Pharmacy Technician (Progressive Band 4 to Band 5)
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation TrustCastle Lane East, South West
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust based in Castle Lane East. The advertised salary is £28,392 to £39,043. It is an Band 4 post. Applications close on 7 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
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, well-motivated registered Pharmacy Technician with excellent dispensing and communication skills ...
You will be expected to participate in our weekend, bank holiday and late night rotas.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Please note all staff being recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across our new Trust sites when service demands require it.
This role requires registration to The General Pharmaceutical Council
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Essential: - Registered to practice as a pharmacy technician with the GPhC; - NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science
Desirable: - Final Accuracy Checking course
Essential: - Regular patient contact; - Working in primary or secondary care
Essential: - Basic IT and keyboard skills; - Experience of training others; - Neat, accurate and numerate
Desirable: - Previous Wellsky experience
How this role compares
We hold 971 NHS vacancies in South West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 70% of them.
There are 12,785 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,529 of them in South West.
You have 4 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 59 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust has 49 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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