Medicines Management Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 11/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic and proactive Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will ensure optimum performance of the pharmacy service, working in satellite pharmacies and wards as part of the medicine management team. Key responsibilities include medication history taking, dispensing, patient counselling, and supporting clinical pharmacists. The role requires excellent organisational skills and a commitment to high standards in a patient-focused service.
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good customer service skills
- Ability to work on own initiative, as part of a team
- Computer literate
- Smart and clean appearance
- Pleasant and helpful attitude
- Good time management skills
- Significant experience with the Electronic Medicines Management systems, including file maintenance, standard and ad-hoc reporting
- Demonstrate Dispensing Experience
- Demonstrable post qualification hospital pharmacy experience
Desirable criteria
- Patient Counselling
- Experience of working on wards
- Accredited Technical Accuracy Checking Qualification
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and BTEC Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences with appropriate underpinning knowledge
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Commitment to Continuing Processional Development
- Ability to train staff
- Ability to understand role and service priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good customer service skills
- Ability to work on own initiative, as part of a team
- Computer literate
- Smart and clean appearance
- Pleasant and helpful attitude
- Good time management skills
- Significant experience with the Electronic Medicines Management systems, including file maintenance, standard and ad-hoc reporting
- Demonstrate Dispensing Experience
- Demonstrable post qualification hospital pharmacy experience
- Patient Counselling
- Experience of working on wards
- Accredited Technical Accuracy Checking Qualification
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and BTEC Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences with appropriate underpinning knowledge
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Commitment to Continuing Processional Development
- Ability to train staff
- Ability to understand role and service priorities
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.
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Job summary
At Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) we have exciting opportunities for enthusiastic and proactive pharmacy technicians who are keen to realise their potential and who can make the most of the scope this post offers to deliver a patient centred approach to our service delivery.
As a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician you will play a pivotal role in ensuring optimum performance of the pharmacy service whilst working in our satellite pharmacies and wards as part of the medicine management team.
Are you passionate about patients and optimising their treatment?
Do you want to feel you are doing something worthwhile and rewarding?
Do you want to further your career in a fast paced teaching hospital?
Are you looking for an opportunity to broaden your technical knowledge supported by a friendly and enthusiastic pharmacy team?
We will welcome applications from Pharmacy Technicians currently working in all settings but you must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and must be able to show demonstrable experience as a qualified Pharmacy Technician.
Please feel free to get in touch to organise a visit to our department
Main duties of the job
To carry out the role of a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician at LUHFT you will need to complete our in-house Medicines Management and Medication History Taking training
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