Job overview
Are you a confident, qualified Pharmacy Technician with an accredited checking qualification, looking for your next challenge?
We’re a small, friendly, and dynamic team based at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading looking for a new Band 6 Specialist Pharmacy Technician to lead our busy dispensary.
In this role, you’ll deliver a high-quality, safe, and effective pharmacy service across both in-patient wards (community health and mental health services) and out-patient services.
You’ll have great time management and attention to detail and will enjoy managing a team of Band 5 technicians, alongside supporting our pre-registration technicians when on rotation with us.
You’ll need to think quickly, solve problems under pressure, and work confidently with a wide range of colleagues.
You’ll find our team:
• Collaborative and patient focussed
• A friendly, supportive and unified team where everyone has a voice
• Open to new ideas and service improvements
• Promote a positive work-life balance, with hours of 9:00–17:00, Monday to Friday (plus a late shift on a rota)
Join a Trust that’s rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC, highlighting our positive, supportive culture where staff feel valued.
We welcome applications for both full-time and part-time (minimum 3 days/week) and are open to job share arrangements.
Applications are processed as they are received. We would encourage you to apply asap as vacancies can close early!
Main duties of the job
1. Lead the day-to-day management of the dispensary and supervise the team
2. Ensure delivery of a safe, efficient, patient-focused dispensary service
3. Complete regular accuracy checking sessions and support others in training
4. Support the clozapine clinic team with timely preparation of medicines
5. Contribute to development and implementation of pharmacy services
6. Review dispensary skill mix and working methods to improve service delivery
7. Ensure KPIs are relevant, reported on, and used to drive improvements
8. Support and supervise pre-reg Pharmacy Technicians and support workers
9. Manage and develop Band 5 Pharmacy Technicians
10. Promote high standards through training, supervision, and maintaining SOPs
11. Investigate near misses and quality issues, and implement improvements
12. Liaise with procurement, wards, and wider pharmacy team to ensure smooth operation
13. Maintain professional development and participate in clinical supervision
14. Contribute to recruitment, training, and appraisal of dispensary staff
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
15. Caring for and about you is our top priority
16. Committed to providing good quality, safe services
17. Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
18. Flexible working options to support work-life balance
19. 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
20. Generous NHS pension scheme
21. Excellent learning and career development opportunities
22. ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
23. Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
24. Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
25. Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
26. Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
27. Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
28. Registered Pharmacy Technician
29. Nationally accredited checking qualification
30. Substantive post registration experience giving the ability to effectively supervise other technicians
31. Detailed knowledge of dispensary standards and practice.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.