Senior Pharmacy Technician - Specialist Services
The closing date is 17 June 2026
We are looking for a Registered Pharmacy Technician (GPhC registered) experienced in hospital pharmacy or medicines management (homecare experience desirable). Knowledgeable in medicines legislation, governance, and standards. Detail‑oriented with strong technical validation and problem‑solving skills. Confident working across teams and building effective professional relationships. Passionate about patient safety, service improvement, and innovation.
The post holder will take a lead role in the technical validation, governance, and optimisation of Homecare prescriptions, ensuring compliance with:
* Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Homecare Standards
* NHS Homecare Medicines Services Standards
* Relevant medicines legislation and professional requirements
You will work collaboratively across pharmacy, clinical teams, and homecare providers to ensure safe, timely, and cost-effective patient care, while supporting digital improvements and service growth.
Main duties of the job
* Provide technical validation of homecare prescriptions ensuring accuracy, legality, and clinical appropriateness within scope.
* Support safe and efficient homecare medicine supply, including investigation and resolution of delivery issues.
* Ensure compliance with medicines legislation, including controlled drugs governance and audit requirements.
* Maintain oversight of patient consent, documentation, and chain of custody processes.
* Contribute to audit, service monitoring, and regulatory inspections (NHSE / CQC).
* Support medicines optimisation initiatives, including biosimilar switching and cost improvement programmes.
* Drive digital and technical improvements to validation processes and reporting systems.
* Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and external providers to ensure seamless patient pathways.
About us
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non‑life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
* Recognised Pharmacy technician qualification: Btec level3 in Pharmaceutical services (or equivalent) and/or NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Service skills or equivalent
* Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Accredited checking qualification and registration with North West framework (equiv to NVQ level 4)
* GCP accreditation
* Assessors Award
* CIPS qualification in procurement and supply or equivalent
Experience
* Experience in day to day management of a pharmacy service
* Experience in staff management
* Relevant experience of a hospital pharmacy including relevant specialist pharmacy setting e.g. Clinical trials, Oncology, Aseptics, Purchasing and contract management
* Experience with clinical Audit and data analysis
Skills, ability and knowledge
* Working knowledge of pharmacy procedures, practices and legislation including Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
* Good influencing and teaching skills
* Computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft word and skills for dispensing and record keeping
* Decision making and prioritising skills with good attention to detail and accuracy
* Ability to plan workload for self and others, set goals, co‑ordinate projects and organise services
* Ability to talk to/communicate with patients, carers and healthcare professionals clearly
* Ability to motivate self and others and coach and lead a team
* Good manual, accuracy and analytical dispensing skills
* Good patient counselling skills
* Working knowledge of training requirements for technical/support posts
* Ability to work accurately under pressure
* Further computing skills e.g. presentations and spreadsheets
* Change management
* Team management
Personal Qualities
* Professional, reliable and with an ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
* Adhere to Behavioural standards
* Team player
* Ability to work alone
* Willingness to work designated shift patterns across 7 days in accordance with the needs of the service.
* Ability to travel as required
* Enthusiasm for work
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.
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata
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