Job overview
Lead Pharmacy Technician - Workforce Development
This challenging and varied role is ideal for an experienced Pharmacy Technician who wishes to continue their clinical contribution to patient care whilst taking a leading role in developing the pharmacy workforce in line with our departmental, regional and national pharmacy workforce vision.
Working alongside a counterpart Lead Pharmacy Workforce Technician within the department's Education, Training & Workforce Team, the post-holder will work clinically on the wards and in the dispensary and oversee training and development needs for pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants. The post-holder will collaborate with regional partners and other key stakeholders to ensure all members of the pharmacy team are able to fulfil their maximum potential in caring for patients and advancing our profession.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will organise, facilitate, and deliver training to various members of pharmacy staff, including, but not limited to Pharmacy Technicians, Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians, Trainee Pharmacists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Assistants, Pharmacy undergraduates, work-experience students, Pharmacy Support Staff, and others.
Key responsibilities of the post include:
- Formal supervision and management of the education and training of of a variety of pharmacy staff, including Pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians.
- Co-ordination of the initial training and subsequent maintenance of ACT and MMT qualifications for Pharmacy Technicians
- Provision of leadership and organisation for the Pharmacy Technician Assessor Team, including the training of new assessors
- Lead in the support of mandatory training for the department
- Participation in the provision of high quality Medicines Optimisation services as part of the clinical and technical pharmacy teams.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will organise, facilitate, and deliver training to various members of pharmacy staff, including, but not limited to Pharmacy Technicians, Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians, Trainee Pharmacists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Assistants, Pharmacy undergraduates, work-experience students, Pharmacy Support Staff, and others.
The post holder will share the responsibility for acting as supervisor and line manager for Pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians and/or Pharmacy Assistants.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualification working as a Pharmacy Technician
- Experience of organising and managing in busy and potentially stressful environments
- Experience of leading teams and staff management
- Project / Audit work
- Managing change
Desirable
- Management experience e.g. project management, HR processes including recruitment and selection
- Managing meetings
- Education and training experience desirable
- Procedure development
Qualifications
Essential
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures for specialist area to degree or equivalent level acquired though training, NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent
- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Accredited Checking Technician qualification or be eligible and willing to work towards accreditation
- Accredited medicines management qualification or be eligible and willing to work towards accreditation.
Desirable
- NVQ Level 4 in Management or equivalent knowledge and experience in Pharmacy management role
- Member of Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK
- Supervisory qualification
- Training or teaching qualification
- NVQ verifier or able to work towards
- NVQ assessor to A1 standard or equivalent or working towards this qualification
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This advert is for Lead Pharmacy Technician - Workforce Development with Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Swindon, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Jul 2026.
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