# Deputy Dispensary Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-dispensary-manager/67258957-f792-4285-8f02-de6cf6896a6d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-dispensary-manager/67258957-f792-4285-8f02-de6cf6896a6d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 Inclusive per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Lates ,Weekends and Bank Holidays according to rotas - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Lates, Weekends and Bank Holidays according to rotas) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T14:01:07.087Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital_Children_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v7996050 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7996050?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Band 6 Deputy Dispensary Manager role offers an excellent opportunity to develop advanced leadership, management and operational skills within a fast-paced Hospital Pharmacy environment. As one of the lead Pharmacy Technicians you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of dispensary services, supported by the EPIC electronic prescribing and inventory systems You will co-ordinate daily workflow across multiple workstreams, maintaining a timely service for discharge and urgent medications, whilst overseeing all aspects of inventory management including stock control, safe storage and waste reduction. The role involves investigating discrepancies, incidents and complaints ensuring robust governance, accurate supply of medicines and continuous improvement. Whilst maintaining high professional standards in line with legal, professional, and organisational requirements. As a line manager you will lead, supervise and support a team of Pharmacy Technicians and senior assistants taking responsibility for recruitment, induction, appraisals rota planning and managing performance and attendance to deliver a high quality, patient focused service. ### Main duties of the job - Maintain dispensary SOPs. - Keep HealthRoster records up to date (leave, sickness, etc.). - Coordinate day-to-day dispensary workflow with the Dispensary Manager (rotas, training, task allocation, query resolution). - Ensure dispensary SOPs and policies align with Trust objectives, national guidance, and regulatory standards. - Provide professional leadership, using effective communication and influence to support a safe, efficient team environment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below. ## Job Details The Band 6 Deputy Dispensary Manager role offers an excellent opportunity to develop advanced leadership, management and operational skills within a fast-paced Hospital Pharmacy environment. As one of the lead Pharmacy Technicians you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of dispensary services, supported by the EPIC electronic prescribing and inventory systems You will co-ordinate daily workflow across multiple workstreams, maintaining a timely service for discharge and urgent medications, whilst overseeing all aspects of inventory management including stock control, safe storage and waste reduction. The role involves investigating discrepancies, incidents and complaints ensuring robust governance, accurate supply of medicines and continuous improvement. Whilst maintaining high professional standards in line with legal, professional, and organisational requirements. As a line manager you will lead, supervise and support a team of Pharmacy Technicians and senior assistants taking responsibility for recruitment, induction, appraisals rota planning and managing performance and attendance to deliver a high quality, patient focused service. ## Job Description Maintain dispensary SOPs. Keep HealthRoster records up to date (leave, sickness, etc.). Coordinate day-to-day dispensary workflow with the Dispensary Manager (rotas, training, task allocation, query resolution). Ensure dispensary SOPs and policies align with Trust objectives, national guidance, and regulatory standards. Provide professional leadership, using effective communication and influence to support a safe, efficient team environment. ## Responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below. ## Person Specification ### Combined Values **Essential** - Combined Values ### Skills/Abilities **Essential** - Problem and decision-making skills - Methodical approach to work and good attention to detail - Patient focused and sensitive to patient needs - Good patient counselling skills & proficient in providing advice to patients/parents ### Experience/Knowledge **Essential** - Good Clinical Practice (GCP) - Dispensing and Distribution stock control systems - Management or supervisory experience of technical support staff **Desirable** - Use of medicines in specialist area of paediatrics - EPIC Computer system including Electronic Prescribing ### Academic/Professional qualification/Training **Essential** - BTEC and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) Level 3 (City and Guilds) and Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science (QCF) or equivalent qualification supported by Pharmacy work experience. - GPh.C. registered Pharmacy Technician - accredited checking technician (ACPT) **Desirable** - Educational Supervisor - Leadership qualification, Management certificate or proven relevant experience ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 688.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10376902) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 108.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2815) - [diversity and inclusion (pdf, 166.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2485) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.