Pharmacy Technician

Location: Salford, United Kingdom

Salary: £14.21–£15.48 per hour; additional payments may be available in some locations.

Company

Tesco serves customers, communities, and the planet through responsible and sustainable retail operations.

What you will do

• Dispense prescription medicines accurately and assess their legal appropriateness.
• Provide professional advice on medicines, ailments, and pharmacy services.
• Support pharmacy management, standard operating procedures, and dispensary routines.
• Maintain clean, organised, and compliant dispensary and consultation areas.
• Handle customer and healthcare professional queries within professional competence.
• Complete prescription administration, promote pharmacy services, and support team members.

Requirements

• NVQ-level Pharmacy Technician or Accuracy Checking Technician qualification, or equivalent.
• Current General Pharmaceutical Council registration as a Pharmacy Technician or Accuracy Checking Technician.
• Evidence of completing a recognised training programme for Pharmacy Technicians or Accuracy Checking Technicians.
• Proof of meeting annual Continuing Professional Development requirements.
• Availability for scheduled store shifts between Tuesday and Saturday within the stated availability windows.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent position with contracted working hours of 30 per week; a minimum of 16 hours is guaranteed, with roles from 12 hours also available.
• Shift schedules are provided with at least three weeks' notice.
• Annual GPhC fee payment, uniform, flexible working, and wellbeing services.
• Holiday entitlement starts at 20 days plus a personal day and increases after 12 months, in addition to Bank Holidays.
• Life cover, pension contributions matched up to 7.5%, colleague discounts, shares, and cycle-to-work schemes.