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Pharmacy Technician

Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP)Devon, South West

Salary
£25.13
Contract
Locum
Location
Devon
Closes
8 October 2026

Overview

This is a NHS role (locum) with Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP) based in Devon. The advertised salary is £25.13. Applications close on 8 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.

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Job description

We are looking for a Locum Pharmacy Technician to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at CTCRM Lympstone Medical Centre, in Exmout...

To be responsible for the safe and accurate dispensing of all

medicines and medicinal products as prescribed by authorised prescribers within

the medical and dental centre in accordance with UK legislation, manufacturers

recommendations and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

To provide advice on pharmacy and prescribing issues within the

scope of own competence.

To work alone or as part of a team within the dispensary.

To provide effective day to day management of the dispensary.

To ensure safe and accurate dispensing of all medical and dental

prescriptions as prescribed by registered medical practitioners and non-medical

prescribers, including controlled drugs (CDs), accountable drugs (ADs) and

medical appliances.

To provide pharmaceutical advice/counselling to patients.

To collect and receipt prescription charges accurately.

To maintain all statutory records, logs and registers.

To procure, receipt, and be responsible for safe custody, storage,

and audit of all medicinal products including CDs and ADs in accordance with UK

legislation, manufacturers recommendations and SOPs.

To ensure active stock control measures and storage are in place

to maintain adequate stock levels to meet the needs of the Practice while

minimising wastage.

To provide advice/training to medical centre staff on pharmacy and

prescribing issues within the scope of professional competence.

To be responsible for the safe and accurate dispensing of all

medicines and medicinal products as prescribed by authorised prescribers within

the medical and dental centre in accordance with UK legislation, manufacturers

recommendations and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

To provide advice on pharmacy and prescribing issues within the

scope of own competence.

To work alone or as part of a team within the dispensary.

To provide effective day to day management of the dispensary.

To ensure safe and accurate dispensing of all medical and dental

prescriptions as prescribed by registered medical practitioners and non-medical

prescribers, including controlled drugs (CDs), accountable drugs (ADs) and

medical appliances.

To provide pharmaceutical advice/counselling to patients.

To collect and receipt prescription charges accurately.

To maintain all statutory records, logs and registers.

To procure, receipt, and be responsible for safe custody, storage,

and audit of all medicinal products including CDs and ADs in accordance with UK

legislation, manufacturers recommendations and SOPs.

To ensure active stock control measures and storage are in place

to maintain adequate stock levels to meet the needs of the Practice while

minimising wastage.

To provide advice/training to medical centre staff on pharmacy and

prescribing issues within the scope of professional competence.

To mentor and train personnel who may be undertaking dispensary

awareness training including pharmacy technicians and Combat Med Tech

(CMT)/Medics.

To respond appropriately to the Central Alerting System in respect

to Medicines/Pharmaceutical matters and document accordingly.

To safeguard the confidentiality of any personal/medical

information obtained in the course of duties.

  • To

undertake general housekeeping duties including archiving, statistical

reporting, cleaning, stock checks etc.

About Military Medical Personnel and Our

Military Medical Personnel (MMP) is a

specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated exclusively to providing locum

civilian medical, dental and healthcare professionals to the Ministry of

Defence. We are a contracted supplier to the MOD and have locum vacancies on

military bases throughout the UK and occasionally overseas locations.

Military Medical Personnel offer an

attractive package for candidates which may include the following:

Attractive rates

of pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model

A generous Refer

a Friend bonus scheme

Flexibility of

long- and short-term assignments to suit your availability

Free uniforms

provided (if required)

A PVG membership

(Disclosure Scotland) or an Access Northern Ireland certificate is required for

this role.

Free mandatory

training

Weekly payments

Assigned an

experienced consultant who will support you throughout your application and

will continue to look after you during your assignment

All job placements are subject to the receipt

of satisfactory compliance requirements.

Please note that

MMP is unable to sponsor work visas. Applicants must already have the right to

work in the UK, such as a valid visa with no restrictions on hours.

Due

to the volume of applications received, only candidates who meet the essential

criteria will be contacted regarding their application.

Essential: - Must have NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services.; - Must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).; - Must have two years post qualification experience in dispensing.; - Must have two years experience of dispensing in Primary Care.; - Must be in date and able to provide certification for Safeguarding children and Young People and Safeguarding Adults up to and including Level 3 training

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How this role compares

There are 12,785 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,529 of them in South West.

You have 5 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 59 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.

Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP) has 61 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.

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