clinical pharmacy services to a specialty. This may include creation and adjustment of plans based on research
- Ability to be flexible and manage change in a complex and changing healthcare environment
- Self-motivated with excellent organisational skills, able to motivate others, to manage time effectively and work to deadlines, even when under pressure
- Positive thinker, problem solver, ability to think laterally to develop new ideas
Physical skills
Essential
- Good level of computer literacy and word processing /keyboard skills.
- Sound MS Teams, Word, Excel and Power- point skills and be able to retrieve information from the internet.
Desirable
- High level IT skills (eg website or database design)
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- B.Pharm/ BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
- GPhC registered
- Clinical diploma or equivalent
Desirable
- Independent prescriber
- Evidence of CPD undertaken
Experience
Essential
- Extensive hospital pharmacy experience (post registration) & wide knowledge base
- Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
- Experience of leadership and management skills
- Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty
Desirable
- Experience of cancer services and other specialist areas eg burns, urology
- Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level
- Experience of leading and delivering a clinical pharmacy service to a specialty
- Experience of line management
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, both verbal and written
- Empathy with patients, relatives and pharmacy customers
- Confident and assertive; able to defend opinions in a constructive manner when challenged
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working at Pharmacy, Trust and regional level
Analytical and Judgment skills
Essential
- Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with service provision and within medication processes
- Ability to work alone and make decisions within agreed parameters and appropriate referral / escalation as necessary
- Experience in making judgements involving highly complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and options appraisal
- Able to critically analyse information and evidence and to communicate the findings clearly in simple terms
Desirable
- Able to obtain, interpret, analyse and report on drug expenditure for Trust staff
Planning and Organisation Skills
Essential
- Ability to plan and organise existing and new clinical pharmacy services to a specialty. This may include creation and adjustment of plans based on research
- Ability to be flexible and manage change in a complex and changing healthcare environment
- Self-motivated with excellent organisational skills, able to motivate others, to manage time effectively and work to deadlines, even when under pressure
- Positive thinker, problem solver, ability to think laterally to develop new ideas
Physical skills
Essential
- Good level of computer literacy and word processing /keyboard skills.
- Sound MS Teams, Word, Excel and Power- point skills and be able to retrieve information from the internet.
Desirable
- High level IT skills (eg website or database design)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address
City Hospital Campus
Hucknall Road
Nottingham
NG5 1PB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address
City Hospital Campus
Hucknall Road
Nottingham
NG5 1PB
United Kingdom
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Advanced Pharmacist - Virtual Ward
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2333453
Job summary
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust has made exciting progress with their Virtual Ward, which is continuing to grow, and as a result, we are now ready to add more Pharmacists. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Pharmacist Prescriber wishing to hone their skills for managing frailty. Our Clinical Pharmacy Service is well established and provides high-quality care across a variety of specialties. Are you ready to be at the forefront of innovative service development?
In this role, you will be a lead Pharmacist for the provision of comprehensive clinical pharmacy services to the Virtual Wards. You will be embedded in the multidisciplinary team providing care to respiratory, cardiology, and frailty patients in the Virtual Wards. In addition, you will support further development of clinical and pharmaceutical pathways.
We are looking for someone who has extensive clinical pharmacy knowledge and experience, and the ability to work with a multidisciplinary team. You will need to have excellent communication, clinical, and negotiation skills, as well as experience of supervising other staff and providing education and training.
This role offers flexibility, with the potential to work evenings and, occasionally, weekends, making it suitable for individuals seeking a role that fits around other commitments or interests.
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for the provision and further development of clinical pharmacy services across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (STW).
- In conjunction with the principal pharmacist, attend and actively participate in Medicine Governance meetings and to work collaboratively with the Medicines Management Team to support delivery of the departmental vision and associated strategic objectives.
- Be a key member of the multidisciplinary team in relation to virtual ward.
- Support development of the virtual ward which provides an alternative clinical pathway for respiratory and frailty patients and those with long term conditions.
