Higher Level Pharmacy Technician: Sponsorship Available

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

PLEASE NOTE:

This is a Band 5 role but we could consider applications from suitably experienced Band 4s and Pre-registration Student Pharmacy Technicians with Hospital Experience qualifying in 2025

THE ROLE

As the demand for Pharmacy Services increases we require Registered General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Pharmacy Technicians who are Accredited Technician Checkers.

You will be a key member of staff and actively support and develop Pharmacy Services whilst facilitating prompt discharges.

You will be a positive and well motivated person with a professional attitude.

You will be adaptable, a good communicator and work easily within a team.

You will participate in Medicines Management using EPR . This will include ward visits for medicines reconciliation as recommended by NICE guidelines. You will work in the Dispensary to provide a high quality and timely service.

You will train and support the ward based Technicians SATO’s and pharmacy staff including pre-registered Student Technicians.

 

Main duties of the job

A snapshot of the role:

  • To support the clinical pharmacists in the provision of complete pharmaceutical care to patients.
  • Accuracy checking of medications that have previously been clinically checked by a qualified pharmacist in accordance with department policy.
  • To participate in drug history taking by communicating with patients, A&E and ward staff, doctors, GPs, community chemists, other hospitals, nursing homes, community drug teams, patients relatives/carers and pharmacists to find out correct information regarding a patients accurate and correct medication history. A minimum sensible approach is necessary.
  • To actively gather medication information from nursing notes and patients medical notes at ward level with regard to building up a comprehensive drug history.
  • To support Medicines Management ward services with the ward based dispensers (SATO) taking an appropriate role.
  • To accuracy check ‘patients own drugs’ and identify their suitability for reuse at ward level according to the pharmacy procedure by liaising with patients and patient’s relatives/carers that they are in date and not expired.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • Holds or working towards an NVQ Pharmacy Service Level 3 / with accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and the Practice of Pharmacy Technicians) or equivalent.
  • Holds or working towards Accredited Technician Checker Qualification
  • Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician or working towards registration

Desirable

  • Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACT) qualification or working towards

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Prior experience of working in a hospital pharmacy or community pharmacy
  • Experience of working in a specialised area of Pharmacy
  • Experience of co-ordinating pharmacy services
  • Ability to work under own initiative and with supervision
  • Able to meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail

Desirable

  • Experience of undertaking Ward Based Pharmacy Services e.g. Medicines Reconciliation, Drug histories, assessing PODs

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: 06 October 2025

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