Pharmacy Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a motivated and experienced Pharmacy Technician to join the healthcare team at HMP Nottingham. You will deliver high-quality medicines management services in a secure environment, supporting residents and nursing staff with medication administration and advice. Key responsibilities include medicines reconciliation, prescription checking, and stock management, ensuring compliance with policies and guidelines. The role requires a proactive individual focused on patient safety and service improvement.
Essential criteria
- GPhC registration
- Good communication skills
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of SystmOne
- Prison or Secured Services experience
- Security Vetting
- The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards
- Good Communincation skills
- Knowledge of Role and centre
- Experience in a secure setting
- Evidence of MDT working
- Active membership
- good communication
- Experience of clinical governance
- Motivated and able to work alone
- GPhC registration
- Good communication skills
- Evidence of CPD
- Knowledge of SystmOne
- Prison or Secured Services experience
- Security Vetting
- The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards
- Good Communincation skills
- Knowledge of Role and centre
- Experience in a secure setting
- Evidence of MDT working
- Active membership
- good communication
- Experience of clinical governance
- Motivated and able to work alone
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 10d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Pharmacy Technician
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
We are looking for a motivated and experienced Pharmacy Technician to join our healthcare team at HMP Nottingham. This is a unique opportunity to work in a secure environment, delivering high-quality medicines management services to a diverse resident population.
As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for the safe and effective administration of medication, supporting both residents and nursing staff with expert advice and guidance. You will play a central role in medicines reconciliation, prescription checking, and stock management, ensuring compliance with departmental policies and national guidelines.
This role requires a proactive and compassionate individual who can work independently and collaboratively, with a strong focus on patient safety, communication, and service improvement.
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
- Provide a daily medicines management service, including administering
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