Senior Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Management

Senior Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Management

The closing date is 11 March 2026

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our ward based team.

Working closely with our clinical pharmacists and other healthcare professionals the successful candidate will help provide a quality medicines management service to wards across the Trust, supporting medicines optimisation.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Main duties will include:

• Medicines reconciliation
• Assessing the suitability of patients' own drugs for use
• Ordering named patient medication
• Counselling patients about their medicines
• Co-ordinating supply of discharge medicines
• Supporting audit and quality improvement initiatives

The post holder will be required to help support the training and staff development of a range of staff including pre-registration pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists. There will be regular dispensary slots which will include final accuracy checking.

#TeamNotts

HC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

There is a requirement to work across the organisation, with a base at Highbury Hospital, Lings Bar Hospital, Blossom wood or Sherwood Oaks (to be discussed at interview). Specialities covered will include AMH, MHSOP, CAMHS and physical healthcare. A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is therefore required; however reasonable adjustments will be made for individuals as necessary in line with the Equality Act 2010.

You should have previously worked in a hospital pharmacy with experience in a mental health setting desirable but not essential.

Applications from candidates expected to register with the GPhC in the next few months will be considered.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

• NVQ Level 3, BTEC or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Registration Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

• Previous varied NHS hospital experience at AFC band 4 or above
• Evidence of ongoing training and personal development.
• Evidence of leading and/or responsible for delivering a service/function/project or development
• Effective stock control
• Previous experience using pharmacy computer systems (CMM)
• Named patient ordering
• Checking technician or working towards accreditation
• Experience of patient counselling

• Leadership
• Judgment on prescriptions & request of Medicines
• Judgment on when to refer to pharmacist or senior colleague
• Organising Self to deliver required work on time