Pharmacy Technician: Sponsorship Available

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team, supporting the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred medicines management services across the Trust.

Working within our dispensary and medicines management teams, you will play a key role in ensuring the accurate and timely supply of medicines to inpatient wards, departments and community units served by the Pharmacy.

This is progression role aimed at moving from an AfC 4 to 5 following learning and development.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician.

Experience of working within a hospital or community pharmacy setting.

Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and patient safety.

Good communication and organisational skills.

The ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and manage competing priorities in a busy environment

Main duties of the job

  • Dispense and/or check all types of prescriptions and inpatient medication orders presented to the Pharmacy following clinical validation.
  • Provide pharmacy services to wards and departments across Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals and community units in line with Trust and departmental service level agreements.
  • Work closely with the Dispensary Lead and Chief Technician for Medicines Management to deliver an efficient, safe and cost-effective medicines management service.
  • Support the provision of high-quality pharmaceutical care by ensuring medicines are supplied accurately and within agreed timescales.
  • Contribute to maintaining legal, professional and local standards relating to medicines management and stock control.
  • Work collaboratively with pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and multidisciplinary teams to support excellent patient care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3, BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
  • Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

  • To undertake the Accredited Checking course.
  • To undertake the Practice Supervisor Course or equivalent
  • To act as an Assessor / Facilitator for trainees

Experience

Essential

  • Previous Pharmacy experience
  • Experience of training others in a pharmacy setting

Desirable

  • Supervisory experience experience
  • Medicine Management/Optimisation ward based experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • NHS Constitution
  • Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
  • Knowledge of practice based audit
  • Basic IT skills – Microsoft Office etc

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of stock control e.g. use of pharmacy stock control system

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 29 November 2026

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