Pharmacy Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This advert explicitly states that sponsorship is not offered.
The source advert contains explicit wording ruling out sponsorship for this specific role. Consider other live roles at the same band from sponsorship-friendly trusts.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time pharmacy technician to join a team delivering pharmaceutical care across community hospitals, mental health inpatient wards, and specialized clinical services in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The role is varied and constantly evolving, requiring collaborative work with diverse staff and patients. Current students close to completion are encouraged to apply. There are currently no weekend duties, bank holiday working, or late nights, though Saturday mornings may be required in the future.
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures for specialist area acquired though training, NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent.
- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
- Additional Criteria
- I understand that the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role, and employment on a time limited visa doesn't guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.
- Detailed knowledge/experience of working in a hospital dispensary.
- Knowledge of the national pharmacy agenda.
- Management of resources and delivery of services.
- Minimum 2 years experience in a relevant clinical/dispensary setting.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures for specialist area acquired though training, NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent.
- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
- Additional Criteria
- I understand that the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role, and employment on a time limited visa doesn't guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.
- Detailed knowledge/experience of working in a hospital dispensary.
- Knowledge of the national pharmacy agenda.
- Management of resources and delivery of services.
- Minimum 2 years experience in a relevant clinical/dispensary setting.
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 13d ago · Closes in 2d
Applications close soon — apply now if this is a fit.
Full advert · preview
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our
department for a full-time pharmacy technician to join our team. Current
students (PrPT) close to completion are also encouraged to apply. The role is
varied and constantly evolving to meet the needs of the service, which delivers
pharmaceutical care to community hospitals, mental health inpatient wards,
mental health community teams and specialised clinical services across
Herefordshire and Worcestershire. You will work with a diverse range of staff
and patients, so must be able to work collaboratively to deliver the highest
quality of care.
Currently there are no weekend duties, bank holiday working
or late nights. You may be expected to
work some Saturday mornings in the future.
Please note the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role. Employment on a time limited visa doesn't guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.
Main duties of the job
Main
duties for the post holder include:
Dispensing activities including final accuracy checks of
pharmacist clinically screened prescriptions.
Supervise designated members of staff.
Act as Practice or Educational Supervisor (as required) for
designated pharmacy staff.
Assist with the pharmacy stores and distribution services.
Contribute to keeping the different clinical areas across the
Trust within agreed budgets.
About us
At Herefordshir
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Your seat is reserved — activate it
CareerHive is included with your CareerHive Skool community membership. If you haven't claimed your account yet, join the community (or sign in with the same email you joined with) to unlock the full advert, the apply link, HiveMind AI interview & application suite, your private vault, and daily sponsorship alerts.