Job Description

Expected Shortlisting Date
16/01/2026
Planned Interview Date
30/01/2026
Are you ready to step into a leadership role at the forefront of clinical research? Were currently hiring three Band 6 Specialist Technicians to join our growing Clinical Trials Pharmacy team. These posts are pivotal in ensuring patient safety, data integrity, and the smooth running of our expanding portfolio of trials across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
If you're a detail-oriented professional who thrives in an admin-heavy role but enjoys variety and clinical involvement this could be the post for you. We're looking for experienced pharmacy technicians with strong leadership and management skills who want to shape how clinical trials pharmacy services evolve. You'll gain exposure to a wide range of disease areas and cutting-edge treatments all while enjoying career progression opportunities in a department that values growth and collaboration.
Experience in clinical trials would be an advantage however is not a requirement as all necessary training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
As a team player you'll work closely with your fellow band 6 colleagues to ensure consistency, innovation, and shared best practice across the three hospital sites.
The main duties in this role are to:
Lead and inspire: Manage either our busy dispensaries (LGI or St Jamess) or our admin and finance team, providing line management and support across three hospital sites.
Drive patient safety: Take the lead in processing trial amendments, ensuring procedures are updated to reflect protocol changes.
Keep trials running smoothly: Allocate work, oversee pharmacy set-up, and manage ongoing trial operations.
Champion compliance: Collect and report quality and performance data, ensuring trials meet the highest standards.
Collaborate widely: Liaise with external Sponsors, research nurses, research assistants, aseptics pharmacy, and the Research & Innovation team.
Support trials dispensary services: Contribute to accuracy checking of IMPs as part of regular service slots.
Be a people manager: Provide HR support, nurture your team, and ensure everyone feels valued and supported.
About us
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest and busiest acute trusts in England. We are involved in research at all levels, developing and trialling new treatments for patients. We believe that being involved in cutting-edge research helps us to provide better care.
We offer a unique range of services to our region, treating and managing the simplest to the most complex conditions and diseases, including advanced therapies and early phase studies.
Upon joining us you'll be part of a supportive, innovative team making a real impact on patient care and research.
Whether youre looking for the next step in your technician career, or a change of direction within pharmacy, this is your chance to step into a role that combines leadership, clinical impact, and professional development.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Details
Date posted
24 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
38,682 to 46,580 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9298-MMP-464
Job locations
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity to combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership, service development, and staff development, contributing directly to high-quality patient care across LTHT.
Key responsibilities:
Work independently under the guidance of SOPs, GMP, and COSHH regulations, while providing leadership and direction to staff within the department
Deliver a high-quality specialist technical service to wards, departments, and outpatient areas, ensuring excellent patient care and service efficiency
Maintain the highest professional standards and ensure full compliance with statutory regulations, pharmaceutical legislation, and the Health and Safety at Work Act
Lead on the recruitment, selection, and onboarding of technical and support staff within the assigned area
Provide line management, appraisal, and ongoing support for staff, fostering a positive, inclusive, and high-performing team culture
Identify individual and team training needs, develop tailored training plans, and act as the Key Trainer, ensuring all staff are trained in safe and effective working practices
Contribute to the development, writing, implementation, and monitoring of SOPs and procedures, working collaboratively with colleagues and managers
Ensure all departmental work is completed within agreed timescales, maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy
Manage departmental resources effectively, ensuring best use of staff, equipment, and materials
Lead quality monitoring activities, including error reporting, environmental controls, and turnaround times, ensuring outcomes are reviewed and reported appropriately
Produce and present monthly workload and performance statistics
Play an active role in service development, supporting innovation, process improvement, and the smooth implementation of change
To forge links nationally and regionally with other technicians in your area in order to share best practice.
Develop efficient communication channels with the rest of pharmacy to ensure a good understanding of the service and the roles and responsibilities of staff
To coordinate cover for annual leave and lieu time Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity to combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership, service development, and staff development, contributing directly to high-quality patient care across LTHT.
Key responsibilities:
Work independently under the guidance of SOPs, GMP, and COSHH regulations, while providing leadership and direction to staff within the department
Deliver a high-quality specialist technical service to wards, departments, and outpatient areas, ensuring excellent patient care and service efficiency
Maintain the highest professional standards and ensure full compliance with statutory regulations, pharmaceutical legislation, and the Health and Safety at Work Act
Lead on the recruitment, selection, and onboarding of technical and support staff within the assigned area
Provide line management, appraisal, and ongoing support for staff, fostering a positive, inclusive, and high-performing team culture
Identify individual and team training needs, develop tailored training plans, and act as the Key Trainer, ensuring all staff are trained in safe and effective working practices
Contribute to the development, writing, implementation, and monitoring of SOPs and procedures, working collaboratively with colleagues and managers
Ensure all departmental work is completed within agreed timescales, maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy
Manage departmental resources effectively, ensuring best use of staff, equipment, and materials
Lead quality monitoring activities, including error reporting, environmental controls, and turnaround times, ensuring outcomes are reviewed and reported appropriately
Produce and present monthly workload and performance statistics
Play an active role in service development, supporting innovation, process improvement, and the smooth implementation of change
To forge links nationally and regionally with other technicians in your area in order to share best practice.
Develop efficient communication channels with the rest of pharmacy to ensure a good understanding of the service and the roles and responsibilities of staff
To coordinate cover for annual leave and lieu time
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• BTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services
• Registrant of or eligible to become technician registrant of General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

• GCP certification
• Supervisory or Management qualification

Skills & behaviours
Essential

• Able to cope with conflict and handle difficult situations
• Able to work accurately and under pressure
• Prioritisation skills

Desirable

• Good problem solving skills

Experience
Essential

• Experience of training others
• Recruitment & selection
• Extensive post-qualification experience in hospital or industry at Pharmacy Technician higher level
• Management or supervisory experience of technical and support staff

Desirable

• Managing change
• Developing and implementation of procedures
• Performance review of staff

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• BTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services
• Registrant of or eligible to become technician registrant of General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

• GCP certification
• Supervisory or Management qualification

Skills & behaviours
Essential

• Able to cope with conflict and handle difficult situations
• Able to work accurately and under pressure
• Prioritisation skills

Desirable

• Good problem solving skills

Experience
Essential

• Experience of training others
• Recruitment & selection
• Extensive post-qualification experience in hospital or industry at Pharmacy Technician higher level
• Management or supervisory experience of technical and support staff

Desirable

• Managing change
• Developing and implementation of procedures
• Performance review of staff

Skills Required