Job overview
Are you a registered technician looking for a new challenge and a chance to expand your knowledge and experience. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic, forward thinking Dispensary Team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic, conscientious and ambitious pharmacy technician to participate in and support the provision, development and leadership of our well established team.
This is a fixed term post for 12 months for maternity leave cover. Applications are welcome from candidates interested in full and part time hours, and from technicians practising in community pharmacy who wish to gain hospital experience.
Main duties of the job
You will undertake a wide range of tasks within the dispensary and take a lead in a specific area.
You will join a progressive and well respected pharmacy service which is providing and developing leading edge patient focused care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To ensure the pharmacy dispensary is managed and operated in accordance with departmental policy and in line with Trust and patient priorities.
- Provides day-to-day management for the group of technical staff.
- To participate in the recruitment and selection of dispensary and other pharmacy staff including the chairing of selection panels.
- To maintain and develop the dispensary policies and procedures ensuring that these are adhered to by all staff using the dispensary.
- To be responsible for the management of Controlled Drugs in the dispensary.
- Ensure that agreed performance targets are met and that monitoring arrangements are operated and reported appropriately.
- To maintain and develop effective communication structure for pharmacy dispensary staff.
- To manage the undertaking of dispensing and checking competencies by pharmacy dispensary staff including pharmacist, pre-registration trainees, pharmacy technicians and assistant technical officers.
- To maintain and develop dispensary induction programmes for new members of pharmacy staff.
- To lead in the operation of dispensary aspects of clinical trials including liaison with trial nurses and sponsors.
- To actively manage the dispensary stock and holding including regular stock takes and reviews.
- To undertake departmental surveys and audits when necessary, to act upon the results to improve the quality of services provided to patients.
- To ensure all dispensary staff are trained to use the pharmacy automation systems.
- To ensure the optimal use of the pharmacy automation system including management of system faults, liaison with system suppliers.
- To ensure that all dispensary staff are trained in the use of dispensary aspects of the pharmacy computer system.
- To ensure that dispensing errors are reported and reviewed in accordance with trust policy and that where necessary remedial actions are agreed and implemented.
- Provide medicine management support to Ashgate Hospice
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years' experience in an acute hospital setting in an 'extended role' including accuracy checking
- Experience of direct patient contact
- Experience of working in a busy dispensary environment
Desirable
- Experience of hospital pharmacy environment
- Experience of checking responsibility / accredited checking qualification1
CARE Values
Essential
- Demonstrates proud to CARE values
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 NVQ or BTEC equivalent
- Registered with the GPhC
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Confident communicator
- Time management skills
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team
- Ability to work under stress
- Knowledge of modern medicines management philosophy and how this affects the technician role
- Aware of CPD
Desirable
- Clear ideas about how practise can improve patient care
- Evidence of CPD
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This advert is for Senior Pharmacy Technician with Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Chesterfield, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (maternity cover). The application deadline is 15 Jul 2026.
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