• Job Description

  Req#: C9193-25-0439?language=en&page=68&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Rotational Senior Pharmacy Technician

  Current trainee pharmacy technicians can apply.

  We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, Pharmacy Technician to join our busy, friendly pharmacy team at Royal Berkshire Hospital. The role will be to assist the department in the provision of a high-quality pharmacy service to our patients. This exciting rotational post will give you an opportunity to work in the pharmacy dispensary, pharmacy stores and on the wards.

  The successful candidate must have the necessary qualifications for this post. On-the-job training will be provided.

  We welcome applications from Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians who are completing their course within the coming months.

  Main duties of the job

  To work as part of the Pharmacy team to provide an effective pharmacy service in the Pharmacy Dispensary, Pharmacy Stores and at Ward Level contributing to the efficient provision of Medicines Optimisation within RBFT as part of a multidisciplinary team.

  To work, as an Accredited Checking Technician, Medicine Management Technician, completing Clinical Checks and Counselling patients with their medicines.

  About us

  We are one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country - serving a population of more than 500,000 people - and the main provider of acute and specialist care services for West Berkshire.

  Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, play, and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

  The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

  Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

  Details

  Date posted

  21 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  193-7219065NCG

  Job locations

  Royal Berkshire Hospital

  London Road

  Reading

  RG1 5AN

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the job description and person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the job description and person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post qualification Pharmacy experience in Acute UK hospital/Community Pharmacy/CCG/GP practice/HMP
  • Experience of stock control

  Desirable

  • Experience of leading or supervising a team
  • Experience of undertaking audit/project work

  Education, Qualifications & Training

  Essential

  • Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician through membership with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • NVQ level 3 Pharmacy services or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or SCOTVEC or equivalent
  • Accredited Checking Technician or willing to work towards it

  Desirable

  • Practice Supervisor accreditation (or equivalent

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post qualification Pharmacy experience in Acute UK hospital/Community Pharmacy/CCG/GP practice/HMP
  • Experience of stock control

  Desirable

  • Experience of leading or supervising a team
  • Experience of undertaking audit/project work

  Education, Qualifications & Training

  Essential

  • Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician through membership with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • NVQ level 3 Pharmacy services or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or SCOTVEC or equivalent
  • Accredited Checking Technician or willing to work towards it

  Desirable

  • Practice Supervisor accreditation (or equivalent

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Berkshire Hospital

  London Road

  Reading

  RG1 5AN

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Berkshire Hospital

  London Road

  Reading

  RG1 5AN

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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