Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff
Senior Medicine Management Technician (Children's Hospital)
Band 5
Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Flexible working
37.5 hours per week Job ref 164-8278864
Site Nottingham University Hospitals Town Nottingham Salary per annum Closing 13/10/2026 23:59
Job overview
We are looking for a registered pharmacy technician with a recognised checking accuracy qualification to join the friendly and dynamic Nottingham Children's Hospital Pharmacy Team.
You will work with our clinical pharmacists and the other members of the multidisciplinary team to optimise the use of medicines within Nottingham Children's Hospital. You will make a real difference to patient safety, patient experience and satisfaction and operational flow through the Trust.
You will be fully supported by our team to achieve your full potential as a key member of the team of people looking after our patients.
No previous paediatric experience is necessary- just a positive attitude, and a willingness to learn.
As part of this role, you will be required to work mainly at the Queen's Medical Centre campus.
Main duties of the job
To improve and support the quality of patient care on admission and at discharge within Nottingham Children's Hospital, through the provision of a professional and effective medicines management service.
This will include the assessment, and where suitable, re-use of patient’s own medications, accurate and meticulous drug histories, thorough patient counselling, timely preparation of discharge prescriptions, one-stop dispensing and authorised self-checking, as well as supporting the ward teams with storage and security issues.
The role involves supporting the dispensary when required and performing weekend duties. The shifted and bank holiday duties are as follows:
To participate in departmental weekends, bank holidays and late duty working as required. At the time of advertising, the weekend rota encompasses 2 half-day shifts every 4/5 weeks at the City campus or 1 full day shift every 4 weeks at the QMC campus.
In addition, the post holder will participate in a system of flexible shifts to facilitate NUH pharmacy opening times.
Working for our organisation
What we offer:
Supportive and friendly teams, both within Pharmacy and in the wider clinical MDT.
Structured opportunities for training and development, both personal and professional
Utilisation of digital technology
NUH provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services, and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging. As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for more information about the job roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Registered
- General Pharmaceutical Council registered Pharmacy Technician
- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (Accredited scheme or evidence of in-house validations).
- Medicine Management Assessments or Validations (Accredited or proof of in-house training) Proven knowledge and understanding of the medicine management technician role and responsibilities within hospital pharmacy.
Qualifications
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical services
Experience
- Substantial knowledge of medicine management procedures and policies
- Can demonstrate that they can work on their own initiative but know limits of their authority and knowledge.
- Ability to perform and work under pressure to deliver objectives and plans
- Substantial knowledge of medicine management procedures and policies
- Experience in the admission/discharge processes within hospital pharmacy
- Experience of management and coordination of staff within hospital pharmacy
- Proven knowledge and experience in using computer labelling and stock control systems within hospital pharmacy
- Experience of management and coordination of staff within hospital pharmacy
Communication
- To communicate information relevant to medicine management back to patients, staff and colleagues .
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with a wide range of staff and patients
- To identify compliance issues and action appropriately
- Clear communication
Planning and organisation skills
- Experience in organising workload to meet pharmacy services and patients’ needs
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Use own initiative and manage own time and deadlines
- Demonstrate ability to multitask
- Approachable
Analytical and Judgement skills
- Proven evidence of judgement and prioritization skills with regards to targets, deadlines and stock management.
- Proven experience in problem solving
- Demonstrates competency under pressure
- Accurate with good attention to detail
- Good time management
- Experience in data collection, activities and analysis
- Ability to delegate and problem solve
- Evidence of project work
- Evidence of understanding extended technical roles within hospital pharmacy
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:
- Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
- Start an Apprenticeship
- Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
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- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
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