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Pharmacy
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NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
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  • Llawnamser
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37.5 awr yr wythnos
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193-7497039NCG
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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
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NHS
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Royal Berkshire Hospital
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Reading
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£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
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21/10/2025 23:59

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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Medicines Value Pharmacy Technician

NHS AfC: Band 6

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

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Senior Medicines Value Pharmacy Technician

Are you a Pharmacy Technician with a passion for medicines optimisation and making every pound count for patients and the NHS?

We’re looking for a Band 6 Senior Medicines Management and Medicines Value Pharmacy Technician to support our medicines value programme, focusing on high-cost drugs, biosimilars, and cost-effective prescribing. This is a new post that will help deliver value for money in medicines prescribing. 

In this role, you will:

  • Provide technical expertise to medicines optimisation and switch projects

  • Monitor adherence to pathways, protocols, and formulary choices

  • Maintain accurate switch tracking systems and ensure robust data reporting

  • Act as the first point of contact for the biosimilar patient helpline

  • Work with prescribers and pharmacy teams to resolve medicines supply or usage issues

  • Contribute to audits, assurance returns, and governance reports

  • Support the development of operational policies to improve efficiency and safety

You’ll need to be a GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician with strong organisational, problem-solving, and communication skills. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a leadership role in medicines management, combining technical expertise, data, governance, and patient support to improve outcomes and deliver value.

For an informal chat about the role, please get in touch with Grant Sugiura, Associate Chief Pharmacist ([email protected])

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred medicines management services across the Trust. Working closely with senior pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will:

  • To work collaboratively with pharmacists and the wider medicines optimisation team to deliver safe, effective, and value-based use of medicines across the Trust.

  • To coordinate governance and documentation processes for biosimilar switches and other medicines optimisation initiatives.

  • To provide day-to-day operational leadership for the medicines value service, including managing patient support helplines, data systems, and audit activities.

  • To contribute to service development by identifying opportunities for efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality improvement in medicines use.

  • To line manage and develop a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician, ensuring high professional standards and personal growth.

This is a varied and rewarding post where you will combine your technical expertise with leadership, service improvement, and direct patient care.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high-quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

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For further information on the job role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review in association with the post-holder.

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Education, Qualifications & Training

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician through Technician membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • NVQ level 3, BTEC, or recognised equivalent qualification which will comply with the General Pharmaceutical Council’s requirements for Registered Pharmacy Technicians
  • Educational Supervisor, Practice Supervisor, Internal Verifier, NVQ assessor qualification or equivalent.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Leadership or Management Experience
  • Educational Supervisor, Practice Supervisor, Internal Verifier, NVQ assessor qualification or equivalent

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Significant post-registration experience in medicines management / optimisation roles
  • Experience of leading / supporting medicines savings or switch programmes (e.g. biosimilar).
  • Previous experience supervising or line-managing direct reports including appraisal
  • Experience of implementing new services and procedures
  • Experience of working with staff and organisations external to Pharmacy
  • Handling non-routine/complex issues and applying judgement
  • Experience in audit, KPI monitoring, performance reporting
  • Experience in governance processes, policy/SOP maintenance, or audit
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Experience of using the JAC Pharmacy computer system
  • Experience in developing Pharmacy services
  • Experience with homecare services
  • Experience in policy development or implementation
  • Experience in patient-facing roles, including helplines or counselling.

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Grant Sugiura
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Associate Chief Pharmacist
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[email protected]
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