Senior Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient Dispensary Specialist
Band 6
Main area Division B-Pharmacy Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: Full Time or Part Time/ Flexible working hours may be considered.
Full-time: 37.5 hours per week (7.5 hours per day) between 9am and 7pm with staggered start times. Includes working weekends on a rota basis.
* Flexible working
Job reference 180-B-254208-RE2
Employer: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Site: Addenbrookes Hospital, Division B, Town Cambridge Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 p.a. pro rata Closing date: 10/05/2026 23:59
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.
Working for our organisation
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Detailed job description and main 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.
* Successfully completed your course and applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.
* The Trust has agreed that they will sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 10th May 2026.
Interviews are due to be held week commencing 18th May 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.
* Lavish 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, day nurseries and a good work programme that includes 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, which offers a purpose‑created colleague‑only café, free tea and coffee, a break space and a private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Minimum qualification NVQ3 Pharmacy Services, BTEC Pharmaceutical Science or CGLI/Apothecaries Hall pre‑1985 certificates or equivalent.
* Checking accreditation: Accredited Checking Technician, Medicines Management Accreditation (CMMPT or national equivalent), or Preparative Services Checking Accreditation.
* Member of Association of Pharmacy Technicians (APTUK).
* Management accreditation or qualification.
* Accredited as an Educational Supervisor for the ACPT scheme.
* Attendance at Train the Trainer course.
Experience
* Hospital pharmacy experience or equivalent relevant area of practice.
* Experience of pharmacy computer systems for ordering, stock control and managing pharmaceuticals.
* Experience of coordinating a team and people management.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to create documents and spreadsheets and extract information.
* Experience with electronic prescribing and administration systems.
* Experience of stock control management.
* Experience of line management.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of Pharmacy computer systems.
* Awareness of NICE, NSF and NPSA and involvement in implementation of relevant guidance.
* Knowledge of policies and procedures.
* Hospital Pharmacy Dispensary practices.
* Controlled Drug Legislation.
* Formulary management.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* 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.
Skills
* Communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients.
* Able to prioritise in response to competing demands.
* Be methodical in approach.
* Ability to influence and negotiate.
* Ability to review and adapt plans as circumstances dictate.
* Ability to train different staff groups.
Additional Requirements
* 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.
* Willingness to undertake further training as required.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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