Senior Pharmacy Operations Lead: Medicines Optimisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Worthing; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Sussex seeks an Operational Lead Pharmacy Technician to head medicines optimisation, dispensary and supply services across Worthing and St Richard's sites. You will work with the Deputy Chief Pharmacist to drive service innovation, quality improvement and workforce development for excellent patient care.

You will manage a team of Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants, ensuring compliance, training, and efficient service delivery, including labelling, dispensing and final

Qualifications

• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC.
• Accredited checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT).
• Significant hospital management experience post-qualification.
• Experience implementing change and medicines management accreditation (MOP/AIMMs).
• Diploma level management/leadership qualification.
• MHRA Responsible Person cogent training.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership for medicines optimisation, dispensary and supply services at Worthing and St Richard's hospitals.
• Lead a team of Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants, ensuring staff development.
• Ensure operational compliance with legal/regulatory standards and quality systems.
• Oversee budgets and participate in cost-improvement and efficiency initiatives.
• Develop and update SOPs and competency frameworks across sites.

Skills

Leadership

Pharmacy management

Staff development

Medicines optimisation

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Education

GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician

ACPT accreditation

Management diploma

Job description

University Hospitals Sussex seeks an Operational Lead Pharmacy Technician to head medicines optimisation, dispensary and supply services across Worthing and St Richard's sites. You will work with the Deputy Chief Pharmacist to drive service innovation, quality improvement and workforce development for excellent patient care.

You will manage a team of Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants, ensuring compliance, training, and efficient service delivery, including labelling, dispensing and final