Pharmacy Technician – Dispensary Services: Sponsorship Available

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

Join our team as a Pharmacy Technician – Dispensary Services and grow with us!

Working for Liverpool Hospital Group you will be based at Aintree University Hospital, which is the Major Trauma Centre for Cheshire and Merseyside.

Are you an experienced and dedicated Pharmacy Technician looking to make a real difference in patient care?

Our Pharmacy department is looking for motivated and detail-oriented professionals to join our dynamic hospital pharmacy team.

What You’ll Do:

  • Support Pharmacists in the preparation, dispensing, and distribution of medications.
  • Ensure accurate and timely medication delivery to wards and departments.
  • Maintain records, manage stock levels, and uphold strict regulatory compliance.

What We’re Looking For:

  • NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services Students due to qualify in the next 3 months are welcome to apply.
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
  • Previous hospital experience preferred.
  • Strong attention to detail, communication skills, and a commitment to patient safety.

Why Join Us?

  • Be part of a collaborative and supportive healthcare team.
  • Gain access to ongoing professional development and training.
  • Contribute to meaningful work that directly impacts patient outcomes

 

Main duties of the job

With the support of the Senior Technicians in our dispensaries, you will be required to co-ordinate a team to ensure safe and efficient workflow of the section you are overseeing.

You will need excellent organisational skills to undertake this role. You must be able to work accurately, have a good eye for detail, and be able to prioritise your workload, meet deadlines and be committed to the delivery of high standards in a patient focused service.

You will be expected to share your skills and knowledge to train pharmacy assistants, trainee pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

This is a full time (37.5hrs) position based at our Aintree site. The Pharmacy Department operates a 7-day service. The successful candidate will be required to participate in weekend, late night and bank holiday rotas.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Clear communication skills
  • Ability to work accurately with attention to detail
  • Professional approach to work and ability to work as part of a team as well as on own initiative
  • Ability to motivate self and others
  • Well organised and able to meet deadlines/targets.
  • Adapt to change
  • Ability to identify and solve problems
  • Excellent time management skills

Desirable

  • Prioritising dispensary workload
  • Patient Counselling
  • Extemporaneous dispensing

Knowledge

Essential

  • Dispensing processes
  • Stock control procedures
  • Pharmacy computer systems use

Desirable

  • Modern hospital processes including those on wards

Experience

Desirable

  • Ability to train staff
  • Experience in use of JAC Pharmacy Computer System
  • Experience working in a hospital environment
  • Clinical Trial experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • B/TEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences and NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent)
  • Registration with GPHC (or in application process)

Other

Essential

  • Dispensing a varied range of medicines

Desirable

  • Managed a service development project

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 09 April 2026

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