Job summary
The PharmaC Dispensary team at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool has a vacancy for a dynamic, forward thinking and dedicated Senior Pharmacy Technician to join the team.
You will be joining a diverse and professional team, who take pride in providing a high quality and efficient medicines supply service to the Trust, to ensure that patients receive the best care. You will be involved in many different aspects of supplying medicines.
You will need great communication, accuracy and organisational skills, and be able to lead and inspire the team. You must be a qualified Pharmacy Technician with GPhC registration and must hold a valid and current Accuracy Checking Technician certificate. You should ideally have at least a year post qualification experience, but consideration will be given to the right candidate who has less than 1 year.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties:
- To support the Pharmacy Manager & Responsible Pharmacist in supervising day to day running of the pharmacy.
- Dispense prescription medicines to patients, in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
- To carry out accuracy checking of dispensed medicines.
- To supervise pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants and other pharmacy staff as identified.
- To act as a role model, mentor and trainer to other members of staff.
- Take part in the appropriate management of medicines stock.
- Undertake over the counter sales of pharmacy medicines under the supervision of the responsible pharmacist.
- Provide specialist counselling on medicines to patients at the outpatient counter as appropriate.
- Maintain accurate Controlled Drug records in accordance with procedures and take responsibility for resolving any discrepancies in a timely manner.
Details
- Date posted: 04 November 2026
- Closing date: 18 November 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £35,257 to £39,784 a year per annum pro rata
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 158-26-302-CPL
- Job locations: The Clatterbridege Cancer Centre - Liverpool. PharmaC Ltd, 65 Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L7 8YA, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to job description and person specification for details.
Salary information: initial starting point £35,257 per annum pro rata moving to £39,784 per annum upon one years' service and successful appraisal.
For further details / informal visits please refer to the contact information.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 / BTEC Diploma in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent) and registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification.
Desirable
- Established qualification in workplace supervision (e.g Buttercups level 2 or level 3 supervisor)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of pharmacy dispensary workflow and systems of work
Desirable
- Knowledge of pharmacy dispensary workflow in a hospital setting
- Knowledge of dispensing handling and counselling of chemotherapy and cytotoxic medicines
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of at least 1 year, preferably in Hospital setting
- Pharmacy IT literacy
Desirable
- Management / Leadership Experience
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC) are one of the UK's leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside. Our flagship specialist cancer hospital in Liverpool opened in June 2020, supported by our sites in Wirral and Aintree.
CPL (as subsidiary of CCC) are here to deliver excellent cancer care to the people we serve and are looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values.
The successful candidate will require a standard DBS check before employment can commence.
PharmaC strives to provide excellent service with happy staff that are positive, friendly and go the extra mile. Patient feedback consistenly shows that our patients are satisfied/'very' satisfied with PharmaC staff & services, we look to continue to improve our service to satisfy our patients.
Employer details
- Employer name: PharmaC (The Clatterbridge Pharmacy Ltd)
- Address: The Clatterbridege Cancer Centre - Liverpool. PharmaC Ltd, 65 Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L7 8YA, United Kingdom
- Employer's website: https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/