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A Vacancy at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.


An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic Pharmacy Technician to join our busy Emergency Department (ED) Department Pharmacy team at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The post holder will provide a clinical pharmacy service to ED patients at the Whiston Hospital site.





We’re expanding the team to include a designated Pharmacy Technician to our already established pharmacy team. You will be embedded within the ED team to deliver direct medicines optimisation, supporting safe, effective, and timely care for patients from admission through to discharge. You will be part of an innovative team, supporting clinical pharmacy services right at the frontline of patient care.

Previous experience providing care to acutely unwell patients is essential. You will be expected to be a team player and have excellent communication skills. You will be encouraged to develop and implement ideas and drive the service forward.







Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see attached Job Description for full details.

Advertising Date - 20th May 2025

Closing Date - 2nd June 2025

Interview Date - To Be Confirmed


This advert closes on Monday 2 Jun 2025

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