Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (late duty and weekend commitments)
- Job ref
- 151-SL0599
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Frimley
- Salary
- £33,677 - £40,996 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Technician Dispensary Training Lead
Band 5
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for GPhC‑registered Pharmacy Technicians to join our Education and Training team at Frimley Health.
You will be supported through a comprehensive in‑house training programme, including practice supervision training, supervisory and leadership training and medicines management competencies, to equip you with the skills needed to provide hands-on training and line management.
If you thrive in a busy, patient‑focused environment, enjoy learning new skills, and want to directly improve patient care through training registered and trainee staff, we would be delighted to receive your application.
Main duties of the job
- Provide excellent patient care for inpatients, outpatients and external units.
- Work with the EPIC electronic prescribing system and Omnicell automated dispensing cabinets to deliver an accurate, timely and cost-effective pharmacy service.
- Duties include accurate labelling, dispensing and checking of a wide range of prescriptions, including controlled drugs, clinical trials, TPN, chemotherapy, home IV therapies and palliative care medicines.
- Medicines management rotations will offer direct patient contact, including taking medication histories, medicines reconciliation, supporting safe and correct use of prescribed medicines and counselling patients on new treatments.
- A competency unit will be provided for each area to ensure full training is completed and competence is demonstrated before independent working is expected.
- Provide the education and training of all the above dispensary duties for our registered pharmacy staff and trainees.
- Be a Practice Supervisor and Educational Supervisor for level 2 and 3 pharmacy apprentices.
You will need:
- To be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council with hospital experience.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme.
We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be a GPhC‑registered Pharmacy Technician responsible for contributing to the delivery of safe, effective and patient‑centred pharmacy services.
- You will be expected to:
- Demonstrate accuracy, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills.
- Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Follow established procedures and uphold high professional standards.
- Support service improvement and patient safety initiatives across the pharmacy service.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered as a Pharmacy technician with GPHC
- Recognised Accredited Checking qualification.
- Recognised Medicines Management qualification
Desirable criteria
- A1/V1 Assessor
- Practice/Education Supervisor accreditation
- Leadership/management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Hospital pharmacy experience.
- Experience of training others
Desirable criteria
- Experience in supervising people.
- Experience of using the EPIC EPR system.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Leadership experience
- Experience of dealing with poor performance issues/difficult situations
- Ability to function calmly and efficiently whilst under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Good knowledge of extended role of technicians
- Awareness of apprenticeship model
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to be work flexible hours including late evenings, bank holidays and weekends on a rotational basis.
- This post may require you to work cross site occasionally therefore must have a willingness to travel between sites.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michelle Davenport
- Job title
- Lead Education and Training Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006136501
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