Pharmacy Technician – Medicines Automation, Liverpool

We are recruiting a Pharmacy Technician to support the delivery of a medicines automation programme at Aintree University Hospital, focused on the rollout of automated medicines storage systems across inpatient wards and theatres.

This post sits within the Digital Medicines / Pharmacy team and will play a key role in ensuring medicines automation systems are safely implemented, embedded into clinical practice, and delivering improvements in patient safety, efficiency and staff experience.

You will work closely with pharmacists, technicians, nurses and operational teams to support system configuration, ward readiness, training and go‑live activity as the rollout progresses across multiple clinical areas at Aintree.

• Support the implementation and rollout of medicines automation systems across Aintree wards and clinical areas.
• Assist with system configuration, testing and optimisation of medicines automation software in collaboration with pharmacy and programme teams.
• Support ward engagement, training and go‑live activity, working with nursing and pharmacy colleagues to embed safe new ways of working.
• Provide technical and operational support to ensure automated cabinets are used safely and effectively.
• Contribute to medicines storage compliance, stock control and governance processes, supporting regulatory standards and local policies.
• Maintain accurate records and support audit, monitoring and service improvement activity linked to medicines automation.
• Undertake dispensary and ward‑based pharmacy technician duties as required, aligned to service needs and the fixed‑term focus of the role.
• Work as part of the wider Pharmacy and Digital Medicines team, contributing to continuous improvement and service development.