- Advise the Principal Pharmacist of any new developments within the Community Services to ensure that the Pharmacy continues to evolve and meets the changing requirements of clinical governance and medicines optimisation.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Details
Date posted
10 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum/pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
825-8061281-OPS-A
Job locations
Vickers House
Halesfield 6
Telford
TF7 4BF
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the role, please see the attached document entitled job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the role, please see the attached document entitled job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy.
- Registered with GPhC.
- Clinical qualification at postgraduate diploma level or significant relevant clinical experience.
- Registered as independent prescriber.
Experience
Essential
- Pharmacist with hospital or primary care experience.
- Significant post-qualification experience.
- Be able to illustrate ability to work with other professionals from the multi-disciplinary team.
- Thorough knowledge of medicines legislation.
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skill.
- Have an understanding of the purpose of strategic development and to be able to develop appropriate policies and systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients).
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for acute and long-term conditions.
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to senior staff or heads of service when appropriate.
- Ability to produce timely and informative high-level reports.
- Fully computer literate including video conferencing and able to communicate complex information in appropriate for Microsoft office for report writing.
- Knowledge of pharmacy software.
- To be able to organise, plan and deliver complex activities on time and manage own workload and co-ordinate the workload of others.
- To have a high level of reporting and policy writing skills.
- To have knowledge and understanding of confidential information management.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy.
- Registered with GPhC.
- Clinical qualification at postgraduate diploma level or significant relevant clinical experience.
- Registered as independent prescriber.
Experience
Essential
- Pharmacist with hospital or primary care experience.
- Significant post-qualification experience.
- Be able to illustrate ability to work with other professionals from the multi-disciplinary team.
- Thorough knowledge of medicines legislation.
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skill.
- Have an understanding of the purpose of strategic development and to be able to develop appropriate policies and systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients).
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for acute and long-term conditions.
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to senior staff or heads of service when appropriate.
- Ability to produce timely and informative high-level reports.
- Fully computer literate including video conferencing and able to communicate complex information in appropriate for Microsoft office for report writing.
- Knowledge of pharmacy software.
- To be able to organise, plan and deliver complex activities on time and manage own workload and co-ordinate the workload of others.
- To have a high level of reporting and policy writing skills.
- To have knowledge and understanding of confidential information management.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Address
Vickers House
Halesfield 6
Telford
TF7 4BF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Address
Vickers House
Halesfield 6
Telford
TF7 4BF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2333440
Job summary
We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Network. This post is full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. This post will support GP practices to assess and treat patients using your expert knowledge of medicines.
- 37.5 Hours Per Week Monday to Friday
- Salary up to £14.21/hr DOE
- Working across the Network
Job Summary:
To provide integrated pharmacy care and medicines optimisation services contributing to effective patient care and ensuring avoidable adverse events and hospital admissions are prevented.
To liaise with hospital pharmacy teams, GP practices, local community pharmacists, social services, and care agencies to ensure any continuing medicine management issues are addressed and managed throughout the patients care pathway.
To provide relevant information to patients/carers and staff on matters relating to medication
Liaise with the clinical pharmacist and other members of the Multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide support and solutions.
Counsel patients on how to take their medicines and identify any barriers to them taking their medication, referring to a pharmacist as needed.
To undertake face to face and person-centred consultations with the emphasis on shared decision making.
Our vision is: Be the best provider in healthcare, education and training for our local communities.
Main duties of the job
A minimum of a Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent qualification is required. Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is essential.
Previous experience working as a pharmacy technician in a primary care setting is preferred. Experience in dispensing medication, managing stock, and providing patient counselling is highly desirable.
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, are essential. The ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide excellent customer service is crucial. Attention to detail, accuracy in dispensing medication, and proficiency in using pharmacy software systems are also important.
