Dispensary Manager

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Orpington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Dispensary Manager to lead the dispensary service at Princess Royal University Hospital. You will manage the dispensary team, oversee workload and staffing, and support training and service improvements to enhance safety and patient experience.

The role requires a GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician with substantial hospital dispensary experience and strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician with hospital dispensary experience.
• Strong leadership, organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operational delivery of the dispensary service.
• Manage and develop the dispensary team, oversee workload and staffing.
• Support training and professional development, drive improvements in safety and patient experience.
• Be line manager for Dispensary Services staff and ensure policy adherence.
• Oversee stock control and safe disposal of drugs in liaison with Distribution Manager.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Policy development

Dispensary operations

Education

GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician

Job description

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an experienced and motivated Dispensary Manager to join our Pharmacy team at Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH).

As Dispensary Manager, you will lead the day-to-day operational delivery of the dispensary service, ensuring safe, efficient and patient-focused pharmacy services. You will manage and develop the dispensary team, oversee workload and staffing, support training and professional development, and drive improvements that enhance safety, efficiency and patient experience.

We are looking for a GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician with substantial hospital dispensary experience. You will bring strong leadership, organisational and communication skills, together with experience managing teams and implementing service improvements.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a busy pharmacy service while contributing to King’s commitment to outstanding care, innovation, inclusion and teamwork.

Main Duties Of The Job

• To be responsible for proposing and implementing policies in relation to the dispensary service that has an impact both within Patient Services and across the Trus
• To be responsible for the regular review of operational policies and procedures specific to the provision of the dispensary services.
• To support Patient Services, in the strategic developmental and planning of the dispensary services provision to the Trust.
• To deliver a customer-focused service to all patients who attend the Dispensary.
• To manage the Dispensary Service and all the staff who work in the dispensary.
• To be line manager for the Dispensary Services staff and tak
• responsibility for all the following, according to the Trust procedures
• Be responsible for dispensary stock control and in the return and recycling or safe disposal (as appropriate) of the drugs from wards and departments in liaison with the Distribution Manager and according to the agreed departmental policies and procedures.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are delivering high-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values – Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative – and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Niroj Weerasooriya Job title: Principal Pharmacy Technician - Operations Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01689864014