Rotational Pharmacy Technician
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS TrustWakefield, WF1 4DG, Yorkshire and the Humber
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust based in Wakefield, WF1 4DG. The advertised salary is £28,392 to £31,157. Applications close on 18 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, well-motivated qualified Pharmacy Technician (or a Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician due to qualify soon) to join our friendly, progressive, Pharmacy Team.
Duties include dispensing for in-patients including clinical trials and controlled drugs in the dispensary and delivering a high-quality ward-based medicines management service to a multitude of areas throughout the Trust. You will also gain experience from working in our busy Technical Services department preparing chemotherapy, intravenous and TPN preparations.
The successful candidate will be based mainly at Pinderfields Hospital, the largest of our three hospital sites, but will also be required to work across the Trust at Pontefract Hospital and Dewsbury and District Hospital.
- Dispense and issue medicines to patients, using actual or faxed prescriptions, ensuring that all the necessary information is available.
- Ensure that all information needed for accurate stock control and prescription issues data is recorded using both paper systems and the computerised Pharmacy Information System (PIS).
- Liaise with Procurement staff about urgently required medicines and informing patients and other health care staff about supply problems / delays.
- Dispense clinical trial medication and complete all required documentation following the defined Standard Operating Procedures.
- Dispense specialist hospital-only medicines and unlicensed medicines which require accurate, detailed records.
- Help to educate the patient about treatment changes and the best way in which they can manage their own medicines, where appropriate, through self-administration schemes.
- Where appropriate, liaise and communicate with the patients PCT, GP, Community Pharmacist and/or carers in order to ensure seamless care by accurate transmission of medicines-related information, in both directions.
- At the point of discharge, ensure that the contents of the patients medicines locker are safe and appropriate for the patient to take home.
- Work closely with and train the nursing staff on all medicine management policies.
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Essential person specification requirements
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent
- Experience in NHS or equivalent in a related area.
- Evidence of training in dispensing procedures
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Essential person specification requirements
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent
- Experience in NHS or equivalent in a related area.
- Evidence of training in dispensing procedures
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
- Please click apply now to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to apply).
- Please click apply now to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to apply).
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.
Employer name
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address
Pinderfields Hospital
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 4DG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer name
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address
Pinderfields Hospital
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 4DG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
How this role compares
We hold 259 NHS vacancies in Yorkshire and the Humber that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 65% of them.
There are 3,997 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 342 of them in Yorkshire and the Humber.
You have 19 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 13 days, so this is a longer window than usual.
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust has 8 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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