North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 10 June 2025

Job summary

You will be required to support safe, effective and efficient use of medicines across North East Ambulance Service.

You will provide technical support to specialist areas of ambulance practice under the direction of the Medicine Management Officer and Medicines Manager and be a qualified accredited accuracy checker.

Support the Medicines Manager with the technical and operational aspects of medicines management and medicines governance across the trust which includes supply, safe storage and disposal of medicines including Controlled Drugs. Provide a medicines distribution service to ambulance stations throughout the trust, participating in the re-stocking of medicines against set parameters and the delivery and collection of medications from stations across the NEAS trust sites. Maintain computerised databases to assist with stock management, expiry date checking, stock rotation and PGD records. Work within all medicines polices and standard operating procedures Support medicines audits and compliance. Support quality improvement and provide technical knowledge to support transforming the way that the Trust deals with medicines to optimise their use operationally. You will support the review and management of any alerts, incidents, serious incidents, near misses pertaining to medicines as requiredSupport the Chief Pharmacist to ensure that the Trust is compliant with the legal and statutory requirements for medicines management, medicines and Controlled Drugs.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to support safe, effective and efficient use of medicines across North East Ambulance Service. Providing technical support to specialist areas of ambulance practice

Supporting the Medicines Manager with technical and operational aspects of medicines management and medicines governance across the trust which includes supply, safe storage and disposal of medicines including Controlled Drugs.

Maintain computerised databases to assist with stock management, expiry date checking, stock rotation and PGD records.

Follow all medicines polices and standard operating procedures across the trust, support medicines audits and audit compliance which will provide assurance to the Medicines Optimisation Group

Respond to enquiries from healthcare professionals regarding medication governance and supply arrangements. Ensure compliance with medicines legislation for security, storage and use. Advise clinicians and other healthcare professionals on the safe storage of medicines.

Support the Chief Pharmacist to ensure that the Trust is compliant with the legal and statutory requirements for medicines management, medicines and Controlled Drugs. Ensure medicines governance and continuously improving the quality of patient care.

About us

We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.

Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!

Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.

We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.

We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.

Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".

We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.

From 01/04/25 If your role needs a DBS you'll be subject to salary deduction totaling £49.50, spread over first and second pay.

Date posted

27 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year N/A

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

340-PharTech-05-25

Job locations

Bernicia House

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details and responsibilities for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details and responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Essential

oBTEC National Certificate or NVQ level III in Pharmaceutical Sciences or other recognised equivalent at the same level oPharmacy Technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Society oNumerate and literate 5 GCSE or equivalent including Maths and English

EXPERIENCE

Essential

oPrevious employment or experience in pharmacy supply or medicines management role. oExperience and knowledge of the legislation and good governance practice and how this applies to medicines. oStock control and ordering experience

Desirable

oExperience of training or supervising staffoExperience of working in an ambulance trust

KEY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND APTITUDE

Essential

oAccurate and consistent in work application oGood numeracy and literacy skills including; simple calculations, percentages and decimals. oInterest in expanding knowledge and self-development oProficient in IT including Microsoft Word, Excel and Teams oBe able to access, analyse and interpret information and data oAble to produce accurate grammatically correct written material. oExcellent communication skills with demonstrable ability to present complex or sensitive information to large groups of clinicians or senior managers.

Desirable

oUnderstanding of an electronic medicines management system including ordering and stock control oExperience of using risk management reporting systems

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS / OTHER

Essential

oFull driving license oAble to travel across the North East of England to various ambulance stations/sites on a regular daily/weekly basis.

Person Specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Essential

oBTEC National Certificate or NVQ level III in Pharmaceutical Sciences or other recognised equivalent at the same level oPharmacy Technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Society oNumerate and literate 5 GCSE or equivalent including Maths and English

EXPERIENCE

Essential

oPrevious employment or experience in pharmacy supply or medicines management role. oExperience and knowledge of the legislation and good governance practice and how this applies to medicines. oStock control and ordering experience

Desirable

oExperience of training or supervising staffoExperience of working in an ambulance trust

KEY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND APTITUDE

Essential

oAccurate and consistent in work application oGood numeracy and literacy skills including; simple calculations, percentages and decimals. oInterest in expanding knowledge and self-development oProficient in IT including Microsoft Word, Excel and Teams oBe able to access, analyse and interpret information and data oAble to produce accurate grammatically correct written material. oExcellent communication skills with demonstrable ability to present complex or sensitive information to large groups of clinicians or senior managers.

Desirable

oUnderstanding of an electronic medicines management system including ordering and stock control oExperience of using risk management reporting systems

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS / OTHER

Essential

oFull driving license oAble to travel across the North East of England to various ambulance stations/sites on a regular daily/weekly basis.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bernicia House

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

Employer's website

https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bernicia House

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

Employer's website

https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)