Senior Pharmacy Technician- HMP Lowdham Grange

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; Lowdham CP; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living wage employer

Extensive induction and supervision

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust in Lowdham Grange is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician to lead the prison pharmacy team, ensuring safe, high-quality medication services within a secure environment. You will oversee medicines reconciliations, administration, and medicines management, while providing supervision and contributing to the healthcare senior management team.

The role offers an extensive induction, ongoing supervision, and future training opportunities within NHFT's

Qualifications

• Have NVQ Level 3 or BTEC equivalent.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Have any additional qualifications/training in a leadership role.
• Significant years of post qualification experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Pharmacy Technicians and contribute to Senior management.
• Ensure delivery of a legal, safe, high quality pharmaceutical service within HMP Lowdham Grange.
• Oversee medicines reconciliations and the safe, timely administration of medications.
• Develop and review medicines management processes and governance in a secure setting.

Skills

Pharmacy operations

Staff supervision

Controlled drugs governance

Team leadership

Secure environment

Medicines management development

Policy development

NHS systems (SystmOne)

Education

NVQ Level 3 or BTEC equivalent

GPhC registration

Leadership qualifications/training

Significant post-qualification experience

Job description

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Senior Pharmacy Technician- HMP Lowdham Grange

The closing date is 13 November 2026

We have an exciting opportunity to work at HMP Lowdham Grange as part of the Pharmacy team. We provide an integrated healthcare model working closely with primary care, the mental health, substance misuse and G.Ps to deliver a healthcare service to the residents of HMP Lowdham Grange.

We are seeking to appoint a pharmacy technician with a wide range of experience to lead our pharmacy team, the successful candidates will demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of local/national pharmacy procedures.

HMP Lowdham Grange, is a Category B mens prison located in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England. Lowdham Grange Prison has a capacity to house approximately 924 individuals.

We are a warm and friendly team who pride ourselves on delivering a high standard of care. The successful candidate will benefit from an extensive supernumerary induction period, alongside regular supervision and appraisals and be encouraged to undertake training so contact us if you are interested in coming to visit.

Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. Please note without sufficient evidence your application may not progress.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an active member of the healthcare team to ensure the delivery of a legal, safe, high quality pharmaceutical service, which includes physical health, mental health and substance misuse medications to patients within HMP Lowdham Grange. The service will reflect National and Local Policies and Priorities, taking into account the level of security that must be maintained at all times.

The successful candidates will have responsibility for completing accurate medicines reconciliations, the safe and timely administration of medication and general responsibilities relating to medicine management, ensuring a complete medicines management service is provided to the patients.

The successful candidate will be innovative, forward thinking, diverse and can work autonomously, you will also need to demonstrate excellent communication skills both written and verbal to lead a team of Pharmacy Technicians and contribute into the Senior management team within Healthcare.

About us

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Education

• Have NVQ Level 3 or BTEC equivalent
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Have any additional qualifications/training in a leadership role
• Significant years of post qualification experience

Knowledge & Skills

• Have experience in the efficient day to day running of pharmacy services
• Capable of undertaking staff supervision/training
• Understanding controlled drug governance and audit
• Have experience of managing teams and operational processes
• Have experience in working within a secure environment
• Have experience in identifying areas where the medicines management and pharmacy service can be developed
• Be fully conversant of developments in local/national pharmacy procedures and assist the pharmacy provider in regular review and development of these
• Ability to use SystmOne and other NHS systems

Security Vetting

• The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards
• Demonstrate leadership and influence
• Manage competing priorities
• Use professional judgement and accountability
• Resilience in secured settings

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.

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust