The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 08 July 2025

Job summary

**Brand-new roles**

Do you like the fast paced environment and variety of clinical conditions encountered in Emergency Medicine?

Are you a motivated, innovative, clinically driven Pharmacy Technician who wants to make a difference?

Do you enjoy team working?

If your answer is yes to any of the above then we have an exciting opportunity available within our Pharmacy departments at both The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and The Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) for a new team of specialist clinical Pharmacy Technicians to work within our Emergency Departments.

These are brand new roles within our Trust where we are looking to introduce and develop a clinical service into the Emergency Departments through the formation of a strong clinical pharmacy team at the pivotal point in the patient's journey. We are also recruiting a team of dedicated Pharmacists to work within this team.

The successful applicant must be committed to delivering an excellent clinical pharmacy service built around the highest standards for our patients.

The applicant for the specialist role must be suitably qualified, as appropriate to the post.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

  • Be part of a team delivering a high level of clinical Pharmacy input to the Emergency Department.
  • Be part of a team that deliver a consistently high clinical Pharmacy service for the patients.
  • Act as a role model for, and be responsible for developing core competencies of any Pharmacy Technician working in the emergency setting by organising their training and assessing their competency

About us

Our vision is simple

To provide excellent care to our communities we serve.

We're looking for people who want to help us achieve this vision, who will help us make a difference.

What can SaTH Pharmacy offer you?

  • Patient focused service
  • Supportive and friendly team
  • Opportunities for personal development
  • A department open to new ways of working

What can working within the Emergency Department offer you?

  • To be part of a newly developed service; redesigned to support patient flow
  • To work with a clinical team who are advocates for the role of the Pharmacy Profession within the Emergency Department.
  • An opportunity to make a huge difference in the patients journey at a pivotal time.

What can SaTH offer you?

  • To be part of a Trust embarking on a transformational journey
  • A supportive environment to enable further development of your career and your skills.
  • A developing trust with recent substantial financial investment to develop the facilities and services
  • Access to our Leadership Academy

We believe in ensuring our patients have a positive experience of care. Join the team and help us to create the best possible outcomes for our patients.

Details

Date posted

24 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

223-SPT-427

Job locations

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
  • A relevant degree or NVQ 3 in Pharmaceutical Science or proven equivalent experience
  • ACPT qualifcation

Desirable

  • Medicine Management accreditation

Previous experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a ward based pharmacy role
  • Relevant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
  • Supervision of staff
  • Training experience
  • Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of working a pace, flexibly, under pressure to deadlines

Desirable

  • Management experience
  • Experience in writing policies/guidelines
  • Ability to lead projects
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
  • A relevant degree or NVQ 3 in Pharmaceutical Science or proven equivalent experience
  • ACPT qualifcation

Desirable

  • Medicine Management accreditation

Previous experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a ward based pharmacy role
  • Relevant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
  • Supervision of staff
  • Training experience
  • Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of working a pace, flexibly, under pressure to deadlines

Desirable

  • Management experience
  • Experience in writing policies/guidelines
  • Ability to lead projects

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

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ


Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ


Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Pharmacist, Governance and Emergency Medicine

Ruth Dudgeon

ruth.dudgeon@nhs.net

01743261174

Details

Date posted

24 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

223-SPT-427

Job locations

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ


Supporting documents

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