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Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Leicester, LE3 9EJView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

23 October 2026

4 days left

Job description

Job Overview We have an exciting opportunity for a registered Pharmacy Technician to join the Pharmacy team at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust on...

Job Description Summary (Main Duties and Responsibilities)

We are looking for an initiative-taking and organised Pharmacy Technician with strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and good IT competence.

As a senior ( band 5) Pharmacy Technician ,you will work effectively both independently and as part of a team, demonstrating a willingness to learn and adapt within a busy service.

  • Dispensing inpatient, outpatient, clinical trial, and controlled drug prescriptions in line with standard operating procedures
  • Using pharmacy systems to generate labels and manage stock issues, receipts, and transfers.
  • Supporting medicines management services, including medicines reconciliation, patient drug histories, and assessing suitability of patients own medicines
  • Participating in the clozapine service
  • Undertaking accuracy checking within a technician-led dispensary
  • Supporting patient counselling and promoting medicines adherence
  • Assisting wards with the Trusts ePrescribing system
  • Contributing to the smooth running of dispensary workflow, resolving queries, and escalating where appropriate

The role requires flexibility to work contracted hours Monday to Friday, with participation in a rotational weekend and bank holiday service.

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto “Apply for this job” and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages.

Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment.

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Qualifications

Essential

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Experience

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How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

9 October 2026

Last checked

13 October 2026

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About the employer

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Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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