Lead Pharmacy Technician - Lincolnshire
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a Band 7 Lead Pharmacy Technician role providing professional and operational leadership across secure services in Lincolnshire, including HMP Lincoln, HMP Morton Hall, HMP North Sea Camp, and Swinderby IRC. The post holder will deliver safe, effective, and high-quality pharmaceutical services, offering specialist technical expertise in medicines management, controlled drugs governance, and clinical governance. The role involves working with senior managers, clinicians, and external partners to ensure compliance with legislation, CQC standards, and best practice.
Essential criteria
- GPhC Registration (current)
- Level 3 Pharmacy qualification (NVQ/BTEC)
- Relevant CPD in leadership/medicines governance
Desirable criteria
- Significant years of post qualification experience
- Knowledge & Skills
- Operational responsibility for pharmacy services
- Controlled Drug governance & audits
- Staff supervision/training experience
- Audit/service improvement delivery
- Ability to use SystmOne & NHS systems
- Behaviours & Values
- Demonstrated leadership & influence
- Manages competing priorities
- Professional judgement & accountability
- Resilience in secure settings
- Security Vetting
- The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards
- Knowledge and Experience
- GPhC Registration (current)
- Level 3 Pharmacy qualification (NVQ/BTEC)
- Relevant CPD in leadership/medicines governance
- Significant years of post qualification experience
- Knowledge & Skills
- Operational responsibility for pharmacy services
- Controlled Drug governance & audits
- Staff supervision/training experience
- Audit/service improvement delivery
- Ability to use SystmOne & NHS systems
- Behaviours & Values
- Demonstrated leadership & influence
- Manages competing priorities
- Professional judgement & accountability
- Resilience in secure settings
- Security Vetting
- The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Lead Pharmacy Technician - Lincolnshire
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
To be based across HMP Lincoln, HMP Morton Hall, HMP North Sea Camp, Swinderby IRC and Hybrid.
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Band 7 Lead Pharmacy Technician to provide professional and operational leadership across the Lincolnshire cluster of secure services. This role covers HMP Lincoln, HMP Morton Hall, HMP North Sea Camp and Swinderby IRC and plays a key part in delivering safe, effective and high-quality pharmaceutical services.
You will provide specialist technical expertise in medicines management, controlled drugs governance and clinical governance, working closely with senior managers, clinicians and external partners to ensure compliance with legislation, CQC standards and best practice.
Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. Please note without sufficient evidence your application may not progress.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of safe, legal and high-quality pharmacy services across the Lincolnshire cluster
- Provide specialist technical leadershi
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