Pharmacy Technician - Rotational
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 22.5
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
“**PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship****”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is a fixed-term, part-time Pharmacy Technician role at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, primarily covering maternity leave for 12 months. The successful candidate will perform pharmaceutical technical duties, including dispensing and medicines management, under the direction of Lead Pharmacy Technicians and the Chief Pharmacist. The role involves rotational late night, weekend, and bank holiday working. Applicants must be GPhC registered or eligible to register.
Essential criteria
- Ability to work Saturday/Sunday working on a rota basis.
- Ability to cope with occasional exposure to unpleasant smells and potential allergens.
- Skills and Abilities
- Able to work on own initiative.
- Recognise own limitations.
- Able to work as a member of a team.
- Qualification and Training
- NVQ 3 or equivalent (e.g. BTech) or knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training in equivalent pharmaceutical science and recent relevant work experience.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Evidence of CPD.
Desirable criteria
- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician Qualification.
- Experience & Knowledge
- Hospital pharmacy experience (Ward Top-up, Aseptic dispensing, Dispensing for In & Out Patients).
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to prioritise work.
- Ability to problem solve.
- Community pharmacy experience.
- Ability to attend regularly
- Ability to work flexibly
- Reliability
- Trust Values
- Effective open Communication
- Excellence and safety in all that we do
- Challenge but support
- Expect respect and dignity
- Local Healthcare that inspires confidence
- Other
- Ability to work Saturday/Sunday working on a rota basis.
- Ability to cope with occasional exposure to unpleasant smells and potential allergens.
- Skills and Abilities
- Able to work on own initiative.
- Recognise own limitations.
- Able to work as a member of a team.
- Qualification and Training
- NVQ 3 or equivalent (e.g. BTech) or knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training in equivalent pharmaceutical science and recent relevant work experience.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Evidence of CPD.
- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician Qualification.
- Experience & Knowledge
- Hospital pharmacy experience (Ward Top-up, Aseptic dispensing, Dispensing for In & Out Patients).
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to prioritise work.
- Ability to problem solve.
- Community pharmacy experience.
- Ability to attend regularly
- Ability to work flexibly
- Reliability
- Trust Values
- Effective open Communication
- Excellence and safety in all that we do
- Challenge but support
- Expect respect and dignity
- Local Healthcare that inspires confidence
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Pharmacy Technician - Rotational
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship
Pharmacy Technician - Rotational
22.5 hours per week (Rotational Late Night, Weekend and Bank Holiday Working)
Fixed term for 12 months (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: Sunday 13th September 2026
Interview Date: TBC (September/October 2026)
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
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To be eligible for this post you must be a GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician or eligible to register through completion of a GPhC accredited qualification
Main duties of the job
- To carry out pharmaceutical technical duties in specified areas of the pharmacy department under the overall direction of the Lead Pharmacy Technicians and the Chief Pharmacist.
- To provid
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