Lead Pharmacy Technician for Women & Children

Job overview

Are you an experienced and motivated pharmacy technician looking to step into a leadership role in a specialist area? University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) is seeking a passionate Lead Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic team supporting women’s and children’s services, including maternity, paediatrics, and neonatal care.

What we're looking for:

• GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician with post-qualification experience in hospital pharmacy
• Proven leadership or supervisory experience, ideally within clinical or ward-based settings
• Strong understanding of paediatric and maternity medicines management (desirable but not essential – training will be provided)
• Excellent communication, organisation, and decision-making skills
• A commitment to delivering compassionate, inclusive, and high-quality care

Main duties of the job

As the Lead Pharmacy Technician for Women and Children, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering and improving safe, effective, and patient-focused medicine optimisation within our specialist services. You'll work closely with clinical pharmacists, nursing teams, and multidisciplinary colleagues to enhance patient care and outcomes across our sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert technical support and leadership within maternity, paediatrics, and neonatology wards
• Lead on medicines optimisation initiatives and safety audits within the directorate
• Supervise, mentor, and develop trainee pharmacists and technicians
• Champion service improvement and support implementation of electronic prescribing and administration systems
• Ensure compliance with governance, policy, and legislative frameworks

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.