A good understanding of pharmaceutical regulations, guidelines, and best practices in primary care settings is required. Knowledge of medical terminology, drug interactions, and pharmaceutical calculations is essential.The ideal candidate should be reliable, organized, and able to work efficiently under pressure. A professional and empathetic approach to patient care, along with a commitment to continuous professional development, is important.
Additional requirements: Flexibility in working across all sites is essential, Compliance with confidentiality and data protection regulations is mandatory.
Job Type: Full-time
Experience:
- Pharmacy technician: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
About us
South Coast Medical Group is an award-winning NHS Primary Care Home, comprising six GP surgery locations in the Bournemouth general area and serving over 55,000 patients in total.
By working at scale, we are better able to promote health and provide for the differing needs of the communities of local people and a balanced workload for our staff. It also enables us to employ a significant multi-disciplinary team including Pharmacists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Paramedics (for pre-assessment screening and home visits) all of whom reduce the clinical workload for GPs.
SCMG is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Details
Date posted
10 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A2965-26-0005
Job locations
South Coast Medical Group GP Surgery
12-14 Walpole Rd
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH1 4HA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
Pharmacy technicians core role responsibilities will cover clinical, technical, and administrative categories.
The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise efficient, safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by supporting all National and Dorset ICS medicines optimisation programmes, improving repeat prescribing processes, promoting ion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk due to medicines and aiming to reduce wasted medicines. Queries -To respond to patient queries from patients and staff in a professional manner referring to the appropriate healthcare professional in accordance with practice protocols. Support patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines signposting patients to appropriate services and other healthcare professionals (e.g. community pharmacy, face to face medicines review with the practice pharmacists). To offer practical advice to patients and carers for minor ailments.
Processing Repeat PrescriptionsTo participate in the daily preparation of repeat prescriptions for care homes residents and for list holders on leave at SCMG in order to ensure high quality, safe and timely repeat prescribing.
Co-ordinating Repeat Prescribing Systems -To proactively contribute to the review and development of repeat prescribing protocols / Standard Operating Procedures across the PCN to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of repeat prescribing systems.
Medicines Reconciliation -To support the practice pharmacists with medicines reconciliation in accordance with practice protocols and to update patients medical records / prescribing accordingly liaising with community pharmacy to ensure the correct medicines are continued following transfer of care. (Including updating weights and renal function tests).
Medication Review -To support the practice pharmacists to complete medication reviews prioritising patients with polypharmacy, strong opioids, high risk medicines and patients with unplanned hospital admissions or as directed by the PCN DES.
Care Home Patients -To support the Care Home Pharmacist with medication reviews in Care Homes and updating patients medical records / prescribing accordingly (including updating weights and renal function tests.
Domiciliary Medication Review -To support medication reviews to patients via domiciliary visits if appropriate and to deliver pharmaceutical care plans that maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care and ensure adherence.
Leading and supporting on cost effective prescribing initiatives -To implement medication changes in line with Dorset ICS CCG guidelines in agreement with the practice. To review medicines described as Red Formulary specials or unlicensed medicines and liaise with practice pharmacist/ designated GP to justify use.
To reduce the prescribing of medicines available over the counter, low value and low priority treatments and self-care items. -To raise awareness of medicines that should be purchased and lead on projects to inform patients and reduce prescribing in line with NHS England guidelines.
Medicines Audit & Service Evaluation / Development -To participate in audits to monitor and analyse individual practice / primary care network prescribing performance and trends against Dorset ICS and National targets, using data and identifying priority areas for action. To produce and present written and verbal prescribing reports for practices / primary care networks including recommendations and assistance in the implementation of these recommendations.
High Risk Medicines -To support the PCN Senior practice pharmacist by ensuring monthly review of High Risk medicines, checking that routine monitoring is completed regularly reporting any variances and taking appropriate action as specified by designated GPs.
