Senior Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS foundation trust in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician for its Dispensary Team. The ideal candidate will be registered with the GPhC and possess significant dispensary experience. Responsibilities include providing technical support, ensuring stock control, and assisting with patient counselling. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on high-quality patient care and team collaboration.

Benefits

Family friendly and flexible working arrangements

Inclusive culture

Support for disabled applicants

Qualifications

• Registered with the GPhC.
• Significant experience working in a dispensary.
• Line management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the dispensary including labelling and dispensing.
• Ensure high standard of stock control within dispensary.
• Assist pharmacists with patient counselling.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Organised

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Adaptability to changing demands

High quality patient-focused service

Education

Registered with the GPhC

Job description

Senior Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary

The closing date is 14 January 2026

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, self‑motivated and committed Senior Pharmacy Technician to join Dispensary Team.

You must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be well organised, have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, be able to adapt to changing demands and be committed to providing a high quality patient focused service.

Main duties of the job

• Provide technical support to the dispensary, including the labelling and dispensing of inpatient requests, outpatient and discharge prescriptions, controlled drugs and clinical trials.
• Ensure a high standard of stock control and stock rotation maintained within dispensary.
• Assist pharmacists in providing a comprehensive patient counselling service to all outpatients, to optimise patient knowledge of their drugs.
• Provide technical support in the dispensary assisting the lead/cheif technicians.
• Work effectively as part of a team in a multi-disciplinary and pharmacy environment, and maintain rapport with medical and other colleagues.
• Assist in the training of new and junior staff, e.g. trainee pharmacists, trainee technician students and pharmacy assistants.
• To counsel patients on their medicines in accordance with departmental standards.
• To enhance the quality of patient care.
• To demonstrate a whole‑system patient focused approach.

The above list is not exhausted; please see Job description for further details.

About us

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world‑class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we’re always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award‑winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.

Person Specification

Registration

• Registered with the GPhC

Experience

• Significant experience working in a dispensary
• Line management experience
• Post‑registration experience in a hospital pharmacy (6 months min)

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.

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust