Lead Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Management

NHS; Luton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Luton is looking for a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to join its vibrant Pharmacy Department. The successful candidate will oversee a team of pharmacy technicians and assistants and ensure high-quality service delivery. This role offers opportunities to develop mentoring and leadership skills in a digitally advanced environment with a strong focus on patient care. Previous experience in a similar role is essential, alongside the required qualifications in pharmacy and a passion for patient engagement.

Benefits

Access to high-quality training and development

Support for career growth

Friendly work environment

Qualifications

• Previous experience working as an MMPT at ward level is essential.
• Experience of supervising staff required.
• Understanding of customer care and information governance.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of a high quality medicines management service.
• Undertake supervisory role and line management responsibilities.
• Provide training in pharmacy procedures.

Skills

Ability to organise work tasks

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Education

Level 3 NVQ in Pharmacy Service Skills

Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician

Registration with the GPhC

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our vibrant Pharmacy Department. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to work as a key part of the pharmacy clinical team.

You will be the lead technician responsible for overseeing a small team of pharmacy technicians and assistants providing a high quality service. This post provides the successful applicant an excellent opportunity to develop their mentoring, management and coaching skills.

We are a digitally advanced trust with electronic prescribing already in place, and have installed a bespoke dashboard allowing pharmacists and technicians to prioritise their workload. This enables us to focus our efforts on patient facing activities such as medication counselling.

You must be able to demonstrate good communication skills, adept team‑working skills, an ability to work independently and an ongoing commitment to deliver an excellent patient experience. Previous experience working as an MMPT at ward level is essential.

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Main Duties of the Job

• Support the delivery of a high quality medicines management service to the clinical service line including dispensing and issuing prescriptions as the need arises. This will involve accredited checking of prescriptions, drug history taking, patient counselling and providing advice to other healthcare professionals.
• Undertake a supervisory role and line management responsibility of senior and medicines management technicians and pharmacy assistants within the clinical service line.
• Provide training in pharmacy procedures and pharmacy stock control and electronic prescribing systems use to all members of staff.
• Provide straightforward advice on pharmaceutical products and supply and work closely with other healthcare professionals at ward level.
• Support with recruitment and selection process for pharmacy technicians and assistants.
• Provide induction training to new clinical staff.
• Act as a professional role model for senior and medicines management technicians and pharmacy assistants, actively demonstrating integrity, ownership and leadership in all aspects of the role.
• Support the relevant lead/principal pharmacists and principal pharmacy technicians as appropriate.

About Us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, obstetrics‑led maternity and paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high‑performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high‑quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience – we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust’s core values. We achieve this by using values‑based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Job Details

• Date posted: 15 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: 6
• Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time, Part‑time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 418‑DTO5196‑KA
• Job locations: Luton and Dunstable site, Lewsey Road, Luton, LU4 0DZ

Person Specification

Experience (Essential)

• Worked as a ward‑based medicines management technician
• Experience of supervising staff
• CPD portfolio demonstrating competent pharmacy practice as a senior pharmacy technician
• Accurate data entry of patient specific information
• Customer‑orientated service

Experience (Desirable)

• Experience of developing and delivering bite‑sized staff education and training
• Experience of developing SOPs
• Experience of participating in quality improvement work
• Risk management

Personal Skills (Essential)

• Ability to organise day to day work tasks for self and others
• Self‑motivated and organised
• Ability to prioritise ad‑hoc work tasks in a changing environment
• Accurate
• Shows initiative
• Role models professional behaviour
• Ability to deal sensitively with distressed / aggrieved customers / clients
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work independently to meet agreed objectives
• Ability to analyse problems and devise workable solutions
• Reliable and trustworthy

Qualifications (Essential)

• Level 3 NVQ in Pharmacy Service Skills / BTEC Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science or Certificate of Higher Education in Pharmacy Technician Practice or equivalent
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician
• Registration with the GPhC

Qualifications (Desirable)

• AIMM accreditation or relevant equivalent
• Train the Trainer qualification or relevant equivalent
• Member of APTUK

Knowledge (Essential)

• Understanding of customer care
• Understanding of the need of Information Governance and confidentiality awareness at all times
• Good up to date knowledge of medicines use

Knowledge (Desirable)

• Awareness of Quality Management Systems
• Confident use of standard Office IT programmes
• Awareness of CQUIN, QIPP and quality improvement

Communication & Engagement (Essential)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent listening skills
• Able to give clear instructions to colleagues
• Able to communicate complex information to patients/carers in an appropriate manner to achieve understanding
• Understanding of emotional intelligence

Communication & Engagement (Desirable)

• Empathetic communication skills
• Able to communicate effectively in multiple formats
• Able to engage with others at all levels

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Luton and Dunstable site
Lewsey Road, Luton, LU4 0DZ

Website: https://www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk/working-here/