Lead Pharmacy Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 26/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated lead medicines management pharmacy technician to cover maternity leave within cardiac and respiratory services at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The role involves leading and managing the day-to-day ward-based services, working closely with the clinical pharmacy team and ward multi-disciplinary teams. The post holder will be responsible for the safe and cost-effective provision of medication and will manage a team of Pharmacy Technicians and assistants. You will be supported in developing your leadership, management, and quality improvement skills.
Essential criteria
- Level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or equivalent. ? Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification ? Medicines optimisation training (MOP)
- Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
- Quality Improvement training
- Educational Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
- HR training
Desirable criteria
- Level 4 - Clinical Diploma for pharmacy technicians or equivalent
- Advanced medicines optimisation training (Clinical Prioritisation)
- Change managemen
- Risk management
- Proven experience of good performance in previous posts.
- Previous significant experience of working in hospital setting
- Demonstrable experience of providing pharmacy professional training, and supporting training
- Experience with undertaking appraisals, devising PDPs, setting SMART objectives and creating action plan
- Experience of collecting, manipulating and presenting data in appropriate format using Microsoft Office Word and Excel
- Experience of implementing change
- Experience of training staff, giving staff developmental feedback and implementing training plans
- Leadership experience within a pharmacy service, including organising a service on a day to -day basis
- Experience in the leadership of staff / teams
- Experience with recruitment and selection; chairing interviews
- Experience with management of staff including experience of conducting disciplinary meetings and chairing meetings
- Evidence of project management
- Experience in Quality Improvement Initiatives
- Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g., controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- Understanding of stock control systems
- Knowledge of drugs, side effects and where to find further information
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- Able to solve problems to the level appropriate to the post
- Significant experience and knowledge of line managing staff
- Understanding of the regulations relating to managing people
- Awareness and experience dealing with risk management issues
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service including quality and audit
- Understanding of development opportunities available to pharmacy technicians
- Knowledge of using trust systems, healthroster, Trac, eforms
- Demonstrates ability to answer complex enquiries
- Demonstrates ability to supervise processes and identify deviations.
- Ability to work under pressure and to a deadline
- Able to handle hazardous materials safely according to local procedures
- Intermediate IT skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, accurate data entry, and specialist pharmacy computer system
- Able to work effectively in stressful situations
- Able to design databases and files for information management skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills; uses emotional intelligence when dealing with others
- Ability to undertake risk assessments and implement actions
- Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
- Able to work and contribute within a multidisciplinary team setting
- Ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders to the department
- Supervisory and mentoring skills, including ability to give o Demonstrates effective persuasive skills. o Demonstrates ability to delegate effectively o Demonstrates ability to analyse complex management information - workload and error reports. o Evidence of project management effective feedback to all levels of staff
- Ability to manage complaints
- Ability to work collaboratively in a supportive, facilitative manner to bring about the required results
- Ability to motivate and enthuse staff reporting to the post holder and also other groups the post holder works with.
- Ability to lead by example to ensure the team maintains the highest possible professional and ethical standards
- Demonstrates effective persuasive skills.
- Demonstrates ability to delegate effectively
- Demonstrates ability to analyse complex management information - workload and error reports.
- Evidence
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 4d ago · Closes in 11d
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Job summary
Are you looking for a challenge & opportunity to lead and manage the day-to-day ward based services?
Do you want to work in an innovative team, continuously striving for excellence?
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated lead medicines management pharmacy technician. This is a maternity leave cover working alongside an existing Lead Pharmacy Technician within cardiac and respiratory services.The post holder will be working closely with the clinical pharmacy team, the pharmacy dispensary and ward multi-disciplinary teams within cardiac and respiratory services at St Bartholomew's Hospital.You will be a team player and keen to continue to improve quality standards within the department and will be responsible for safe and cost-effective provision of medication. The post holder will manage the ward-based team of Pharmacy Technicians, pre-registration pharmacy technicians and senior pharmacy assistants whilst supporting the clinical lead pharmacists with day to day service provision.You will be fully supported in your role to fulfil your potential in leadership, management and quality improvement processes
Main duties of the job
To promote the responsible, safe and cost-effective provision of medication within our service including the dedicated ward based dispensaries. The post holder will manage our ward basedteam of Pharmacy T
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