# Senior Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient Dispensary Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-pharmacy-technician-inpatient-dispensary-specialist/23d35ead-eb6f-450e-97c5-47bd5dd45f8b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-pharmacy-technician-inpatient-dispensary-specialist/23d35ead-eb6f-450e-97c5-47bd5dd45f8b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Addenbrooke's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacy technician - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 p.a. pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Full Time or Part Time/ Flexible working hours may be considered - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (7.5 Hours per day working between the hours of 9am and 7pm - staggered start times for the team. Includes working weekends on a rota basis.) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-28T08:50:55.697Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/Cambridge_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Division_BPharmacy/Division_BPharmacy-v8259004 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8259004?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Make a Real Difference in Delivering Safe and Effective Pharmacy Services We’re looking for an enthusiastic and experienced pharmacy technician to take on an exciting leadership role within our Inpatient Dispensary. As a Senior Pharmacy Technician – Inpatient Dispensary Specialist, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient and timely supply of medicines to our patients. Working as part of a supportive and friendly pharmacy team, you’ll use your expertise to support the Inpatient Dispensary Managers in optimising dispensary services, streamlining processes, and upholding the highest standards of patient care. In this role, you’ll lead on the training and development of all pharmacy staff, ensuring colleagues are confident and competent in every aspect of inpatient dispensing, accuracy checking, and best practice. Your leadership will help foster a culture of learning, excellence and continuous improvement within the dispensary. If you’re a motivated, detail-focused technician with excellent communication skills and a passion for improving patient experience, we’d love to welcome you to our team. Join us and be part of a team that makes a difference every day. ### Main duties of the job This role supports the efficient operational management of the Inpatient Dispensary, working closely with the Dispensary Managers to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of services. Key responsibilities include assisting with the coordination of dispensary activities, dispensing and accuracy-checking of prescriptions and ensuring the safe and effective management of stock. You will also lead and support the induction and competency-based training of new staff, maintain up-to-date training records, and contribute to ongoing quality improvement and service development within the department. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: - applied for a Graduate visa - or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment This vacancy will close at midnight on 10th September 2026 Interviews are due to be held week commencing 21st September 2026 Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals? - Our values and reputation for outstanding care - Opportunities to experience a range of specialities - Career and development opportunities - Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team - Research experience and opportunities - Lovely location and quality of life - Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air) Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients. - Able to prioritise in response to competing demands. - Be methodical in approach. - IT skills (Microsoft Word, Excel) - Good communication skills - Accurate Dispensing skills **Desirable** - Ability to influence and negotiate - Ability to review and adapt plans as circumstances dictate - Ability to train different staff groups ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of Pharmacy computer systems. - Awareness of NICE, NSF and NPSA and involved in implementation of relevant guidance. - Policies and procedures - Hospital Pharmacy Dispensary practices - Controlled Drug Legislation - Formulary management - Evidence of continuing professional development **Desirable** - An understanding of Pharmacy Governance - Experience of leading a team or small scale service or service change - Experience of communicating with a broad range of stakeholders ### Experience **Essential** - Hospital pharmacy experience or equivalent relevant area of practice - Experience of pharmacy computer systems for ordering, stock control and manage pharmaceuticals. - Experience of co-ordinating a team and people management - Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to create documents and spread sheets and extract information. **Desirable** - Working with electronic prescribing and administration systems - Experience of stock control management - Experience of line management ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council - Minimum qualification NVQ3 Pharmacy Services, BTEC Pharmaceutical Science or CGLI/Apothecaries Hall pre 1985 certificates or equivalent. - Checking accreditation, one or all of: Accredited Checking Technician (National Framework), Medicines Management Accreditation (CMMPT or national equivalent) and Preparative Services Checking Accreditation. **Desirable** - Member of Association of Pharmacy Technicians (APTUK) - Management accreditation or qualification - IT qualification - Accredited as an Educational Supervisor for the ACPT scheme - Attendance at Train the Trainer course ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent. - Ability to think ahead and plan accordingly - Ability to prioritise and organise routine daily tasks using own initiative **Desirable** - Willingness to undertake further training as required ## Documents - [applicant information pack (pdf, 872.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10572446) - [information for applicants - completing your application (pdf, 222.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10572445) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.