Rotational Pharmacy Technician
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Wakefield, WF1 4DG
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
18 September 2026
18 days left
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, well-motivated qualified Pharmacy Technician (or a Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician due to qu...
- Dispense and issue medicines to patients, using actual or faxed prescriptions, ensuring that all the necessary information is available.
- Ensure that all information needed for accurate stock control and prescription issues data is recorded using both paper systems and the computerised Pharmacy Information System (PIS).
- Liaise with Procurement staff about urgently required medicines and informing patients and other health care staff about supply problems / delays.
- Dispense clinical trial medication and complete all required documentation following the defined Standard Operating Procedures.
- Dispense specialist hospital-only medicines and unlicensed medicines which require accurate, detailed records.
- Help to educate the patient about treatment changes and the best way in which they can manage their own medicines, where appropriate, through self-administration schemes.
- Where appropriate, liaise and communicate with the patients PCT, GP, Community Pharmacist and/or carers in order to ensure seamless care by accurate transmission of medicines-related information, in both directions.
- At the point of discharge, ensure that the contents of the patients medicines locker are safe and appropriate for the patient to take home.
- Work closely with and train the nursing staff on all medicine management policies.
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Qualifications
Essential
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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