Pharmacy Technician Dispensary Training Lead

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for GPhC‑registered Pharmacy Technicians to join our Education and Training team at Frimley Health.

This is a Band 5 post, designed for pharmacy technicians with hospital experience who have a passion for education and training, and who are motivated to train, mentor, coach, and support pharmacy staff and learners throughout their professional development journey.

You will be supported through a comprehensive in‑house training programme, including practice supervision training, supervisory and leadership training and medicines management competencies, to equip you with the skills needed to provide hands-on training and line management.

If you thrive in a busy, patient‑focused environment, enjoy learning new skills, and want to directly improve patient care through training registered and trainee staff, we would be delighted to receive your application.

Main duties of the job

• Provide excellent patient care for inpatients, outpatients and external units.
• Work with the EPIC electronic prescribing system and Omnicell automated dispensing cabinets to deliver an accurate, timely and cost-effective pharmacy service.
• Duties include accurate labelling, dispensing and checking of a wide range of prescriptions, including controlled drugs, clinical trials, TPN, chemotherapy, home IV therapies and palliative care medicines.
• Medicines management rotations will offer direct patient contact, including taking medication histories, medicines reconciliation, supporting safe and correct use of prescribed medicines and counselling patients on new treatments.
• A competency unit will be provided for each area to ensure full training is completed and competence is demonstrated before independent working is expected.
• Provide the education and training of all the above dispensary duties for our registered pharmacy staff and trainees.
• Be a Practice Supervisor and Educational Supervisor for level 2 and 3 pharmacy apprentices.

You will need:

• To be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council with hospital experience.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be a GPhC‑registered Pharmacy Technician responsible for contributing to the delivery of safe, effective and patient‑centred pharmacy services.

• You will be expected to:
• Demonstrate accuracy, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills.
• Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Follow established procedures and uphold high professional standards.
• Support service improvement and patient safety initiatives across the pharmacy service.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.