Job summary As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be expected to provide assistance in the provision of pharmacy and medicine management services at EMAS. The job purpose is: To improve the safe and efficient supply of medicines to ambulance crews. To communicate with other members of the Pharmacy and clinical team to facilitate a seamless service that does not impact 999 service delivery. To assist in medication incident reporting, investigation and learning from medication incidents to promote the safe use of medication across the organisation. Main duties of the job Main duties of the job include: Oversee the production of medicine response bags and prepare paperwork ensuring accurate data entry. Support medicines management assistants to fill medicine response bags ensuring each item is accurately dispensed, and in the correct packaging, according to SOPs. Accurately record the batch numbers and expiry dates of medications according to Pharmaceutical guidelines. Complete endorsement of appropriate paperwork on completion of the medicines management process. Communicate any delays in supply to the appropriate person. Accurately check medicines delivered from suppliers into stock holding. Resolve queries relating to medications, referring when necessary to the Pharmacist. Prioritise any urgent requests, communicating the urgency to the medicines management team, to ensure the timely receipt of medications to ambulance crews. Further duties are detailed in the job description attached. About us East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides emergency, urgent and non-emergency pre-hospital care and transport across six counties (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and Northamptonshire).We have over 70 locations, 500 vehicles, a range of specialist medical devices and over 2700 employees supported by 1500 volunteers. Date posted 24 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year Per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 335-A-1621-A Job locations Alfreton Resource Centre Meadow Lane Industrial Estate, Salcombe Court, Salcombe Road Alfreton DE55 7RG Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for more information and to see job description and main responsibilities of the role Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for more information and to see job description and main responsibilities of the role Person Specification Experience Essential pharmaceutical knowledge and experience Experience of working as part of a team Person Specification Experience Essential pharmaceutical knowledge and experience Experience of working as part of a team 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 East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust Address Alfreton Resource Centre Meadow Lane Industrial Estate, Salcombe Court, Salcombe Road Alfreton DE55 7RG Employer's website https://www.emas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)