Pharmacy Technician (Band 4 to 5)
The closing date is 24 July 2026
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
We are looking for a registered or soon-to-be registered pharmacy technician to join our enthusiastic and motivated team based at Southampton General Hospital (SGH) and Royal South Hants Hospital (RSH). This progressive band 4 to 5 post welcomes applications from current band 5s.
This exciting, fully supported post is ideal for a pharmacy technician soon to qualify and register with the GPhC. You must be a team player, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and be keen to develop yourself.
We have some exciting opportunities available within our dispensaries, offering the chance to rotate between the pharmacy departments at Royal South Hants Hospital and Southampton General Hospital.
Within the pharmacy department, we pride ourselves on the development of our staff. You will be supported to complete the band 4/5 progressive framework by collecting relevant evidence towards a set of core competencies. Once complete and signed off, your post will be upgraded to band 5.
Applicants who can demonstrate that they already meet the required competencies may be offered a Band 5 contract upon appointment.
University Hospital Southampton is one of England’s largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognising that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Job responsibilities
You will receive dispensary-based training at Southampton General Hospital and the Royal South Hants Hospital, where you will be trained through competency-based learning to dispense, label and check accurately; issuing medications to patients will also be covered.
Applicants must be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council, and must possess the following:
- BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or NVQ level 3 supported by appropriate underpinning knowledge, e.g. BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or NPA. Applicants working towards the relevant qualifications will be considered.
Person Specification
Trust Values
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
- Registered pharmacy technician in UK by GPhC or working towards qualifications suitable for registration as a pharmacy technician with the GPhC within the next six months.
- Numerate and literate e.g. GCSE in Maths and English A* to C or equivalent or IELTS test score 7 as required by GPhC if overseas candidate.
- Accurate dispensing of medicines (in hospital or community pharmacy or aseptics).
- Maintaining continuous professional development requirements or training portfolio.
- Dealing with customers and / or patients.
- Able to use a range of information technology programmes.
- Demonstrates being able to organise own and others workload and prioritise effectively.
- Able to work antisocial hours, weekends and bank holidays as per rota.
- Able to travel to and work at RSH / SGH and other sites if required.
- Hospital pharmacy experience Stock control / ordering experience.
- Providing a ward-based medicines management service.
- Aseptic pharmacy experience.
- Clinical trials or research experience.
- Experience of using JAC or similar pharmacy based computer systems.
- Experience of supervision of staff or trainees.
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.
University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
£28,392 to £39,043 a year per annum or pro rata per annum.
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