York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Rotational Pharmacy Technician

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Location
York, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/11/2025
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Description
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are looking for a highly motivated, and enthusiastic registered Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly team at York Hospital. We welcome applicants from all pharmacy sectors - hospital experience is not necessary as full training will be provided on the job.

Skills

As a Rotational Pharmacy Technician, you will be supported to develop your knowledge and skills in various areas of pharmacy on a rota basis, including:

  • Dispensary
  • Ward based- Medicines Management and Optimisation
  • Procurement, stores and distribution
  • Specialist services

Each area will provide you with an individually tailored induction plan for that service.

You will be eligible for progression from Band 4 into a Band 5 role, after being in post for a minimum of 12 months and once demonstrating you have met the key responsibilities for the role.

Applicants must be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPHC (or be due to qualify and eligible to register this summer). You must have strong problem-solving skills, be self-motivated and organised.

Applicants must be able to work effectively as part of a team and also alone, using initiative to prioritise tasks.

You will play a key role in the provision of Pharmacy services by helping us deliver and improve quality of patient care, contributing to service developments and innovation across the Trust.

Key Elements Of The Role Are

  • Labelling and dispensing both inpatient and discharge prescriptions for patients.
  • Performing accuracy checks on dispensed medications (full training will provided if not already obtained).
  • Completing a ward stock top up service.
  • Completing medicine reconciliations for patients; ensuring that any discrepancies are communicated efficiently.
  • Completing medication counselling to patients.
  • Procuring medicines and chasing any outstanding orders.

Our Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
  • A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
  • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
  • NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
  • An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kelly O'Flynn Job title: Principal Pharmacy Technician Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01904 726274
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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