Pharmacy Technician – Clinical Services: Sponsorship Available

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Job summary

We are looking for a highly motivated, adaptable and conscientious registered Pharmacy Technician with ACT to join our team.

We are a department committed to the extended role of Technicians, and you will be encouraged to develop your skills in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice in our busy department.

Medicines Management Systems are highly integrated into electronic IT systems. Pharmacy Technicians are involved in “at the bedside clinical services”, PODs, medicines reconciliation and one-stop dispensing.

Main duties of the job

To provide staff support, training, management and guidance under the direction of a senior member of staff.

Dispensing, medicines supply and accuracy checking of:

  • Stock medicines
  • Inpatient and outpatient medicines
  • Clinical trial medicines

Medicines Management:

  • Patient counselling
  • Medicine reconciliation
  • Discharge medicines service

Person Specification

Attainments

Essential

  • Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Accredited Checking Technician

Desirable

  • Medicines management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical ward based pharmacy and medicines management experience
  • Recent NHS hospital dispensing experience.
  • Good communication skills
  • Team leader / Worker

Desirable

  • Outpatient counselling

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: 16 August 2026

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