Senior Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Carlton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in the UK is looking for a registered pharmacy technician to join its dispensary team. The successful candidate will provide quality pharmacy services to wards and clinics while supporting workflow coordination and team supervision. This role requires effective dispensing and accuracy checking skills, as well as the ability to assist in training staff. The trust values teamwork and offers a supportive environment focused on health and wellbeing, making it a great place to develop professionally.

Benefits

Employee-led staff networks

Health and wellbeing support

Commitment to environmental sustainability

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician status required.
• Experience in dispensing and supervising pharmacy staff.
• Ability to work efficiently within a team and coordinate workflows.

Responsibilities

• Assist and deputise for the Dispensary Manager.
• Dispense and check medications for inpatients and outpatients.
• Ensure team efficiency and coordinate workflow.
• Supervise and train new and pre-registration staff.
• Oversee stock control and quality initiatives.

Skills

Dispensing and final accuracy checking

Assisting and deputising

Supervision and training

Coordination of workflow

Support audit and quality improvement

Job description

Job Summary

An opportunity has arisen for a registered pharmacy technician to join our well established dispensary team.

The successful candidate will be based in the dispensary providing a quality pharmacy service to wards and community clinics across the Trust. You will be responsible for ensuring that the department runs efficiently, working closely with the other senior pharmacy technicians within the department, the dispensary manager and lead ATOs.

Responsibilities

• Assisting and deputising for the Dispensary Manager
• Dispensing and final accuracy checking for inpatients and outpatients
• Ensuring the team functions efficiently, coordinating workflow
• Supervision and training on new and pre-registration staff
• Assisting in overseeing stock control
• Supporting audit and quality improvement initiatives.

About the Trust

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.