# Deputy Dispensary Manager

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Kent and Canterbury Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Manager
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Per annum)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-15T16:01:02.811Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Margate/East_Kent_Hospitals_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v7684869
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7684869?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Come and work with the APTUK award nominated Pharmacy Technician Team of the Year 2023. At EKHUFT we pride ourselves on progression and innovation, as one of the first Trusts to embrace accuracy checking for Senior Pharmacy Assistants.

A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Pharmacy Technician looking to develop their supervisory and management skills within the Pharmacy operational teams at East Kent University foundation Trust.

### Main duties of the job

Working closely with the Dispensary Managers ,the post holder will support and facilitate the implementation of planned organisational changes in our Dispensary at the Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital in Margate Kent. Training will be given to manage dispensary activities.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Other requirements

**Essential**

- To be aware of and adhere to the Trust’s Vision, Mission and Values
- Ability to travel between locations

### Skills and experience

**Essential**

- Three years leadership/management experience.
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written Excellent organisational and coordination skills
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure while maintaining a high level of accuracy
- Drive and enthusiasm Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to work independently assessing priorities and managing own and others workload Ability to multitask and delegate appropriately Teaching and presentation skills

**Desirable**

- Experience in a hospital dispensary environment
- Good organisational Skills Ability to multi task
- Car driver
- Team leader
- Two years post qualification Experience

### Qualifications and training

**Essential**

- Completion or willing to work towards Leadership and Management: Team Leader Level 3 apprenticeship programme
- GSCE in Maths, English and Science at grade A*-C/ 9-4
- Completion of Practice supervisor/educational supervisor program or Equivalent
- NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services or equivalent

**Desirable**

- Medicine Optimisation ; National Qualification
- EKHUFT Foundation Leadership program or equivalent Practice supervisor of Equivalent NVQ assessor
- NVQ in Pharmacy level 3 with BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science as underpinning knowledge or equivalent
- Registration as a member of the General Pharmaceutical Council maintaining mandatory CPD requirement
- National Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician Qualification

### Personal/professional attributes

**Essential**

- Working knowledge of current legislation and good practice relating to dispensary practice

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of JAC Computer system
- Knowledge of Robotics in Pharmacy

## Documents

- [working for the trust (pdf, 635.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9943789)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 722.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9943788)

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