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Lead Pharmacy Technician - Homecare and High Cost Drugs

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Profession
Pharmacy technician
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
02 Jun 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
19 May 2025

Job overview

We have the exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Homecare and High Cost Drugs team as the Lead Pharmacy Technician at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

In your role as the Lead Technician, you will be responsible for the efficient daily running of the area and staff. You will direct the team to ensure the safe and timely supply of medications to our Homecare patient cohort, taking the lead on the high cost drug elements of this crucial and busy service.  You will be part of a team of pharmacists, technicians and support staff playing a vital role in the organisation and development of the Homecare team.

We will support you in your personal and professional development to have the skills and ability to develop, line manage staff in your team, carry out appraisals and support the delivery of quality improvements.

Main duties of the job

To be the Lead Pharmacy Technician for the Homecare team within the Pharmacy.

Support and develop the Homecare service and team, providing performance and line management, leadership, motivating staff, objective setting and enabling personal and professional development in line with appraisal guidelines.

Provide oversight to the High Cost Drug reclaim process

Provide leadership and support as part of the Senior Management Team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

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