Long term clinical conditions / Service Evaluation -To support practice nurses in providing care for long term conditions which might include ensuring Respiratory patients have good inhaler technique, Diabetes patients know how to use blood glucose monitoring equipment. Helping to ensure blood tests have been completed for long term conditions and medicines prescribed are safe and appropriate e.g., HbA1C / GFR and diabetes reviews / medications.
External reviews and CQC Inspections -To support the practice and PCN when preparing for external reviews and CQC inspections ensuring SOPs relevant to medicines are current, relevant and up to date. Support the work of practice pharmacist and prescribing lead to ensure practice is compliant with CQC standards relating to medicines.
Safe storage of medicines and vaccinations -To ensure fridge monitoring is complete and complies with legislation at SCMG. To ensure medicines are stored safely and comply with legislation. To ensure stock is maintained and out of date stock is identified and disposed of in a timely manner.To oversee ordering processes for formulary medicines, blood glucose meters and vaccines.
Liaising with Dorset ICS -To support the PCN Senior Pharmacist to liaise with the ICS in response to monitoring and management of prescribing budgets.
Training -To deliver specialist training to GPs, practice, community and care staff, and patients to promote and ensure current best practice related to prescribing appropriate to your knowledge, competencies and specialist areas under the supervision of the PCN Senior Pharmacist. To maintain mandatory training competencies as specified by Practice Manager.
Medicines Safety and Alerts -To highlight and discuss MHRA alerts and product withdrawals with GPs, HCPs and PCN Senior Pharmacist agreeing and implementing changes, informing patients and community pharmacies. To ensure prescribing supports current safety recommendations e.g. Insulin - prescribed by brand.
QOF and IIF -To support the achievement of the PCNs prescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework and Investment and Impact Fund (IIF) targets.
Repeat prescribing staff management -To provide supervision, training and professional leadership to the practice administrative staff in the preparation of repeat prescriptions.
Medicines Information -To signpost and share with PCN Staff Dorset ICS Medicines internet pages, prescribing newsletters and formulary and other useful resources. To participate in medicines information tasks from health professionals within your scope of practice and under the supervision of the PCN Senior Pharmacist
SupportingDigital Solutions -To promote and adopt digital solutions including Patient Access, NHS App, Electronic Repeat Dispensing, Electronic Prescription Services (EPS), Ardens, AccuRx to patients and practice staff.
Job description Job responsibilities Job Summary:Pharmacy technicians core role responsibilities will cover clinical, technical, and administrative categories.The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise efficient, safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by supporting all National and Dorset ICS medicines optimisation programmes, improving repeat prescribing processes, promoting ion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk due to medicines and aiming to reduce wasted medicines. Queries -To respond to patient queries from patients and staff in a professional manner referring to the appropriate healthcare professional in accordance with practice protocols. Support patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines signposting patients to appropriate services and other healthcare professionals (e.g. community pharmacy, face to face medicines review with the practice pharmacists). To offer practical advice to patients and carers for minor ailments. Processing Repeat PrescriptionsTo participate in the daily preparation of repeat prescriptions for care homes residents and for list holders on leave at SCMG in order to ensure high quality, safe and timely repeat prescribing. Co-ordinating Repeat Prescribing Systems -To proactively contribute to the review and development of repeat prescribing protocols / Standard Operating Procedures across the PCN to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of repeat prescribing systems. Medicines Reconciliation -To support the practice pharmacists with medicines reconciliation in accordance with practice protocols and to update patients medical records / prescribing accordingly liaising with community pharmacy to ensure the correct medicines are continued following transfer of care. (Including updating weights and renal function tests). Medication Review -To support the practice pharmacists to complete medication reviews prioritising patients with polypharmacy, strong opioids, high risk medicines and patients with unplanned hospital admissions or as directed by the PCN DES. Care Home Patients -To support the Care Home Pharmacist with medication reviews in Care Homes and updating patients medical records / prescribing accordingly (including updating weights and renal function tests. Domiciliary Medication Review -To support medication reviews to patients via domiciliary visits if appropriate and to