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Pharmacy Technician
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Secondment: 9 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Participation in general Pharmacy Dispensary duties including 7 day shifted working rota, to include Bank Holidays (frequency discussed at interview))
Job ref
164-7147197
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/05/2025 23:59

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Lead Technician (Pharmacy Dispensary services)

Band 5

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has presented for an experienced Pharmacy Technician to develop their skills in this 9 month secondment operational role. We are looking for a Lead Pharmacy Technicians to cover maternity leave in the QMC Controlled drugs room at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. 

Joining a group of Lead Technicians, the role support the Chief Technicians to ensure we deliver a safe and high-quality Pharmacy dispensary service. Working within the Lead Technician group this role will manage the day-to-day coordination of the controlled drug room to ensure a timely and accurate top up service. As well as this other duties will include:

  • Provide training and assessment for Pharmacy Dispensary staff, in line with the Trust's CD policies to ensure provision of a high-quality service.
  • Manage stock holding and accuracy of stock balances, investigating any discrepancies immediately in line with the Trust CD policies  
  • Ordering and receiving of Controlled drugs from suppliers 
  • Completion of legal paperwork and filing this away 

This role is a great opportunity to develop leadership and organisational skills within a busy acute hospital Pharmacy setting.

Main duties of the job

  • Support staff training, in line with the Trust's CD procedures and staff validations, working with the Pharmacy Education and Training team.
  • Dispense and check Controlled drug to wards, ensuring they're on ward stock lists, and enquiring with the clinical ward teams if not. 
  • Oversee day-to-day stock holding and ordering in the QMC controlled drugs room. 
  • Organise and lead regular rolling and year-end stock takes, ensuring procedures are followed to maintain accurate stock balances and discrepancies are investigated and reconciled in liaison with a Chief Technician.
  • Destruction of Patient own medicine (POM)
  • Assist in the monitoring of service Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure quality, effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Review service standards and provisions and implement change where appropriate through improvement work.
  • Support managing Dispensary staffing absence supported by the Trust Wellbeing and Attendance Management policy.
  • Involved in the recruitment and selection of Pharmacy Dispensary service staff.

Working for our organisation

The Pharmacy Department at NUH is forward thinking and constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best patient care.

You will be joining the team at an exciting time as we embark on a journey to modernise and improve Pharmacy operational services through a process of redesign and the scoping of robotics/automation.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the full job description and person specification attached to the advert for all vacancy details.

Person specification

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s behavioural standards

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Qualified Pharmacy Technician registered (or has ability to register) with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Evidence of commitment to ongoing learning and personal development
Desirable criteria
  • Management and/or training qualifications, or equivalent experience demonstrated by acting in a role responsible for managing staff, services or resources

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Validated Pharmacy controlled drugs dispenser and accuracy checker
  • Knowledge of Pharmacy stock control and management systems.
  • Some supervisory or staff management experience.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the Pharmacy Dispensary Lead Technician role and responsibilities within a hospital pharmacy
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to train individuals and small groups.

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to communicate information effectively, clearly and concisely to a wide range of staff, healthcare professionals and patients
  • Demonstrate leadership skills and is approachable
  • Works effectively both as part of a team and independently

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates competency and accuracy under pressure
  • Knows own limitations and when to refer

Physical Skills

Essential criteria
  • Works accurately with an unpredictable workload and can manage potential interruptions
  • Able to cope with frequent, light to moderate, manual handling activities

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.NHS Rainbow badgeadded for NUH

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joe Macgregor
Job title
Chief Technician (Pharmacy Dispensary services)
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Karren Folkes, Chief Technician (Pharmacy Dispensary services) ([email protected]).

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