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Closest occupation match: SOC 3212, Pharmaceutical technicians. Home Office going rate for this occupation: £33,400 a year.
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Job summary
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking enthusiastic, motivated and patient focused individuals who are passionate about developing a career as a pharmacy technician.
Our pharmacy department is one of the largest and most diverse in the region, providing a wide range of specialist services across the trust, including: Dispensary, outpatient pharmacy, ward based clinical service, informatics, pharmacy stores, procurement, homecare, clinical trials, outpatient clinics, medicines information, aseptic services and integrated care service. We are committed to embracing innovation and technology to support excellent patient care. The department operates advanced automatic robotic dispensing and stock management system, alongside Omnicell electronic cabinets, with further Trust-wide expansion planned from October 2026.
- Interview Dates Tuesday 24 November 2026 & Wednesday 25 November 2026
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
The trainee Pharmacy Technician role is both rewarding and challenging. It requires a high level of commitment, motivation and organisation to successfully balance work responsibilities, study requirements and personal commitments.
Successful trainees will be expected to meet programme deadlines, actively engage in learning opportunities, demonstrate the professional behaviours and competencies required to practice as a registered Pharmacy technician.
The trainee pharmacy technician undertakes a wide range of pharmaceutical duties under the supervision and of a pharmacy technician or pharmacist.
These duties include:
- Attending online college, completing set assignments within the deadlines, building a skills-based evidence portfolio.
- Dispense and accuracy check medicines safely and effectively
- Undertake ward based clinical duties which include medicines reconciliation, patient medication counselling and assembling prescriptions at ward level.
- Stock control of medications
- Rotations throughout the department including: Clinical Trials, Procurement, Inpatient/Outpatient dispensary and clinical areas. Trainees will also be expected to work at both Freeman and RVI sites.
- Saturday working and late night working on a rotational basis (approximately one each per month)
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on Careers at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit our website: Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Details
Date posted
30 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£25,272 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
2 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
317-2026-41-023
Job locations
Royal Victoria Infirmary
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
NE1 4LP
United Kingdom
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