deliver pharmaceutical care plans that maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care and ensure adherence. Leading and supporting on cost effective prescribing initiatives -To implement medication changes in line with Dorset ICS CCG guidelines in agreement with the practice. To review medicines described as Red Formulary specials or unlicensed medicines and liaise with practice pharmacist/ designated GP to justify use. To reduce the prescribing of medicines available over the counter, low value and low priority treatments and self-care items. -To raise awareness of medicines that should be purchased and lead on projects to inform patients and reduce prescribing in line with NHS England guidelines. Medicines Audit & Service Evaluation / Development -To participate in audits to monitor and analyse individual practice / primary care network prescribing performance and trends against Dorset ICS and National targets, using data and identifying priority areas for action. To produce and present written and verbal prescribing reports for practices / primary care networks including recommendations and assistance in the implementation of these recommendations. High Risk Medicines -To support the PCN Senior practice pharmacist by ensuring monthly review of High Risk medicines, checking that routine monitoring is completed regularly reporting any variances and taking appropriate action as specified by designated GPs. Long term clinical conditions / Service Evaluation -To support practice nurses in providing care for long term conditions which might include ensuring Respiratory patients have good inhaler technique, Diabetes patients know how to use blood glucose monitoring equipment. Helping to ensure blood tests have been completed for long term conditions and medicines prescribed are safe and appropriate e.g., HbA1C / GFR and diabetes reviews / medications. External reviews and CQC Inspections -To support the practice and PCN when preparing for external reviews and CQC inspections ensuring SOPs relevant to medicines are current, relevant and up to date. Support the work of practice pharmacist and prescribing lead to ensure practice is compliant with CQC standards relating to medicines. Safe storage of medicines and vaccinations -To ensure fridge monitoring is complete and complies with legislation at SCMG. To ensure medicines are stored safely and comply with legislation. To ensure stock is maintained and out of date stock is identified and disposed of in a timely manner.To oversee ordering processes for formulary medicines, blood glucose meters and vaccines. Liaising with Dorset ICS -To support the PCN Senior Pharmacist to liaise with the ICS in response to monitoring and management of prescribing budgets. Training -To deliver specialist training to GPs, practice, community and care staff, and patients to promote and ensure current best practice related to prescribing appropriate to your knowledge, competencies and specialist areas under the supervision of the PCN Senior Pharmacist. To maintain mandatory training competencies as specified by Practice Manager. Medicines Safety and Alerts -To highlight and discuss MHRA alerts and product withdrawals with GPs, HCPs and PCN Senior Pharmacist agreeing and implementing changes, informing patients and community pharmacies. To ensure prescribing supports current safety recommendations e.g. Insulin - prescribed by brand. QOF and IIF -To support the achievement of the PCNs prescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework and Investment and Impact Fund (IIF) targets. Repeat prescribing staff management -To provide supervision, training and professional leadership to the practice administrative staff in the preparation of repeat prescriptions. Medicines Information -To signpost and share with PCN Staff Dorset ICS Medicines internet pages, prescribing newsletters and formulary and other useful resources. To participate in medicines information tasks from health professionals within your scope of practice and under the supervision of the PCN Senior Pharmacist SupportingDigital Solutions -To promote and adopt digital solutions including Patient Access, NHS App, Electronic Repeat Dispensing, Electronic Prescription Services (EPS), Ardens, AccuRx to patients and practice staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Person Specification Qualifications Essential General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
South Coast Medical Group
Address
South Coast Medical Group GP Surgery
12-14 Walpole Rd
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH1 4HA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://southcoastmedicalgroup.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
South Coast Medical Group
Address
South Coast Medical Group GP Surgery
12-14 Walpole Rd
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH1 4HA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://southcoastmedicalgroup.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician
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Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2333425
Job summary
Hello!
Would you like to join our friendly team at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) as a pre-registration trainee technician?
