Lead Medicines Management Technician

The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Lead Medicines Management Technician to lead a ward-based Medicines Management team and ensure delivery of high-quality pharmacy services across our wards.

You will mentor staff, drive service improvements, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. The role includes training, supporting electronic prescribing systems, and contributing to audits and policy development.

Qualifications

• Level 3 NVQ in Pharmacy Service Skills / BTEC Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science or Certificate of Higher Education in Pharmacy Technician Practice or equivalent
• Registration with the GPhC
• AIMM accreditation or relevant equivalent
• Ward-based Medicines Management Technician experience
• Experience supervising staff
• Buttercups educational supervisor programme or similar supervisor training
• Experience developing and delivering staff education and training
• Experience of participating in Quality Improvement work

Responsibilities

• Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

Education

Level 3 NVQ in Pharmacy Service Skills / BTEC Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science or Certificate of Higher Education in Pharmacy Technician Practice or equivalent

Registration with the GPhC

AIMM accreditation or relevant equivalent

Ward-based Medicines Management Technician experience

Experience supervising staff

Buttercups educational supervisor programme or similar supervisor training

Experience developing and delivering staff education and training

Experience participating in Quality Improvement work

Job description

The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Medicines Management Technician

The closing date is 20 November 2026

Are you a driven and dynamic Pharmacy Technician looking to lead from the front and shape the future of medicines management? This is your opportunity to step into a pivotal role atThe Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where innovation, leadership, and patient-centred care are at the heart of everything we do.

As ourLead Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Management, you'll be the engine behind the delivery of high-quality, efficient, and compassionate pharmacy services across our wards. You'll lead a team of Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians and Medicines Optimisation Assistants, ensuring patients receive the right medicines, at the right time, with the right support.

This isn't just a technical role - it's a leadership opportunity. You'll be mentoring staff, driving service improvements, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. From training new recruits and supporting electronic prescribing systems, to contributing to audits and shaping policy, your impact will be felt across the Trust.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and want to be part of something exciting, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services, including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe, and compassionate care, while we drive forward with the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care for the people that we serve.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Person specification

• Level 3 NVQ in Pharmacy Service Skills / BTEC Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science or Certificate of Higher Education in Pharmacy Technician Practice or equivalent
• Registration with the GPhC
• AIMM accreditation or relevant equivalent
• Worked as a ward-based Medicines Management Technician
• Experience of supervising staff
• Buttercups educational supervisor programme or similar supervisor training or working towards one
• Experience of developing and delivering staff education and training
• Experience of participating in Quality Improvement work

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.

The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£42,939 to £50,697 a yearper annum (incl. of HCAA)