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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
245-HS7PHA-05-25
Employer
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Tameside Hospital
Town
Ashton-Under-Lyne
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/05/2025 23:59
Interview date
02/06/2025

Employer heading

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Chief Pharmacy Technician

Band 7

Job overview

Chief  Pharmacy Technician

Band 7

37.5 Hours per week

Permanent

We are looking for a dynamic leader to take on the role of  Chief Pharmacy Technician

An exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, innovative registered Pharmacy Technician to lead both the strategic and operational  pharmacy technical team.

You will have excellent organisational, communication and IT skills and be able to work individually, with the Pharmacy team, and Trust wide.

You will provide senior leadership both across both the registrant and non registrant Pharmacy Team to ensure that patients receive safe, high quality and clinically effective pharmaceutical care.

You will support the Chief Pharmacist in developing operational Pharmacy services in a manner that reflects Trust, local and National Health Service strategy and priorities.

As a member of the Senior Pharmacy Leadership Team, you will help develop and deliver a strategic vision for the Pharmacy Department.

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead the strategy for Pharmacy Technicians across TFICT. They will act as the accountable deputy to the Chief Pharmacist in all general managerial activities and will be responsible for the quality of the services provided by the pharmacy department in conjunction with the Chief Pharmacist. The post holder is responsible for ensuring that at all times that standards are maintained, particularly with respect to statutory legal requirements, and ensuring that a high quality service is provided in a consistent and equitable manner to all service users. The post holder will work closely with the Chief Pharmacist and Deputy Chief Pharmacist to ensure that a well led pharmacy service is provided.   

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. 

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BTEC in Pharmacy Services with appropriate underpinning knowledge or equivalent
  • First line management qualification or National Development Scheme for Senior Technicians qualification or equivalent
  • BTEC Professional Development Certificate in Accuracy Checking Technicians (ACT)
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership & Management Qualification at Masters level

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Good all round technical knowledge and basic clinical knowledge
  • Experience in managing a section or components of a hospital pharmacy service
  • Strong awareness & knowledge of current NHS issues and policies and other health service issues.
  • Ability to meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.
  • Significant post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy
  • Able to demonstrate ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
  • Able to critically appraise working practices
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of successful multidisciplinary working

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Handles responsibility well
  • Good IT skills and knowledge; ability to make decisions with limited information.
  • Ability to demonstrate intuitive grasp of situations based on tacit understanding.
  • Confident when dealing with staff of other disciplines at all levels of seniority & in a variety of disciplines
  • Able to negotiate a positive outcome with senior pharmacy and medical staff and Trust management.
  • Comfortable working directly with senior managers/heads of service
  • Demonstrable leadership skills.
  • Motivated to keep an open mind to identify change, development and new ways of working
  • Organised and capable of working to tight deadlines
  • Can demonstrate experience in managing people and services
Desirable criteria
  • Champion of change

Other requirements

Essential criteria
  • Trustworthy with a strong sense of responsibility
  • Decisive and possesses initiative

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Katherine Cullen
Job title
Chief Pharmacist/CSS Divisional Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01619226291
Additional information

For additional information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:

Katherine Cullen, Chief Pharmacist/CSS Divisional Director

[email protected], Tel:0161 922 6291

 

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