Rotational Pharmacy Technician

Title: Rotational Pharmacy Technician

Advert location: Wakefield

Postcode: WF1 4DG

Country: GB

Advertised salary: Band 4 - £28,392 - £31,157 (2026/2027 payscales)

Contract: Permanent

Native advert metadata: Apply for job Job reference: 001542 Band & Salary (will be pro rated for roles less than 37.5 hours) :
Band 4 - £28,392 - £31,157 (2026/2027 payscales) Closing date: 18/09/2026 Department: 160522 - Pharmacy - Patient Care

Location:

Pinderfields Hospital

Employment type:

Permanent Staff Group:
Additional Professional Scientific & Technical Hours Per Week: 37.5 Interview date: 01/10/2026 Contract length:
Not specified

For any additional information please do not hesitate to contact either

Louise Benton () Pharmacy Lead for Education and Training.

Paul Armitage () Specialist Pharmacy Technician Education, Training and Digital.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, well-motivated qualified Pharmacy Technician (or a Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician due to qualify soon) to join our friendly, progressive, Pharmacy Team.

Duties include dispensing for in-patients including clinical trials and controlled drugs in the dispensary and delivering a high-quality ward-based medicines management service to a multitude of areas throughout the Trust. You will also gain experience from working in our busy Technical Services department preparing chemotherapy, intravenous and TPN preparations.

The successful candidate will be based mainly at Pinderfields Hospital, the largest of our three hospital sites, but will also be required to work across the Trust at Pontefract Hospital and Dewsbury and District Hospital.

• Dispense and issue medicines to patients, using actual or faxed prescriptions, ensuring that all the necessary information is available.
• Ensure that all information needed for accurate stock control and prescription issues data is recorded using both paper systems and the computerised Pharmacy Information System (PIS).
• Liaise with Procurement staff about urgently required medicines and informing patients and other health care staff about supply problems / delays.
• Dispense clinical trial medication and complete all required documentation following the defined Standard Operating Procedures.
• Dispense specialist hospital-only medicines and unlicensed medicines which require accurate, detailed records.
• Help to educate the patient about treatment changes and the best way in which they can manage their own medicines, where appropriate, through self-administration schemes.
• Where appropriate, liaise and communicate with the patients PCT, GP, Community Pharmacist and/or carers in order to ensure seamless care by accurate transmission of medicines-related information, in both directions.
• At the point of discharge, ensure that the contents of the patient’s medicines locker are safe and appropriate for the patient to take home.
• Work closely with and train the nursing staff on all medicine management policies.

Qualifications

• BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent

Experience

• Experience in NHS or equivalent in a related area.
• Evidence of training in dispensing procedures

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff…