Pharmacy Technician Specialist (XR06)

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking Band 6 Specialist Technicians for the Clinical Trials Pharmacy team in Leeds. In this role, you will manage teams, ensuring patient safety and compliance across hospital sites. Responsibilities include staff management, trial operations, and quality monitoring. Ideal candidates have pharmacy technician credentials, leadership skills, and the ability to work under pressure. This position offers solid career advancement and involvement in innovative healthcare practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in training others in pharmacy roles.
• Recruitment and selection experience.
• Post-qualification experience in hospital pharmacy.
• Management or supervisory experience of technical staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage busy dispensaries ensuring best practice.
• Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Lead recruitment, training, and staff management.
• Monitor quality and performance data.
• Drive patient safety and report trial data.

Skills

Leadership skills

Ability to handle conflict

Accuracy under pressure

Education

BTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services

Registrant of General Pharmaceutical Council

GCP certification

Supervisory or Management qualification

Job description

Areyou ready to step into a leadership role at the forefront of clinicalresearch? Were currently hiring three Band 6 Specialist Technicians to joinour growing Clinical Trials Pharmacy team. These posts are pivotal inensuring patient safety, data integrity, and the smooth running of ourexpanding portfolio of trials across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Ifyou're a detail-oriented professional who thrives in an admin-heavy role butenjoys variety and clinical involvement this could be the post for you. We'relooking for experienced pharmacy technicians with strong leadership andmanagement skills who want to shape how clinical trials pharmacy servicesevolve. You'll gain exposure to a wide range of disease areas andcutting-edge treatments all while enjoying career progression opportunitiesin a department that values growth and collaboration.

Experiencein clinical trials would be an advantage however is not a requirement as allnecessary training will be provided.

Main duties of the job

Asa team player you'll work closely with your fellow band 6 colleagues toensure consistency, innovation, and shared best practice across the threehospital sites.

Themain duties in this role are to:

Lead and inspire: Manage either ourbusy dispensaries (LGI or St Jamess) or our admin and finance team,providing line management and support across three hospital sites.

Drive patient safety: Take the leadin processing trial amendments, ensuring procedures are updated to reflectprotocol changes.

Keep trials running smoothly:Allocate work, oversee pharmacy set-up, and manage ongoing trial operations.

Champion compliance: Collect andreport quality and performance data, ensuring trials meet the higheststandards.

Collaborate widely: Liaise withexternal Sponsors, research nurses, research assistants, aseptics pharmacy,and the Research & Innovation team.

Support trials dispensary services:Contribute to accuracy checking of IMPs as part of regular service slots.

Be a people manager: Provide HRsupport, nurture your team, and ensure everyone feels valued and supported.

About us

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is one of the largest and busiest acute trusts in England.We are involved in research at all levels, developing and trialling newtreatments for patients. We believe that being involved in cutting-edgeresearch helps us to provide better care.

Weoffer a unique range of services to our region, treating and managing thesimplest to the most complex conditions and diseases, including advancedtherapies and early phase studies.

Uponjoining us you'll be part of a supportive, innovative team making a realimpact on patient care and research.

Whetheryoure looking for the next step in your technician career, or a change ofdirection within pharmacy, this is your chance to step into a role thatcombines leadership, clinical impact, and professional development.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

Thisis an exciting opportunity to combine hands-on technical expertise withleadership, service development, and staff development, contributing directlyto high-quality patient care across LTHT.

Keyresponsibilities:

Workindependently under the guidance of SOPs, GMP, and COSHH regulations, whileproviding leadership and direction to staff within the department

Delivera high-quality specialist technical service to wards, departments, andoutpatient areas, ensuring excellent patient care and service efficiency

Maintainthe highest professional standards and ensure full compliance with statutoryregulations, pharmaceutical legislation, and the Health and Safety at WorkAct

Leadon the recruitment, selection, and onboarding of technical and support staffwithin the assigned area

Provideline management, appraisal, and ongoing support for staff, fostering apositive, inclusive, and high-performing team culture

Identifyindividual and team training needs, develop tailored training plans, and actas the Key Trainer, ensuring all staff are trained in safe and effectiveworking practices

Contributeto the development, writing, implementation, and monitoring of SOPs andprocedures, working collaboratively with colleagues and managers

Ensureall departmental work is completed within agreed timescales, maintaining highstandards of quality and accuracy

Managedepartmental resources effectively, ensuring best use of staff, equipment,and materials

Leadquality monitoring activities, including error reporting, environmentalcontrols, and turnaround times, ensuring outcomes are reviewed and reportedappropriately

Produceand present monthly workload and performance statistics

Playan active role in service development, supporting innovation, processimprovement, and the smooth implementation of change

Toforge links nationally and regionally with other technicians in your area inorder to share best practice.

Developefficient communication channels with the rest of pharmacy to ensure a goodunderstanding of the service and the roles and responsibilities of staff

Tocoordinate cover for annual leave and lieu time

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services
• Registrant of or eligible to become technician registrant of General Pharmaceutical Council
• GCP certification
• Supervisory or Management qualification

Skills & behaviours

• Able to cope with conflict and handle difficult situations
• Able to work accurately and under pressure

Experience

• Experience of training others
• Recruitment & selection
• Extensive post-qualification experience in hospital or industry at Pharmacy Technician higher level
• Management or supervisory experience of technical and support staff
• Managing change
• Developing and implementation of procedures
• Performance review of staff

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.