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Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician - Bank

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Kettering, NN16 8UZ

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043

Contract

Bank

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

15 September 2026

13 days left

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to join our pharmacy bank team. This is an exciting opportunity to work ...

This role offers the opportunity to work across a varied pharmacy service, developing and maintaining skills in both clinical medicines management and dispensary practice. Bank working provides flexibility while allowing you to make a valuable contribution to patient care and the wider pharmacy team.

If you are a motivated Pharmacy Technician who enjoys a varied role and is committed to delivering safe, high-quality pharmacy services, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Ward-Based Clinical / Medicines Management

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Undertake medicines reconciliation and medicines management activities on designated wards.

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Review patients' own medicines and assess their suitability for use during admission.

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Contribute to discharge planning and the timely supply of discharge medicines.

Dispensary

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Accurately dispense prescriptions and prepare medicines for supply in accordance with legal requirements, departmental procedures and professional standards.

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Undertake final accuracy checking where appropriately qualified and authorised.

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Assist with controlled drug procedures and other medicines governance processes.

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview

Qualifications

Essential

  • BTEC in Pharmaceutical science and NVQ 3
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Able to offer advice on the safe storage and administration of drugs
  • Sound understanding of the Pharmacy technical processes
  • Sound understanding of the Pharmacy clinical skills needed in todays NHS
  • Demonstrate their ability to communicate sensitive information to others including patients
  • Proven ability to influence others
  • To have a working knowledge of current local and national issues for the NHS e.g. Carter review and how these affect KGH
  • Proven ability to manage their own time and that of others
  • Proven ability to work alone and as part of a team
  • Able to offer advice on the safe storage and administration of drugs

Skills

Essential

  • Effective verbal skills
  • Effective written skills
  • Proven IT skills
  • Able to deal with regular interruptions and demands

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

2 September 2026

Last checked

2 September 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

KGH
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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