Pharmacy Technician Band 4-5 Progressive role: UK Visa Sponsorship Available
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician
Agency: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 28,392 to 39,043 £ / Year
Job summary
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As a member of the Pharmacy technician team, you will provide safe and effective pharmacy support to the dispensary and adult wards within UHBW. You will develop your existing professional, technical and clinical skills through your own continuing professional development to provide and service of excellence to both patients and staff alike. This role includes a 4-day-a-week commitment to dispensing and checking of medicines within the dispensary and1day a week embedded in one of the ward-based adult clinical teams: medicine, surgery, cardiac services and critical care.
The post holder will be required to work shifts, including late duties, weekends, and Bank Holidays, on a rota basis.
Progression from a band 4 to band 5 will be subject to successful completion of the 4/5 pathway framework.
Main duties of the job
- Provide patient-facing pharmacy services within specialist clinical teams.
- Complete medicines reconciliation and verify medication histories.
- Support safe and effective use of medicines throughout admission and discharge.
- Assist pharmacists in identifying and resolving medication-related issues.
- Support Patient Own Drugs (PODs) and One-Stop Dispensing (OSD) schemes.
- Undertake final accuracy checking of dispensed medicines where accredited.
- Liaise with patients, carers, ward staff, prescribers, and community healthcare providers.
- Prioritise workload to ensure timely and safe patient care.
- Maintain accurate records using pharmacy and electronic patient systems.
- Support staff training, induction, and supervision.
- Participate in audits, quality improvement, and service development initiatives.
- Maintain professional competence through continuing professional development.
- Work collaboratively across pharmacy services to ensure effective service delivery.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (Or in-process)E (A)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Accredited Medicines Optimisation Technician (Essential within 12 months of appointment)
- Accredited Accuracy Checking Technician (Essential within 12 months of appointment)
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good time management
- Computer literate
- Ability to work alone and in a team
- Flexible and adaptive approach
- Committed to providing a high quality pharmacy service
- Evidence of self-motivation and direction
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working within a clinical patient-facing environment
- Proven ability to dispense medicines accurately without errors
Desirable
- Previous experience of supporting, training and teaching of others
- Previous participation in audit or quality improvement work
Closing Date: 17 August 2026
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