Pharmacy Technician Acute Medical Unit
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Compressed hours
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Pharmacy Technician to join the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) team, focusing on patient-facing services. The successful candidate will contribute to medicines reconciliation and facilitate rapid discharge using satellite dispensaries. It involves working extended hours, including weekends, with a compressed hours model. The position offers opportunities for clinical development in a fast-paced environment.
Essential criteria
- Registered with the GPhC - or about to qualify to join the register
- NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent qualification - approved for registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable criteria
- BTec Accuracy Checking Technician Qualification
- Special Knowledge
- Understanding of local and national NHS and Pharmaceutical Policy
- Understanding of medicines legislation and guidance i.e. Medicines Act, Misuse of Drugs Act, Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines, Medicine Guidance Notes, MHRA Alerts
- Understanding of clinical and risk management guidance as applied to Medicines Management
- Practice in one or more relevant areas
- Ability to deal with clinical issues
- Working within GMP/GDP/GCP guidelines
- Understanding of medicines management procedures
- Experience of working in primary or secondary care
- Ability to maintain and report on records and statistics
- Judgement
- Ability to maintain and report on records and statistics
- Reflects on own practice and learns from experience
- Knows when to consult (own limitations)
- Communication Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication including formal presentations
- Able to communicate information of a technical, clinical, or managerial nature
- Ability to prioritise demands on service and plan workload of self and others
- Prioritises and meets deadlines
- Can balance strong leadership and working within a team
- Calm under pressure
- Registered with the GPhC - or about to qualify to join the register
- NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent qualification - approved for registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- BTec Accuracy Checking Technician Qualification
- Special Knowledge
- Understanding of local and national NHS and Pharmaceutical Policy
- Understanding of medicines legislation and guidance i.e. Medicines Act, Misuse of Drugs Act, Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines, Medicine Guidance Notes, MHRA Alerts
- Understanding of clinical and risk management guidance as applied to Medicines Management
- Practice in one or more relevant areas
- Ability to deal with clinical issues
- Working within GMP/GDP/GCP guidelines
- Understanding of medicines management procedures
- Experience of working in primary or secondary care
- Ability to maintain and report on records and statistics
- Judgement
- Ability to maintain and report on records and statistics
- Reflects on own practice and learns from experience
- Knows when to consult (own limitations)
- Communication Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication including formal presentations
- Able to communicate information of a technical, clinical, or managerial nature
- Ability to prioritise demands on service and plan workload of self and others
- Prioritises and meets deadlines
- Can balance strong leadership and working within a team
- Calm under pressure
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.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Pharmacy Technician Acute Medical Unit
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a team player? Are you ready to take the next exciting step in the development of your career in patient facing role?
Come and join our friendly and supportive team if you would like the opportunity to contribute to the development of the pharmacy service provided to our Acute Medical Unit (AMU). This is a great opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician who is clinically experienced or a Pharmacy Technician who is just starting out in their career and wanting to enhance their clinical skills, looking to work in patient facing role.
Our two AMUs admit up to 90 new patients every day and we have a team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and a pharmacy assistant permanently based on the units. Our priorities are to ensure early medicines reconciliation for all our patients and rapid provision of discharge medication.
This is a fast-paced environment, and we are seeking individuals who can work as part of a multidisciplinary team, as our admissions team services are very much embedded in the wider ward teams.
Main duties of the job
We cover extended hours (8am -6pm) using our proven model of shift working. Team members work compressed hours - working 9 hours each shift, including 1 in 6 weekends with one set day days rest each week. T
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