Band 5 Pharmacy Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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.
Role summary
This role is for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician within Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) at Pirbright Medical Centre. The successful candidate will work full-time (37.5 hours per week) to plan and deliver pharmaceutical care for DPHC patients. The position involves working as part of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring efficient service delivery in accordance with MOD policies, and may require working across two sites. It offers benefits such as flexible working options, an NHS Pension, and opportunities for learning and development.
Key responsibilities
- To maintain the integrity and stock of the Dispensary and Pharmaceutical stores in accordance with current regulations and requirements.
- To dispense and issue prescriptions to patients in order to contribute to the Principle Medical Officers (PMOs) standards and objectives.
- Provide relevant information to patients on their safe use of medicines including dosage and storage instructions and how to obtain further supplies.
- Ensure medical supplies and pharmaceuticals are stored in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations and guidelines.
- Ensure the storage, accounting, mustering and dispensing of controlled and accountable drugs are in accordance with Joint Service Publication (JSP) 886.
- Act as a mentor and coach for Medical Assistants in pursuit of the completion of their Continuous Professional Development task book and whole departmental awareness.
Essential criteria
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question; you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment. Please ensure to refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included. Please use double spacing where possible.
- Planning and Organisational Skills
- Have you been dismissed for gross misconduct relating to bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation from any role in the past five years, or resigned or otherwise left a role but would have been dismissed for such gross misconduct because of an adverse decision, had you continued in that employment? Please respond with Yes or No as appropriate.
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) (achieved via NVQ Level 3/BTEC Pharmaceutical science qualification, or grand-parenting).
- National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent
- Business & Technology Education Council (BTEC) Pharmaceutical Science
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £31,049 – £37,796 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 17d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
Band 5 Pharmacy Technician
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel.
Are you a Pharmacy Technician looking for an exciting role, working alongside the military, which offers numerous benefits and opportunities? If the answer is yes, then we are looking to appoint a professional and patient focused individual with a strong commitment to providing a high quality service to work within our friendly and welcoming team at Pirbright Medical Centre, Alexander Barracks.
The vacant post is a full time role working 37.5 hours per week
Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
If this could be the role for you then we would love to hear
from you.
Benefits:
- Access to learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- An NHS Pension
- Onsite parking
Main duties of the job
To work with the Dispensary for the planning and delivery of pharmaceutical care of Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) patients.
The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team within the Pirbright Combined Med
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