Pharmacy Technician – Ward Services (Progression post)

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you a registered technician looking for a new challenge and a chance to expand your knowledge and experience. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic, forward thinking Clinical Service Team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. We are looking for enthusiastic, conscientious and ambitious pharmacy technicians to participate in and support the provision, development and leadership of our well established ward based teams.

The pharmacy department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital is modern, pro-active, forward-thinking and well respected both locally and nationally. We have won individual and team awards for innovation and clinical excellence in the Trust’s staff recognition awards and have won awards at the Pharmacy Congress for our service developments. We have also been shortlisted for Health Service Journal awards.

Applications are welcome from candidates interested in full and part time hours, and from technicians practising in community pharmacy who wish to gain hospital experience. Any suitable band 4 applicants will be recruited into a developmental band 4 Pharmacy technician post whereby you will be given support and training in order to complete set competencies to become a band 5 Pharmacy technician. Applicants with previous, suitable hospital experience maybe considered to be appointed at a band 5 level.

 

Main duties of the job

Our Ward Technicians are fully integrated into the ward team and you will work closely with Pharmacists, Nurses and Doctors overseeing the safe and effective use of medicines throughout patient admission and including discharge and transfer. You will undertake a wide range of tasks including medicines reconciliation / drug history taking, and the provision of advice and information to staff and patients. You will support the safe management of medicines in the ward environment through audit.

Applications are welcome from candidates interested in full and part time hours, and from technicians practising in community pharmacy who wish to gain hospital experience. Applicants with previous, suitable hospital experience maybe considered to be appointed at a band 5 level.

You will join a progressive and well respected pharmacy service which is providing and developing leading edge patient focused care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 3 NVQ Pharmacy or BTEC equivalent
  • Registered pharmacy technician with GPhC

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience working within a pharmacy environment
  • Experience of patient contact

Desirable

  • Experience in hospital pharmacy, including medicines reconciliation, patient counselling and use of patients own drugs
  • Experience of direct management / supervision of other staff

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to work alone and as part of a team
  • Time management skills
  • Confident communicator

Desirable

  • Clear ideas on how their practice can improve patient care

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Professional appearance
  • Able to work independently
  • Able to work under stress
  • Assertive

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: 26 July 2026

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