B5 Senior Support Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary/Cancer Services

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Mere Green; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare provider in Mere Green seeks an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to coordinate workflow in the dispensary, ensuring high-quality service for patients. You will oversee daily operations, support team development, and maintain regulatory compliance. The role requires significant hospital pharmacy experience, strong leadership abilities, and excellent communication skills. This position offers a commitment to diversity and the opportunity for professional growth through accredited training and qualifications.

Benefits

Professional development opportunity

Accredited qualifications

Incentives for working evenings, weekends, and bank holidays

Qualifications

• Significant experience working in a hospital Pharmacy environment.
• Ability to lead a busy team and motivate others.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate workflow through the dispensary providing services for inpatients.
• Oversee daily operation in the main Dispensary achieving KPIs.
• Provide supervision for training and stock management.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational Skills

Team Motivation

Education

Pharmacy Technician qualification

Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for coordinating workflow through the dispensary providing services for inpatients, outpatients and discharge medication.
• Oversee the daily operation in the main Dispensary, working towards achieving daily key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Provide supervision for training, health and safety, and stock management.
• Act as a role model and be responsible for the maintenance of waste management, reduction of expired medication and stock losses, and Controlled Drug regulations.

Role Overview

An exciting split role development opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed individual to gain specialised skills in a senior capacity. We are looking for a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our diverse team to support the Specialist Pharmacy Technician – Dispensary Services in developing a high‑quality pharmacy service. This role will be split between our main dispensary and our cancer services satellite.

Benefits

• Opportunity to develop professional skills and attractive commitment: one late night per week, one bank holiday per year and one weekend every twelve.
• Nationally recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• An accredited accuracy‑checking qualification.

Additional Requirements / Experience

• Significant experience working in a hospital Pharmacy environment.
• The ability to lead a busy team and motivate others.
• A flexible approach to accommodate the needs of the service.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, able to work independently without supervision and within the existing team.
• In‑service development training and the opportunity to gain valuable leadership and management skills.
• Requirement to participate in evenings, weekends, and bank holidays on a rotational basis.

Inclusion & Diversity

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long‑term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.