Pharmacy Technician Site Lead - HUTH

NHS; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Hull is seeking a Pharmacy Technician Site Lead to oversee the delivery of safe patient care and manage pharmacy technicians and assistants. This role involves ensuring efficient resource allocation, collaborating with pharmacy leadership, and maintaining effective team communication. The ideal candidate will have experience in hospital pharmacy management and strong leadership skills. This position offers a fulfilling opportunity to contribute to high-quality healthcare services.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with experience in management.
• Registered Pharmacy Technician with General Pharmaceutical Council.
• In-depth experience in hospital pharmacy management.

Responsibilities

• Lead pharmacy services and manage pharmacy staff.
• Collaborate with the Chief Pharmacy Technician to meet performance targets.
• Identify and rectify bottlenecks in pharmacy operations.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal communication skills

Ability to motivate and inspire

Operational management experience

Education

Master’s Degree in Management

Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council

NVQ Assessor

Leadership qualification at foundation level

Job description

Go back Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Pharmacy Technician Site Lead - HUTH

The closing date is 12 December 2025

You will be operational site lead for pharmacy services and the managerial lead for pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants within the department of pharmacy and responsible for the day to day delivery of safe patient care, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently to meet demand including organising, managing, supervising and at times participating in the workload, assessing the service using audits or performance indicators, resolving any problems relating to medication and supervising the staff to ensure that the service provided is safe, efficient and effective

Main duties of the job

You will work with the Chief Pharmacy technician and support them in meeting the performance targets of the department, particularly expenditure targets, cost control, quality and activity targets

You will work with the Chief Pharmacy technician and Pharmacy Technician Team Managers in workforce planning, reviewing workflow and practices to meet demand on a daily and weekly basis

You will be responsible for the management of pharmacy technicians , pharmacy assistants and pre-registration trainees at base and across site

You will establish and maintain effective communication with all members of the Pharmacy Team and the wider multi-disciplinary teams within the Trust. To cascade the information to pharmacy staff and implement at short notice any necessary adjustments to the working practices required to support the Trust with managing the bed pressure situation in an efficient and effective manner. This may result in challenges from the Pharmacy staff e.g. the change in practice/hours worked

Acting as a resource for those seeking specialist operational knowledge and experience within the pharmacy department and hospital site.

You will be responsible for identifying bottlenecks and blockages in the systems and taking remedial action

You will ensure the electronic roster and electronic staff records are kept up to date and are reviewed regularly to ensure changes are implemented

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with a Master’s Degree in Management or equivalent in-depth experience
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
• NVQ Assessor
• Leadership qualification at foundation level

Experience

• In depth experience of hospital pharmacy operational management across a range of areas
• Operational experience as a manager in the NHS
• Experience of managing a wide range of HR issues

Communication

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to motivate, influence, inspire and encourage different ways of working with a drive to develop pharmacy services

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust