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My name is Charlotte Woodward, I am the Operational Manager of the John Radcliffe Pharmacy. I am privileged to lead our very hardworking Dispensary team in providing a dispensary service, supplying in-patient, outpatient and discharge medication to Patients of the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.
I am keen to hear from you if you are an experienced Pharmacy Technician with a particular interest in automation and stock management. The Dispensary is an extremely busy and pressurised environment, issuing approx. 35,000 items a month, supported by electronic prescribing and a robot to support the labelling and dispensing of medications. This is an exciting opportunity where you will oversee the smooth running of the robotic dispensing system, lead the team involved in stock management and robotic dispensing, and jointly lead the team engaged in the provision of dispensary services alongside our existing Senior Pharmacy Technicians to oversee the day to day service provided from the Dispensary and manage the Dispensary staff team.
The dispensary team is a friendly and hardworking team of 25 staff ranging from Pharmacy Apprentices through to band 7 Technicians.
This is a full-time dispensary based position, 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with working hours of 9:00-17:15, however flexible working options would also be considered. You will also be required to participate in weekend working on a 1:6 rota basis, bank holiday, early and late duty rotas as per rota.
Main duties of the job
The ideal applicant will have a broad experience of hospital pharmacy in a variety of roles, staff management or leadership experience, ACT accreditation, enthusiasm, drive and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You must be able to continually read the work situation and make informed decisions under pressure to ensure that we meet our Key Performance Indicators and that all dispensary related tasks are completed according to standard operating procedures and in a safe and timely manner.
You will need to demonstrate a commitment to Continuing Professional Development and appraisal, a good understanding of the future developments of Pharmacy and have a professional attitude in your approach to work.
You will be involved in all aspects of team management, including recruitment, induction and training of new staff to the team, conducting appraisals for designated staff, through to performance or disciplinary processes should they arise.
You will undertake risk assessments for dispensary related processes, assist the Operational Manager in the investigation of incident reports, writing of standard operating procedures and service continuity plans and promote a health and safety culture within the dispensary environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for detailed information on the role and responsibilities.
Person specification
Person Specification
Essential
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with an NVQ3 in Pharmaceutical Science or other equivalent qualification.
- Accredited Technician Checker
- NVQ Assessor (Cava Award or equivalent)
- Completion of recognised Leadership Training programme
- Previous pharmacy experience ideally including within the hospital setting.
- Proven experience of managing staff including leading and encouraging team working, recruitment and appraisal.
- Proven competency in writing implementing and monitoring procedures.
- Organised with the ability to prioritise workload and direct staff to designated
- Confidential and considerate to the needs of other staff
- Proven time management and problem solving skills
- Able to work as part of a team and also independently
- Commitment to continuing Professional Development of self and others
- Adaptable and flexible with a positive attitude to all tasks
- Copes well under pressure and able to help others to do so.
- Professional manner and acts in accordance with the Trust values.
- Intermediate word and excel
Desirable
- European Computer Driving License
- Fire Incident Co-ordinator trained
- First Aid trained
- Proven experience of hospital pharmacy computer systems, including robotic dispensing.
- In-depth knowledge of Pharmacy Purchasing and stock control management
- Experience of Audit and Project work
- Experience of conducting Risk Assessments
- Experience of investigating incidents.
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This advert is for Senior Pharmacy Technician for Dispensary, Automation & Stock with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 PA pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Jul 2026.
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