Job overview
Are you looking to work in a friendly fast paced environment?
We are looking for a keen registered Pharmacy Technician who will be able to work independently and as part of a team to support within the Central Pharmacy Stores with leading automations and supporting day to day operations of Central Pharmacy.
The keen individual will be expected to line manage Pharmacy Assistants and support with day to day running of the department working closely along side the Principal Pharmacy Technician to maintain KPIs and maintain and promote GDP at all times.
Maintaining inventory and space will be a large part of automation, supporting stock holding and workflow of medicines being distributed to wards and outside units in a timely manner.
Main duties of the job
You will assist the Principal Technician - Purchasing, Supply and Logistics - Pharmacy to manage the daily requirements of the automated stock system (Robot) and the associated processes.
You will support the Senior Pharmacy Technician - CPSD Team Leaders with leading and line managing a team of Pharmacy Assistants in all areas and assist with referrals of complex service delivery problems.
You will be responsible for coordinating training provided to the Stores and Distribution Team, to colleagues, rotational staff and Pharmacy Trainees as required.
You will assist Principal Technician - Purchasing, Supply and Logistics - Pharmacy by actively working towards maintaining key performance targets and monitor quality of service provided.
You will assist Principal Technician - Purchasing, Supply and Logistics - Pharmacy in ensuring Good Distribution practice (GDP) training is delivered and recorded for each member of the Stores and Distribution, rotational staff and Pharmacy Trainees as required.
You will be a key contact to communicate effectively with colleagues, wider pharmacy team and service users for updates on the automated system.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
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 for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
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
or 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
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
The advert will close at midnight on 30th November 2025
Interviews are due to be held 11th December 2025
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with General Pharmaceutical Council
Minimum qualification NVQ3 Pharmacy Services, BTEC Pharmaceutical Science or CGLI / Apothecaries Hall pre 1985 certificates or equivalent
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
Membership of Association of Pharmacy Technicians (APTUK)
Train the Trainer
Experience
Essential criteria
Hospital pharmacy experience or equivalent relevant area of practiceExperience of pharmacy computer systems for ordering, stock control and managing pharmaceuticals
Working in a customer-focused environment
Experience of line management and team management
Experience of undertaking audits
Desirable criteria
Working with electronic prescribing and administration systems
Experience of working in Pharmacy Distribution and Logistics related area
Experience of automated stock control management
Experience of leading on key projects
Experience of team leadership
Experience of disciplinary matters and be able to impart results from them to staff in an appropriate and considered manner
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Knowledge of Pharmacy stock control procedures
Knowledge of automated systems (robot)
Audit techniques and management of the audit process
Knowledge of MHRA governance processes
Knowledge of Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards
Desirable criteria
Knowledge of unlicensed medicines
Undertaken GDP training
Knowledge of MHRA inspections
Collate and review audit criteria
Knowledge of digital audit processes
Skills
Essential criteria
Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication
Exceptional organisation and investigative skills with attention to detail
Communication with key groups or service users / internal and external stakeholders
Computer literate with detailed functional knowledge of Word, Excel and Pharmacy computer systems
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Desirable criteria
Demonstrate that they can: -Build a rapport with learners / team -Adapt verbal / written communication and feedback to a learners / team individual needs
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
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Further details / informal visits contact
Name
Nihal Hassan
Job title
Principal Pharmacy Technician
Email address
Nihal.Hassan3@nhs.net
Telephone number
01223 388042
Additional information
Nihal Hassan, Principal Pharmacy Technician Purchasing, Supply and Logistics