Band 5 Intermediate Care Pharmacy technician

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Main area Pharmacy Technician Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job  
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Site Perry Trees Centre Town Birmingham Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 11/11/2026

Are you a proactive, self-motivated pharmacy technician who is passionate about delivering high-quality patient care? BCHC is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician to join our Intermediate Care Pharmacy Team.

The post holder will have the opportunity to support the development and delivery of the team’s medicines optimisation programme, helping to provide the highest quality of care for our patients. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will support the management of medicines during transfers of care from other providers and contribute to systems that promote safer prescribing and the safe and secure handling of medicines.

A thorough understanding of medicines management and medicines reconciliation following transfers between care settings is essential. You must be able to resolve identified issues and communicate effectively with patients, families and other healthcare professionals.

The post holder will primarily work across the Intermediate Care Units, alongside the clinical pharmacists. Our units are located across Birmingham, so the ability to travel between sites is essential.

Duties will include Level 2 medicines reconciliation, assessment of patients’ own medicines, self-medication assessments and discharge counselling. The post holder will also practise as an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT), both in the dispensary and on the units, checking rewritten medication charts to confirm that they have been transcribed correctly.

Participating in audit and training of pharmacy and nursing staff, along with development of training documentation and Standard operating procedures.

Be Part of Our Team....

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust delivers high-quality community and specialist healthcare services across Birmingham and the surrounding areas. Our Pharmacy Service plays a vital role in supporting safe, effective and patient-centred medicines use across a variety of settings, including community hospitals, intermediate care services and patients' homes.

We are committed to developing our workforce and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and collaboration. You will work alongside experienced multidisciplinary teams and have access to a range of learning and development opportunities to support your professional growth.

As an inclusive employer, BCHC values diversity, promotes equality of opportunity and is dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of all staff. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and able to contribute to delivering excellent patient care.

The Intermediate Care Unit pharmacists will provide day-to-day guidance and support to the Intermediate Care Unit pharmacy technician. The post holder is expected to undertake the following duties both when an Intermediate Care Unit pharmacist is present and when working in their absence.

Perform level 2 medicines reconciliation as per Trust policy.

Complete accuracy checks on rewritten charts to ensure that the new charts are written correctly. Check patient notes to see if changes to…