Pharmacy Technician-Enhanced Role Cancer Services
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS TrustStafford, West Midlands
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust based in Stafford. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043. Applications close on 29 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
B5 Pharmacy Technician-Enhanced Role Cancer Services-County Site We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated Pharmacy Technician capable of work...
Providing dispensary-based activities in the cancer units including the accurate dispensing of prescriptions and specialised items e.g. chemotherapy, clinical trials materials, supplementary medications.
Ensuring timely arrangement of supply of medications for SACT and supplementary medications
Working as an Accredited Checking Technician including SACT and oral medications
Providing comprehensive, professional and high-quality support in the provision of pharmaceutical services to cancer patients
Participating in any medicines management and safety/quality initiatives within the Directorate
Dispensing and checking clinical trials in accordance with the dispensing protocol under the direction of the Clinical Trials Technician/Pharmacist
You will need excellent organisational, communication and computer skills with a high degree of attention to detail and an ability to work alone and act on own initiative.
You will be supported in your training and further development by the experienced Pharmacy Cancer team. This is a great opportunity to be a part of the delivery of treatments for cancers.
Minimum qualifications include; Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council and a National Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) qualification.
Although primarily based at the County Cancer Unit you will work across both sites of the hospital as required by the demands of the service.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Essential: - NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services OR National BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent nationally recognised qualification plus Accredited underpinning knowledge; - National Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) qualification; - Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable: - Member of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians
Essential: - One year post qualification experience in an acute hospital setting; - Commitment and evidence of professional updating and continuous professional development; - Extensive knowledge of clinical pharmacy practice and ward-based working evidencing their own competence; - Patient counselling skills; - Computer literate with good general keyboard skills for using the pharmacy computer systems
Desirable: - Previous experience of working in oncology/haematology.; - Previous experience of working in oncology/haematology. Interest in developing specialist knowledge in a clinical area; - Previous experience of automation/digitalisation; - Staff management
How this role compares
We hold 871 NHS vacancies in West Midlands that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £33,188. This role pays less than about 60% of them.
There are 13,099 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,237 of them in West Midlands.
You have 7 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 14 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust has 37 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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