South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Progressive Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 06 April 2026

Job summary

Are you a motivated pharmacy technician? Are you dedicated to improving NHS patient's care and safety? Are you looking for development opportunities to enhance your career? If yes then apply here!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a developing pharmacy technician to join a dynamic clinical pharmacy team to deliver operational and clinical pharmacy services to the patients and staff at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a progression post, initially working as a clinical pharmacy technician (band 4), whilst completing the relevant training to become a certified medicines management technician. The post holder will have a maximum of 36 months from the date of employment to complete this training, and quality support and guidance will be provided from the organisation to complete this. Upon successful completion of the training, the post holder will be automatically promoted to a MMT role (band 5).

If the successful candidate already possesses the desired qualifications then they will start at a band 5 level.

Main duties of the job

You will be a key member of the ward pharmacy teams across an array of clinical specialities. This is an exceptional opportunity to strengthen your clinical knowledge and become an expert within these specialties. For those wanting to further enhance their career, there are numerous opportunities within this post to additionally develop your leadership and management skills.

The suitable candidate will need to have a breadth of pharmacy experience, preferably in a hospital setting, with the proven ability to perform as a team player.

Applicants must be a Pharmacy Technician, registered with GPhC. We will accept applications from pre-registration technicians qualifying in 2026

The successful candidates will work full time hours 8.30am-5pm Monday - Friday. They will also be included in dispensary and extended/out-of-hours rotas, which are currently:

  • Weekend working once every 5 weeks (9am-1.30pm Saturday and Sunday 9am-12pm reimbursed with a full weekday off the following week)
  • Contribution to bank holiday working rota

Please note this post will close at sufficient applicants.

About us

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Details

Date posted

23 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £37,796 a year Per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CSS-7867205

Job locations

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in pharmacy

Desirable

  • Experience working in hospital pharmacy

Qualification

Essential

  • BTec/NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent or working towards
  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical council as a Pharmacy Technician or in progress

Desirable

  • Any national or regional accreditation of any medicines management modules
  • Any national or regional accreditation of any accuracy checking technician training

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Good clinical pharmacy skills and a thorough working knowledge of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
  • Organisational skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Good written and verbal skills
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in pharmacy

Desirable

  • Experience working in hospital pharmacy

Qualification

Essential

  • BTec/NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent or working towards
  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical council as a Pharmacy Technician or in progress

Desirable

  • Any national or regional accreditation of any medicines management modules
  • Any national or regional accreditation of any accuracy checking technician training

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Good clinical pharmacy skills and a thorough working knowledge of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
  • Organisational skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Good written and verbal skills

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.

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.

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

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Pharmacy Technician Manager

Kelly McGowan-Waite

kelly.mcgowan-waite@nhs.net

01642850850

Details

Date posted

23 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £37,796 a year Per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CSS-7867205

Job locations

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


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