Job Overview
The Senior Pharmaceutical Technician Louth role at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital offers an excellent opportunity to support and lead within a dynamic hospital pharmacy team. This permanent wholetime position plays a key role in delivering safe and effective medication management to both inpatients and outpatients as part of a comprehensive pharmacy service.
This post is open to both HSE and non-HSE applicants and is based within the HSE Dublin and North East region.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and lead the pharmacy technician team in daily operational duties
- Ensure safe, accurate, and timely dispensing of medications
- Assist in the provision of pharmacy services to inpatients and outpatients
- Maintain compliance with medication safety standards and hospital policies
- Support stock control, ordering, and inventory management
- Contribute to quality improvement initiatives within the pharmacy department
- Work collaboratively with pharmacists and multidisciplinary teams
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Recognised qualification as a Pharmaceutical Technician
- Registration with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) or eligibility to register
- Relevant hospital pharmacy experience
- Demonstrated leadership and team coordination skills
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to medication safety
- Excellent communication and organisational abilities
Salary, Benefits & Working Hours
- Grade: Pharmaceutical Technician – Senior 3021
- Contract Type: Permanent Wholetime
- Salary: In line with HSE consolidated pay scales (August 2025) :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
- Public service pension scheme
- Annual leave entitlements in accordance with HSE policy
- Access to ongoing professional development and training
Location & Employer Information
This position is based at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Co. Louth, within the HSE Dublin and North East health region. The hospital provides a wide range of acute services and serves as a key healthcare facility for the North East of Ireland.
This is a Health Service Executive (HSE) role. The successful candidate will join a structured and supportive public health service environment focused on delivering high-quality patient care.
Application Details
- Reference: 3021PHARMA
- Advertisement Source: HSE
- Advertisement Type: External
- Health Region: HSE Dublin and North East
- Recruiter: HSE Dublin North East (DNE)
- Proposed Interview Date: TBC
- Informal Enquiries: Sinead Nic Suibhne, Deputy Pharmacist Executive Manager
- Email: sinead.nicsuibhne@hse.ie
- Telephone: 041 9872336
Apply via the official HSE careers portal before 17 March 2026, 12:00 PM.
