Lead Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Efficiency

NHS; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health institution in the UK is seeking a Lead Pharmacy Technician for Medicines Efficiency. This role involves leading a team to drive the Medicines Efficiency Programme, managing cost-saving initiatives, and ensuring compliance. Candidates should be a Registered Pharmacy Technician with significant hospital pharmacy experience and proven leadership skills. This position offers a competitive salary of £40,617 to £48,778 per annum and encourages applications from those seeking flexible working patterns.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC.
• Significant experience in hospital pharmacy.
• Proven leadership and team management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate medicines efficiency projects.
• Line-manage and develop the medicines efficiency team.
• Analyse prescribing and financial data for cost savings.

Skills

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC

Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT)

Job description

Lead the way in medicines efficiency and make a real impact!

Are you an experienced Pharmacy Technician with strong leadership skills and a passion for improving patient care?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Efficiency to join our forward-thinking pharmacy team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a key leadership role, responsible for driving the Medicines Efficiency Programme across the Trust.

You’ll lead a small team, manage cost‑saving initiatives, and ensure governance compliance while working closely with pharmacists, clinicians, finance, and procurement teams.

Your expertise will help shape medicines optimisation strategies and deliver measurable improvements for patients.

If you’re organised, proactive, and ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and coordinate medicines efficiency projects, including medicines switches and homecare optimisation.
• Line‑manage and develop the medicines efficiency team, ensuring high performance and continuous improvement.
• Analyse prescribing and financial data to identify opportunities for cost savings and report progress to senior leadership.
• Oversee homecare processes, ensuring compliance with Trust policies and national guidance.
• Provide technical expertise and support to pharmacy and clinical teams.
• Deliver training sessions and support staff development across the pharmacy team.
• Contribute to audits, KPI reporting, and governance reviews.
• Maintain ACPT accreditation and support dispensary workflow when required.

What We're Looking For

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC.
• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Pharmacy Services.
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT).
• Significant experience in hospital pharmacy, including dispensary and medicines management.
• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent organisational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Strong IT skills and knowledge of governance and audit processes.

Experience in homecare systems, project management, or medicines optimisation is desirable.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability‑confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first‑class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work‑life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours. We do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Job responsibilities

As the Lead Pharmacy Technician Medicines Efficiency, you will have a Trust‑wide remit to lead and coordinate the Medicines Efficiency Programme, ensuring delivery of cost‑saving initiatives, governance compliance, and operational efficiency.

You will manage a small team, act as the technical lead for medicines efficiency projects, and work closely with pharmacists, clinicians, finance, and procurement teams to embed medicines optimisation strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Line‑manage and develop the medicines efficiency team, including recruitment, appraisals, and training. Allocate and monitor workload to meet operational and financial deadlines.
• Lead planning, implementation, and monitoring of medicines efficiency initiatives such as medicines switches and homecare optimisation.
• Analyse prescribing and financial data to identify opportunities for cost savings and report progress to senior leadership.
• Provide strategic oversight of homecare processes related to medicines efficiency, ensuring compliance with Trust policies and national guidance.
• Resolve complex queries and monitor KPIs.
• Ensure adherence to Trust policies, participate in audits, and contribute to service improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with GDPR and information governance standards.
• Provide expert technical advice to pharmacy and clinical teams. Maintain ACPT accreditation and support dispensary workflow when required.
• Deliver training sessions on medicines efficiency processes, support induction and competency assessments, and identify training needs within the team.
• Participate in late duty, weekend, and bank holiday rotas and work across Trust sites as required.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum incl HCAS