Band 6 Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Bristol

Job summary

Are you an experienced, innovative and motivated Pharmacy Technician looking to progress your career? We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Pharmacy Technician to support the delivery of high-quality medicines optimisation services. If this is you, AWP are looking for a Clinical Pharmacy Technician to join our growing Clinical Pharmacy team.

The main focus of this role is the use of specialist knowledge of pharmacological treatment options as well as utilising clinical prioritisation skills to support the delivery of effective and safe treatment for service users within our secure services and learning disability and autism unit, supporting shared decision making and the recovery journey.

The AWP Pharmacy Service has a strong focus on developing staff to their full potential, and applicants that do not have a background in mental health will be supported to access the training required to do so. We also support staff to access leadership programmes, such as CPPE Leading for Change and NHS Leadership Academy programmes.

This post is open to GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technicians only.

Main duties of the job

Identifying service users who may require a higher level of input and monitoring with respect to their prescribed medicines.

Development and implementation of pharmacy standard operating procedures, Trust procedures and guidelines.

Participate in relevant pharmacy meetings.

To support with recruitment and undertake line management responsibilities of pharmacy technicians/assistants where appropriate.

To provide mentoring for apprentice pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants to enable them to achieve competency and knowledge in medicines used to treat mental health disorders.

Training and education of other healthcare professionals.

Ensure service user involvement in the development of pharmacy services and improve access for service users to pharmacy staff.

Please see the attached Job Description and Key Local Information sheet for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Details

Date posted

23 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year (pending pay award)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-CS006-0226

Job locations

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Manor Road

Bristol

BS16 1ED