Senior Medicines Value Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Reading seeks a Band 6 Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to support their medicines value programme. Responsibilities include leading projects on cost-effective prescribing and coordinating the governance of biosimilar switches. Candidates need a GPhC registration and significant experience in medicines optimisation. This is a valuable opportunity to enhance patient care while managing a team.

Qualifications

• GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician required.
• Significant experience in medicines management.
• Leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise to medicines optimisation projects.
• Monitor adherence to protocols and formulary choices.
• Manage patient support helplines and data systems.

Skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Education

Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Educational Supervisor qualification

Tools

JAC Pharmacy computer system

Job description

Are you a Pharmacy Technician with a passion for medicines optimisation and making every pound count for patients and the NHS?

We're looking for a Band 6 Senior Medicines Management and Medicines Value Pharmacy Technician to support our medicines value programme, focusing on high-cost drugs, biosimilars, and cost-effective prescribing. This is a new post that will help deliver value for money in medicines prescribing.

In this role, you will:

Provide technical expertise to medicines optimisation and switch projects

Monitor adherence to pathways, protocols, and formulary choices

Maintain accurate switch tracking systems and ensure robust data reporting

Act as the first point of contact for the biosimilar patient helpline

Work with prescribers and pharmacy teams to resolve medicines supply or usage issues

Contribute to audits, assurance returns, and governance reports

Support the development of operational policies to improve efficiency and safety

You'll need to be a GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician with strong organisational, problem-solving, and communication skills.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a leadership role in medicines management, combining technical expertise, data, governance, and patient support to improve outcomes and deliver value.

For an informal chat about the role, please get in touch with Grant Sugiura, Associate Chief Pharmacist ([e-mail])

Main duties of the job

You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred medicines management services across the Trust. Working closely with senior pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will:

To work collaboratively with pharmacists and the wider medicines optimisation team to deliver safe, effective, and value-based use of medicines across the Trust.

To coordinate governance and documentation processes for biosimilar switches and other medicines optimisation initiatives.

To provide day-to-day operational leadership for the medicines value service, including managing patient support helplines, data systems, and audit activities.

To contribute to service development by identifying opportunities for efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality improvement in medicines use.

To line manage and develop a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician, ensuring high professional standards and personal growth.

This is a varied and rewarding post where you will combine your technical expertise with leadership, service improvement, and direct patient care.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high-quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the job role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review in association with the post-holder.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

• Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician through Technician membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• NVQ level 3, BTEC, or recognised equivalent qualification which will comply with the General Pharmaceutical Council's requirements for Registered Pharmacy Technicians
• Educational Supervisor, Practice Supervisor, Internal Verifier, NVQ assessor qualification or equivalent.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Leadership or Management Experience
• Educational Supervisor, Practice Supervisor, Internal Verifier, NVQ assessor qualification or equivalent

Experience

• Significant post-registration experience in medicines management / optimisation roles
• Experience of leading / supporting medicines savings or switch programmes (e.g. biosimilar).
• Previous experience supervising or line-managing direct reports including appraisal
• Experience of implementing new services and procedures
• Experience of working with staff and organisations external to Pharmacy
• Handling non-routine/complex issues and applying judgement
• Experience in audit, KPI monitoring, performance reporting
• Experience in governance processes, policy/SOP maintenance, or audit
• Experience of using the JAC Pharmacy computer system
• Experience with homecare services
• Experience in policy development or implementation
• Experience in patient-facing roles, including helplines or counselling.

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.