B5 Senior Support Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary/Cancer Services

NHS; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Sutton Coldfield is seeking a Senior Support Pharmacy Technician for a split role in dispensary and cancer services. The position requires significant experience in a hospital pharmacy setting and a registered Pharmacy Technician qualification. Benefits include professional development opportunities and a commitment to flexible working hours. This is a critical role to support the delivery of high-quality pharmacy services within a busy team.

Benefits

Opportunity for professional development

Flexible working hours common

Participation in bank holidays and weekends

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Significant experience in a hospital Pharmacy environment.
• Ability to lead a busy team and motivate others.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate workflow through the dispensary for inpatients and outpatients.
• Oversee daily operations in the main Dispensary.
• Provide supervision for training and health and safety.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Time management

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent

Dispensing Accuracy Accreditation

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Support Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary/Cancer Services

The closing date is 25 January 2026

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 both our main dispensary and our cancer services satellite.

We strive to develop the knowledge and skills of our workforce to enable them to advance personally and professionally and this is that ideal career development prospect. Therefore, recruiting the best talent to fulfil this role is really important to us. To help us achieve this, you must be an astute and resilient individual to join our busy team. Enthusiastic and flexible, you will have excellent organisational and communication skills and the ability to work effectively both independently without supervision and within the existing team.

Benefits of this role include the opportunity to develop professional skills and an attractive committment to one late night per week, one bank holiday per year and one weekend in twelve.

If shortlisted for interview, we recommend that you arrange an informal visit to meet our team and fully appreciate what this post has to offer.

For further details contact Nickola Harris, Specialist Pharmacy Technician, Dispensary Services on 0121 424 9336.

Main duties of the job

With a forward-thinking approach, you will:

• Be responsible for co‑ordinating 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.

You will have:

• A nationally recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• 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.

This post offers in-service development training and the opportunity to gain valuable leadership and management skills. A requirement to participate in evenings, weekends, and bank holidays on a rotational basis will be necessary.

Please see job description for further information.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Must have the following:
• *Professional Registration with the GPhC.
• *Dispensing Accuracy Accreditation. West Midland's scheme or equivalent.
• *Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• *Accredited Checking Technician (National Framework) or equivalent.
• Plus one of the following:
• *Level 3 Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians
• OR
• *BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science and Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills
• OR
• equivalent as defined by the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

• *Currently practicing as a band 4 pharmacy technician / equivalent or above with post‑qualification experience within an acute setting.
• *The ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge and the relevant practical experience for the post.
• *Experience of the specialist function for area of responsibility.
• *Significant experience within a pharmacy setting.
• *Experience of organising other grades of staff and their workload.
• *Experienced in working to policies and procedures.
• *Experience within a hospital setting.
• *Deputising for senior personnel, co‑ordinating daily workflow including situational staff management.
• *Understanding of Good Distribution Practice (GDP).
• *Health and Safety at Work and COSHH.
• *Understanding of stock control and supply processes.
• *Knowledge of Code of Practice / Customer Care.
• *Knowledge of medicines, side effects and where to find further information.
• *Knowledge of practices, policies and procedures associated with the job.
• *Understands the need for delivering a cost‑effective service and the required work practices to reduce waste.
• *Understanding of Pharmacy dispensing/stock control IT systems.
• *Experience in setting up new working practices or procedures.
• *Participation in training of staff.
• *Experience of managing other grades of staff.
• *Participation in student technician training in a mentor relationship.
• *Understanding of ward environment

Additional Criteria

• *Ability to work in a team.
• *Enthusiastic, reliable, and trustworthy and displays a mature attitude.
• *Good time management.
• *Careful and accurate in work.
• *Able to demonstrate discretion and diplomacy.
• *Fair and objective.
• *Flexible to the demands of the post, the needs of the pharmacy service and other staff.
• *Good team player and able to motive others.
• *Self‑motivated and sound use of own initiative.
• *Keen to improve and develop the pharmacy service and committed to the concept of technician‑led services.
• *Keen to develop own person skill and use these for the benefit of others.
• *Able to demonstrate timely referral to senior staff appropriately.
• *Ability to travel to other Trust sites.
• *Flexible to work in accordance with service needs.
• *Committed to abide by the Trust vision and values.
• *Awareness of future developments within Pharmacy.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust