Lead Pharmacy Technician – Inpatient Dispensary & Day Units

Royal Marsden; Sutton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton is seeking an experienced Pharmacy Technician to lead the inpatient dispensary and Day Units clinical pharmacy service on-site. You will support medicines reconciliation, stock management, and patient counselling, while mentoring junior staff.

Registration with GPhC and ACPT accreditation are essential, with a focus on medicines optimisation and service improvement across wards.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC (essential)
• HEE LaSE Medicine Optimisation Programme or equivalent
• Practice supervisor/Educational supervisor certificate / Train the Trainer or equivalent
• Supervisor / Leadership training or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the clinical pharmacy team for inpatient dispensary and day units.
• Monitor KPIs and report on a weekly/monthly basis (workload turnaround times, errors, etc).
• Define staff rotas to cover day-to-day on-site clinical service delivery.
• Support and drive medicines optimisation services across clinical services.
• Drive initiatives to improve patient experience related to medicines.

Skills

Teamwork

Time management

Leadership

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC

Medicine Optimisation Programme

Train the Trainer certificate

Leadership training

Job description

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton is seeking an experienced Pharmacy Technician to lead the inpatient dispensary and Day Units clinical pharmacy service on-site. You will support medicines reconciliation, stock management, and patient counselling, while mentoring junior staff.

Registration with GPhC and ACPT accreditation are essential, with a focus on medicines optimisation and service improvement across wards.