Job Description

Are you a skilled pharmacy technician with a passion for patient care and a drive for continuous improvement? This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy and professional team, where yourexpertise will make a real difference. We're looking for a proactive and experienced pharmacy technician who thrives in ward-based settings,and is committed to enhancing patient outcomes to join our team in this management position. You'll bring:
o Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
o Proven experience in hospital pharmacy, particularly in ward-based medicines optimisation
o Strong communication and organisational skills
o A passion for improvement science and service development
o A collaborative mindset and commitment to professional growth
Main duties of the job
As a senior pharmacy technician in medicines management, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering safe, effective, and patient-centered pharmaceutical care across our wards. You'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimise medicines use, support discharge planning, and contribute to service development through improvement science. You should thrive working outside of the department, creating strong working relationships with other healthcare professionals.
The post-holder will also be responsible for the line management of pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants. This will involve the rostering of staff, alongside day to day support and supervision.
Medicines management activity is across all the hospital sites.
Please note this post is for 36 hours per week, and the successful candidate will be required to work on weekends, late nights and bank holidays as part of the technical team rotas.
About us
The successful candidate will be supported to develop themselves as well as the service they are responsible for, in a friendly and forward thinking organisation.
If you want to make a difference, are passionate about patient care, then there has never been a better time to join our team.
Details
Date posted
14 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
38,682 to 46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
435-D265-25
Job locations
Royal Blackburn and Burnley General
Blackburn
BB2 3HH
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties.
Lead a team of Pharmacy Technicians and support staff to ensure timely supplies of critical medicines, review of inpatients, medicines reconciliations, interventions, review and re-use of patients own medicines and supply of discharge medications. Ensure medicines storage areas are compliant with medicines management standards. React to the changing needs of the Trust and departmental resource, supporting clinical flow and patient safety.
MAIN DUTIES
o Responsible for the day-to-day management of pharmacy medicines management services at ward-level across all sites.
o Work closely with the Senior Clinical Pharmacist to help best manage the pharmacy provision to clinical areas.
o Provide ward based clinical medicines management duties at ward level, carrying out screening of patients on admission, medicines supply, discharge planning, patient counselling and ward-based medicines management duties.
o Act as a role model to the technical workforce, providing a consistently high level of line management and strategic awareness, supporting the Pharmacy Management Board as a completer/finisher for the pharmacy directorate agenda.
o Be responsible for the provision of staff, making sound and fair decisions. Support the technical team to handle emotionally challenging situations and ensuring the best outcome for patients are at the centre of all decisions made. Be able to make sound critical decisions based on data, evidence, and risk management.
o Be the leader of a team, making decisions autonomously, and escalating to the Lead Pharmacy Technician and or Senior Clinical Pharmacists when necessary.
o Deputise for the Lead Pharmacy Technician when required. Provide support for other Senior Pharmacy Technicians covering leave and absence. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties.
Lead a team of Pharmacy Technicians and support staff to ensure timely supplies of critical medicines, review of inpatients, medicines reconciliations, interventions, review and re-use of patients own medicines and supply of discharge medications. Ensure medicines storage areas are compliant with medicines management standards. React to the changing needs of the Trust and departmental resource, supporting clinical flow and patient safety.
MAIN DUTIES
o Responsible for the day-to-day management of pharmacy medicines management services at ward-level across all sites.
o Work closely with the Senior Clinical Pharmacist to help best manage the pharmacy provision to clinical areas.
o Provide ward based clinical medicines management duties at ward level, carrying out screening of patients on admission, medicines supply, discharge planning, patient counselling and ward-based medicines management duties.
o Act as a role model to the technical workforce, providing a consistently high level of line management and strategic awareness, supporting the Pharmacy Management Board as a completer/finisher for the pharmacy directorate agenda.
o Be responsible for the provision of staff, making sound and fair decisions. Support the technical team to handle emotionally challenging situations and ensuring the best outcome for patients are at the centre of all decisions made. Be able to make sound critical decisions based on data, evidence, and risk management.
o Be the leader of a team, making decisions autonomously, and escalating to the Lead Pharmacy Technician and or Senior Clinical Pharmacists when necessary.
o Deputise for the Lead Pharmacy Technician when required. Provide support for other Senior Pharmacy Technicians covering leave and absence.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered with the GPhC
• Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician

Desirable

• Management qualification

Experience
Essential

• Previous experience of working in medicnes management in acute care setting
• Experience in training and supporting pharmacy technicians in ward roles

Desirable

• Line management experience
• Project management experience/qualification
• Delivery of service change and improvement
• Working with clinical systems and process change/improvement

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding of statutory requirements for the safe and secure handling and storage of medicines

Personal attributes
Essential

• Able to meet the hours required of the role, flexible to support service demand
• Resilient to a changing environment and focused on service improvement

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered with the GPhC
• Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician

Desirable

• Management qualification

Experience
Essential

• Previous experience of working in medicnes management in acute care setting
• Experience in training and supporting pharmacy technicians in ward roles

Desirable

• Line management experience
• Project management experience/qualification
• Delivery of service change and improvement
• Working with clinical systems and process change/improvement

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding of statutory requirements for the safe and secure handling and storage of medicines

Personal attributes
Essential

• Able to meet the hours required of the role, flexible to support service demand
• Resilient to a changing environment and focused on service improvement

Skills Required