Pharmacy Technician
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Blackburn, BB2 3HHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
30 October 2026
11 days leftJob description
Are you a motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician looking to develop your career within Mental Health Services? If so, we would love to hear fr...
We are seeking to recruit a Band 4 Pharmacy Technician to support medicines management for service users and the wider multidisciplinary team across Pendleview.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, self-motivated, and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, alongside the ability to prioritise and manage their own workload effectively. The ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team is essential.
Key responsibilities include
- Supporting the delivery of a comprehensive pharmacy service across the inpatient unit.
- Assisting with the accurate preparation, dispensing, and supply of medicines to patients, wards, departments, and partner organisations under supervision.
- Participating in medicines reconciliation, medicines optimisation, discharge facilitation, and audit activities.
- Supporting medicines supply processes and the effective use of the Trust's electronic prescribing system.
- Contributing to local and national audits and monitoring compliance with medicines legislation and local and national standards for the safe and secure handling of medicines.
- Acting as a key member of both the multidisciplinary ward team and the wider pharmacy team.
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety and the quality of pharmaceutical care.This role may require travel to other Trust sites as part of service delivery.
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences / NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)
- Current registration with GPhC
- Evidence and commitment to continuing professional development
Knowledge
Essential: - To have working experience in a relevant field of pharmacy practice; - Basic IT skills; - Knowledge of Dispensary and Patient Services.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
- Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritise own workload.
- Calm ,objective and accurate under pressure
- Communicate calmly and effectively with service users and carers.
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
16 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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