My name is Valerie Dixon I am the Professional Lead - Education & Training Pharmacy Technician for the Pharmacy Department based at Woodpecker House, Hellesdon Hospital. I am privileged to be part of a very hardworking, friendly, and committed team of people in providing a Mental Health pharmacy service to patients within NSFT.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, hardworking and highly motivated person with a positive outlook to join our team, training towards the Certificate of Education in Pharmacy Technician Practice Apprenticeship.
The role is a 2-year, fixed term course, blending work and study through the UEA for the certificate, with the end goal of seeing you become a registered professional with the GPhC.
You will be based at Hellesdon Hospital initially in the dispensary which provides a high-quality pharmacy service. The dispensary currently supplies medication to a variety of wards including adult acute, dementia and complexity in later life, child and adolescent and forensic services.
All applicants must hold a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade 4 or grade C (or equivalent), including English, mathematics and at least one science subject
In place of English and maths GCSEs we may to consider Functional skills L2.
Main duties of the job
You will complete a 2-year training and development apprenticeship under the supervision of a registered Pharmacy technician and or Pharmacist, in line with the requirements of the external training provider. This will include:
To undertake and complete the UEA training course which meets the requirements of the initial education and training standards for Pharmacy Technicians and has been accredited by the GPhC
To train and work in the designated areas within pharmacy, as set out in the training and development schedule, to complete the competencies required for each standard and area
To contribute to the provision of a range of pharmaceutical services including the following core duties: dispensing, medicine management, procurement, distribution, including ward top up services and medicine safety
To ensure all pharmacy duties are carried out in accordance with legal, ethical and professional guideline e.g. Code of Ethics for Pharmacy Technicians, COSHH regulations, Health & Safety regulations and following the pharmacy departments and Trust procedures to meet the needs of our patients and other health care professionals
. To develop the skills and knowledge in all areas of hospital pharmacy practice required to become a Pharmacy Technicians. This will involve completion of the Pharmacy Technician certificate of higher education in pharmacy technician practice at the UEA
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Details
Date posted
10 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £31,157 a year gross per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
2 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
246-COR8253674
Job locations
Hellesdon Hospital
Drayton High Road
Norwich
NR6 5BE
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role is varied and requires flexibility in your approach to work and learning, working in both dispensary and stores and some ward work on the Hospital site.
The post holder will:
- Manage the stores and pre-pack service of the pharmacy
- Enter on the computer, generate orders, compile and supply ward stock items
- Be lead for top-up services to allocated wards and departments
- Dispense in-patient and out-patient prescriptions, discharge prescriptions and individual named-patient medications
- Maintain hygiene, health and safety through performing routine housekeeping tasks in the pharmacy department
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role is varied and requires flexibility in your approach to work and learning, working in both dispensary and stores and some ward work on the Hospital site.
The post holder will:
- Manage the stores and pre-pack service of the pharmacy
- Enter on the computer, generate orders, compile and supply ward stock items
- Be lead for top-up services to allocated wards and departments
- Dispense in-patient and out-patient prescriptions, discharge prescriptions and individual named-patient medications
- Maintain hygiene, health and safety through performing routine housekeeping tasks in the pharmacy department
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade C/4 or above, including Mathematics, English, and Science.
Desirable
- NVQ/BTEC Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work accurately with attention to detail
Knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge of basic pharmaceutical terminology and medicines management
Other
Essential
- Team Player Appreciation of need to maintain confidentiality
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade C/4 or above, including Mathematics, English, and Science.
Desirable
- NVQ/BTEC Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work accurately with attention to detail
Knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge of basic pharmaceutical terminology and medicines management
Other
Essential
- Team Player Appreciation of need to maintain confidentiality
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Hellesdon Hospital
Drayton High Road
Norwich
NR6 5BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Hellesdon Hospital
Drayton High Road
Norwich
NR6 5BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
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Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2333386
Job summary
Our Practice is looking to find a perfect fit for our current team - a Clinical Pharmacist who wants to work in a high achieving Practice with a superb local reputation. We expect the candidate to be forward thinking, a great team player, have excellent communication skills, and openness to working collaboratively with other colleagues in the Primary Care Network whilst retaining the essence of the Practice.
