Job summary We have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacy technician to join friendly, highly specialised team working on an older adults, mental health in-patient unit. The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centred medicines optimisation and technical services on the unit. Activities will include reconciling medicines, assessment of Patients own drugs, maintaining appropriate levels of stock control, ensuring cost effective use of medicines, timely and accurately labelling and dispensing medicines, providing advice in relation to safe and secure handling of medicines to patients and colleagues, counselling and educating patients/carers on their medicines, completing medicines related audits and deliver education and support to maximise patient's independence with medicines. The successful candidate will be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC. You should be friendly with excellent time management and prioritisation skills. You should be able to problem-solve and take responsibility for organising your daily workload in liaison with the Unit Manager. Typical working week will be based on the unit Monday - Friday, 0800 - 1600 excluding bank holidays and weekends. Main duties of the job To ensure safe, appropriate, efficient and cost-effective use of medicines To facilitate an integrated provision of pharmaceutical care including ordering, transport, preparation, administration, storage and disposal of medicines To ensure effective medicine stock control and storage on the unit by carrying out regular audits and providing advice to the unit and team on safe, secure and appropriate storage of medicines in line with the Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines Procedures To ensure effective management of the pharmacy ordering system and stock control. To label, dispense and check non-stock medicines, medicines used for Self-administration and medicines for leave or discharge in line with the Trust process and procedures. To provide advice, education and counselling to patients/carers with regards to their medicines. Providing information and advice to patient/carers and colleagues in regard to safe and secure handling of medication To assist with discharge planning and ensure post discharge plans are in place. Accurately completing medicines reconciliation for patients following transfer of care. To ensure pharmaceutical wasteis handled safely and appropriately. Assisting with or arranging destruction, storage and collection) Administer medication After training and gaining competency, undertake tasks such physical health monitoring and phlebotomy. About us We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care. We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised. We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK. Find out more and search live jobs. Date posted 26 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 338-6997549-25 Job locations Maister Court Middlesex Rd Hull HU8 0RB Job description Job responsibilities For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification We welcome newly qualified or less experienced pharmacy technicians to apply for the post. If we were to appoint a registered technician who did not meet the criteria for band 5 they candidate would be appointed as a band 4 with the opportunity to progress to a band 5. Job description Job responsibilities For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification We welcome newly qualified or less experienced pharmacy technicians to apply for the post. If we were to appoint a registered technician who did not meet the criteria for band 5 they candidate would be appointed as a band 4 with the opportunity to progress to a band 5. Person Specification Qualifications and Knowledge Essential Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training and experience to degree level or equivalent. NVQ3/BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent Desirable Accuracy checking qualification Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act. Specialist training and experience Experience Essential Experience working as a pharmacy technician and supervising technical area Desirable Experience working as a Pharmacy Technician within a hospital or in primary care environment. Skills and Competencies Essential Good computer skills (Excel, Word & PowerPoint) Good communicator, both verbally and in writing Self-motivated and able to work independently Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise own workload Desirable Knowledge and experience of principles relating to good medicines management in a mental health setting Up-to-date knowledge of medicines available for prescription in mental health. Person Specification Qualifications and Knowledge Essential Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training and experience to degree level or equivalent. NVQ3/BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent Desirable Accuracy checking qualification Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act. Specialist training and experience Experience Essential Experience working as a pharmacy technician and supervising technical area Desirable Experience working as a Pharmacy Technician within a hospital or in primary care environment. Skills and Competencies Essential Good computer skills (Excel, Word & PowerPoint) Good communicator, both verbally and in writing Self-motivated and able to work independently Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise own workload Desirable Knowledge and experience of principles relating to good medicines management in a mental health setting Up-to-date knowledge of medicines available for prescription in mental health. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Address Maister Court Middlesex Rd Hull HU8 0RB Employer's website https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)