Senior Pharmacy Technician
Closing date: 17 March 2026
Responsible for delivering, managing and developing management of medicines within Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.
Lead on the development of a culture of continuous learning and quality improvement, working closely to advise and guide service managers.
Cross‑working with other sectors such as Acute Trust, ICB, Community Pharmacy.
Varied services – Urgent Care, Sexual Health, Community Nursing, Community Hospital Wards, and many more.
Front‑of‑innovation; new ways of working with a growing pharmacy team.
Service delivery includes travel across the multiple sites within LCHS. Base sites – Beech House, Witham Park, Waterside South, Lincoln.
Please note this role will commence no earlier than May 2026.
Main duties of the job
1. Ensure that medicines‑related stock processes are undertaken in line with Trust policies and current medicines legislation, ensuring stock lists are regularly reviewed with operational staff and specialist pharmacy services.
2. Joint responsibility, along with all other medicines‑management staff, pharmacists and ward technicians, for the safety and security of all medicines including controlled drugs.
3. Participate with other staff, including pharmacists, in ensuring the appropriate/effective use of medicines for patients within all operational services, ensuring medicines‑related problems are dealt with promptly and by an appropriate person.
4. Participate in the medicines‑related training of clinical based staff, communicating medicines‑management and technical information to services and individual staff members.
5. Supervise stock‑management processes within clinical services and advise on practice and process. Ensure that prescribing and supply is undertaken to reflect the contents of the Lincolnshire Joint formulary, challenging where appropriate. Collect data from various sources to provide reports (e.g. from NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) and services and finance teams) to monitor activity in conjunction with guidelines and formularies and present to Drug and Therapeutics committee.
6. These are intended as a guide to the main duties of the post. Duties and base of work may change to meet the needs of the service.
About us
Lincolnshire is a wonderfully diverse place to live; a thriving University City at its heart, with the rolling hills of the Wolds, the wildlife of the fens, and a 30 mile stretch of beautiful sand along our East coast. Lincolnshire boasts an affordable lifestyle, being the 13th cheapest average house prices across England and Wales. With the mix of heritage and modern developments, Lincolnshire is a great place to see exciting and fun opportunities for all members of the family.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is a vibrant and creative organisation which provides a diverse range of clinical services across Lincolnshire. We pride ourselves in putting Patients First and are seeking enthusiastic individuals who share these values.
We are rated “Outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission and are playing an integral part in shaping future health service provision countywide alongside partner health and social care organisations.
Not only will our successful candidates have the opportunity to flourish in a successful NHS Trust, Lincolnshire offers some of the best schools in the country, affordable housing and a great standard of living in one of the many picturesque market towns, villages or a thriving city.
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities as per attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Qualifications
* Qualified Pharmacy Technician registered with GPhC.
* Educated to diploma level 3 or equivalent in a relevant medicines‑related subject or significant equivalent proven experience (degree level).
* NVQ 3 in Business Administration or equivalent experience.
* Evidence of project management.
* Experience in the leadership of staff / teams.
* Experience in a senior role.
* Experience of working in medicine‑related services e.g. community pharmacy, hospital dispensary or medicines‑management service.
* Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of medicines and Controlled Drug regulations.
* Experience of collecting, manipulating and presenting data in appropriate format using Microsoft Office Word and Excel.
Skills
* Provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
* Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues.
* Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
* Accuracy and attention to detail.
* Excellent organisational skills.
* The ability to independently problem‑solve in own work area and adapt and develop alternative processes.
* Evidence of continuous professional development.
* Report writing skills.
* Experience of working with various levels of healthcare professional.
Knowledge
* Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge.
* Knowledge of all administrative processes related to the provision of the medicines‑management service.
* Awareness of Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles.
* Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection Act.
* Knowledge of the audit process.
Experience
* Evidence of project management.
* Experience in the leadership of staff / teams.
* Experience in a senior role.
* Experience of working in medicine‑related services e.g. community pharmacy, hospital dispensary or medicines‑management service.
* Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of medicines and Controlled Drug regulations.
* Experience of collecting, manipulating and presenting data in appropriate format using Microsoft Office Word and Excel.
* Experience of SystmOne clinical IT systems.
* Experience of working with ePACT data and the ePACT.net system.
Attributes
* Excellent knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the management of medicines within a variety of settings.
* Experience of implementing change in clinical practice or service delivery to improve the quality of patient care.
* Good negotiating and influencing skills.
* Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.
* Experience of cost improvement.
* Experience of further development of team roles in the pharmacy team.
* Effective project management skills with demonstrable ability to meet key targets and deadlines.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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