We welcome Practice visits to meet our team.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
- Patient-facing role
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Chronic disease management
- Clinical medication reviews
- Medicines support
- Support with prescription and medication queries
- Clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement
- Manage some aspects of Quality and Outcomes Framework and Enhanced Services
About us
We are a friendly, supportive team, based in Whalley with a branch site at Sabden, both situated in the beautiful Ribble Valley. We have 5 Partners, 5 Salaried GPs, ANP, a team of Practice Nurses and HCAs, and a large Reception and Admin team. We are a dispensing Practice and have an onsite dispensary at both sites - to give all of our patients a good quality experience at the surgery. We also have a Housebound Nursing Team of nursing professionals who work with our GPs to provide care to our care home and housebound patients.
We have a PCN team who work with our patients, including a Pharmacist, Pharmacy Techs, Care Co-ordinators, GP Assistants, and a Physio. We have a highly productive working relationship with the Practices within our PCN.
The team work well together, making the surgery a harmonious place to work. A healthy work/life balance is encouraged resulting in a content and productive team, and a positive atmosphere.
Details
Date posted
10 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A0046-26-0005
Job locations
42 King Street
Whalley
Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 9SL
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification for this vacancy are available in the supporting documents section.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification for this vacancy are available in the supporting documents section.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The job description and person specification for this vacancy are available in the supporting documents section
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The job description and person specification for this vacancy are available in the supporting documents section
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
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Employer name
Sabden & Whalley Medical Group
Address
42 King Street
Whalley
Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 9SL
United Kingdom
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Clitheroe
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United Kingdom
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Senior Pharmacy Technician - Homecare team
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2333284
Job summary
Are you an experienced qualified pharmacy technician who is looking for a new challenge?
An opportunity has arisen to join the Pharmacy Homecare Team within the University Hospitals of Derby & Burton (UHDB) Pharmacy High Cost Drugs & Commissioning Team.
The successful candidate will need to have exceptional communication skills, to be conscientious, reliable, well organised, good numeracy and literacy skills are essential and the individual should be able to prioritise their own workload effectively. Experience in homecare medicines services may be beneficial but is not essential. The post allows for self-development and encourages increased autonomy and responsibility.
Open to Pre-registration pharmacy technicians that are due to qualify within the next 6 months (Feb 2027)
Main duties of the job
The candidate will lead, manage and develop the pharmacy operational technical service related to medicines homecare at UHDB. Some of the main duties of the role include:
To provide technical support to the Pharmacy High Cost Drugs & Commissioning Team and other relevant Pharmacy support teams
To help ensure that UHDB medicines homecare services are of a consistently high standard by regular liaison with UHDB clinical teams, and representatives of homecare companies, including developing new opportunities for homecare services
Closing date of applications: 22th September 2026
Interview date: 1st October 2026
Open to Pre-registration pharmacy technicians that are due to qualify within the next 6 months (Feb 2027)
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Details
Date posted
10 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
320-CDCS-4337
Job locations
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AIgenerated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorshipSkilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers
Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK
Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AIgenerated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorshipSkilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers
Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK
Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person Specification
Training and experience
Essential
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Society evidence of ongoing CPD
- Extensive experience of checking and Dispensing of Medicines and Prescriptions
- Evidence of supervising experience
Desirable
- Experience in High Cost Drugs or Home care Services
- Membership of professional organisation
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Evidence of working on your own initiative but know when to refer problems to senior staff
- Evidence of being able to identify medicine usage problems that need resolving, planning, analysing and implement solutions
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of computer skills and IT knowledge, including spreadsheets,Functional Knowledge Of Pharmacy Computer and EPMA Systems
Person Specification
Training and experience
Essential
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Society evidence of ongoing CPD
- Extensive experience of checking and Dispensing of Medicines and Prescriptions
- Evidence of supervising experience
Desirable
- Experience in High Cost Drugs or Home care Services
- Membership of professional organisation
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Evidence of working on your own initiative but know when to refer problems to senior staff
- Evidence of being able to identify medicine usage problems that need resolving, planning, analysing and implement solutions
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of computer skills and IT knowledge, including spreadsheets,Functional Knowledge Of Pharmacy Computer and EPMA Systems
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Band 3 - Dispensary Pharmacy Assistant, Pharmacy
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2333282
Job summary
We are seeking a Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant to join our friendly Pharmacy team at Watford General Hospital.
