About the Role
Pharmacy Technician (Support Specialist)
Ballymena | Permanent (4day week)
Are you Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician working long hours and weekends? Want to stay in your profession but have a better life balance?
Vickerstock are proud to be partnering with a well-established, innovation-led healthcare business based in the Ballymena area to recruit a Pharmacy Technician (Support Specialist). This is a permanent position offering the opportunity to work at the forefront of pharmacy technology solutions in a company currently going through a major scale-up phase.
What's in it for you
A highly competitive salary and excellent benefits package is on offer including:
£25,000-30,000 (pro rata for 4day week)
25 days holiday + 10 statutory days (pro rata for 4day week)
Private medical cover
Pension contribution
Learning and development support
Free on-site parking
A genuinely supportive work culture with a focus on work-life balance
The Opportunity
Reporting directly to the General Manager, this role is perfect for a Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician who is passionate about customer training, support, and technology adoption. You will play a vital role in supporting client onboarding and delivering a first-class service experience.
Your day to day
Assist with providing training on innovative pharmacy automation tools (e.g. robotics, dispensing lockers, eMAR)
Provide excellent customer service throughout the client lifecycle
Support the project management of new installations and upgrades
Assist in system testing and provide product feedback
Provide technical support for existing customer, working collaboratively within the wider support team
Conduct market, customer and competitor research to support new solutions, business cases and product development
Represent the company at trade shows and client events
Participate in an out-of-hours on-call rota and undertake travel across Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and the UK as required
Contribute to service development through insights and improvement suggestions
(full and comprehensive job description will be shared upon application).
About You
Essential:
Experience gained in a busy pharmacy environment - happy to speak to Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, or someone from ACT, Robot Operator background).
A passion for providing excellent customer service, knowledge sharing and training + advice
Enjoys research, sharing marketplace info/proposals around new opportunities
Organised, proactive, and able to work independently
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - team orientated
Ability to travel to customer sites
And even better if you have this, however not a deal breaker:
Experience with pouching robots
Experience in providing services to Pharmacies and Care Homes
Interested in finding out more
To discuss this unique opportunity in absolute confidence, contact Paul Muir at Vickerstock on 028 9031 3720 or email
If this opportunity doesn't quite hit the mark, let's get a chat and see how I can help with your next career move.
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Tech Stack
pharmacy automation toolsroboticsdispensing lockerseMARcustomer serviceproject managementsystem testingtechnical supportmarket researchcompetitor researchcommunicationinterpersonal skills