Principal Pharmacy Technician | North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is looking for a Principal Pharmacy Technician in Tees Valley. This leadership role involves managing a skilled team to ensure a safe, efficient medicines supply service. The ideal candidate will have GPhC registration and experience in leadership and stock control. The position emphasizes innovation and collaboration for service improvements. A supportive workplace offering professional development is part of the package.

Benefits

Health and well-being initiatives

Staff recognition programs

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Qualifications

• Must be a GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience in stock control and distribution expertise required.
• Leadership and management experience necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage pharmacy technicians and assistants.
• Oversee stock control, ensuring compliance with recognised standards.
• Utilise automated dispensing technology to enhance operations.

Skills

GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician

Leadership and management experience

Proactive, problem-solving mindset

Education

Accuracy Checking Qualification

Job description

Overview

Advert may close early due to sufficient applications

Join Our Team as a Principal Pharmacy Technician (Stores & Procurement)

Are you a pharmacy technician ready to step up in your career? Do you thrive in leadership and want to make a real impact on patient care?

University Hospital of North Tees Pharmacy Department is seeking a Principal Pharmacy Technician (Stores & Procurement) to lead a skilled team in delivering a safe, efficient, and high-quality medicines supply service.

What you’ll do

• Lead and manage pharmacy technicians and assistants.
• Oversee stock control, ensuring compliance with recognised standards.
• Improve efficiency through innovation and collaboration.
• Utilise automated dispensing technology to enhance operations.
• Develop leadership skills and drive service improvements.

What you’ll need

• GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician
• Accuracy Checking Qualification
• Leadership and management experience
• Stock control and distribution expertise
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset

About North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones.

We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We actively encourage staff involvement with staff networking events and staff survey

Please relate to attached job description for a more comprehensive list of duties and main responsibilities associated with this role.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025