You will assist, under supervision, with routine duties of a technical nature, including the dispensing and supply of medication to in and outpatients, the receipt, processing, storage and stock control of medicines.
You will respond to enquiries and requests from staff, patients and carers as appropriate.
This post would suit somebody with a hospital pharmacy background, or with community pharmacy experience wishing to make a change into the hospital environment, for which appropriate training will be provided.
You must have either successfully achieved the relevant units of pharmacy services skills NVQ level 2 (QCF) or the relevant units of a GPhC accredited training programme of equivalent level to pharmacy service skills NVQ level 2 (QCF).
Main duties of the job
You should have experience of working as a qualified Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant, good communication and organisational skills and experience of using computer systems for dispensing, stock control and word processing.
Please read the job description and person specification for more details and tell us in your application how you meet the essential criteria for this post, as this will be the basis for shortlisting applicants.
About us
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us. We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare. Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience. Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others. We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance. www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contact [email protected] If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form. We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Details
Date posted
10 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£27,106 to £28,850 a year inc HCA
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
360-C-11585-B
Job locations
Watford General Hospital
Watford
WD18 0HB
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates who have previously applied for this post may reapply after six months from their last application.
The purpose of this post is to assist in the provision of a safe, efficient and comprehensive pharmaceutical service for the patients of West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust e.g. dispensing and supply of medicines to wards and departments, reception duties in the dispensary.
****** IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ ******Please be aware that this position is not eligible for a Certificate of Sponsorship (Work Permit).
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, we will not be able to offer employment for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates who have previously applied for this post may reapply after six months from their last application.
The purpose of this post is to assist in the provision of a safe, efficient and comprehensive pharmaceutical service for the patients of West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust e.g. dispensing and supply of medicines to wards and departments, reception duties in the dispensary.
****** IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ ******Please be aware that this position is not eligible for a Certificate of Sponsorship (Work Permit).
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, we will not be able to offer employment for this role.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications:
Essential
- NVQ 2 qualification in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
Desirable
- GCSE's in Maths, English and Science grade C or above (or equivalent qualification).
Knowledge:
Essential
- Good stock control practice.
- Safe lifting and handling practices.
- Dispensing experience Knowledge of confidentiality.
Desirable
- Knowledge of hospital environment.
- Knowledge of the EMIS system.
Experience:
Essential
- Dealing with customers.
- Handling stock control duties.
- Experience of working in pharmacy.
Desirable
- Hospital Pharmacy experience.
- Experience of working with a Dispensing Robot.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications:
Essential
- NVQ 2 qualification in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
Desirable
- GCSE's in Maths, English and Science grade C or above (or equivalent qualification).
Knowledge:
Essential
- Good stock control practice.
- Safe lifting and handling practices.
- Dispensing experience Knowledge of confidentiality.
Desirable
- Knowledge of hospital environment.
- Knowledge of the EMIS system.
Experience:
Essential
- Dealing with customers.
- Handling stock control duties.
- Experience of working in pharmacy.
Desirable
- Hospital Pharmacy experience.
- Experience of working with a Dispensing Robot.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Watford General Hospital
Watford
WD18 0HB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Watford General Hospital
Watford
WD18 0HB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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