Lead Pharmacy Technician for Women & Children | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 12 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 July 2025 |
| Location: | Dorset, BH7 7DW |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7233136/153-SP04658 |
Summary
Are you an experienced and motivated pharmacy technician looking to step into a leadership role in a specialist area? University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) is seeking a passionate Lead Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic team supporting women’s and children’s services, including maternity, paediatrics, and neonatal care.
What we're looking for:
• GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician with post-qualification experience in hospital pharmacy
• Proven leadership or supervisory experience, ideally within clinical or ward-based settings
• Strong understanding of paediatric and maternity medicines management (desirable but not essential – training will be provided)
• Excellent communication, organisation, and decision-making skills
• A commitment to delivering compassionate, inclusive, and high-quality care
As the Lead Pharmacy Technician for Women and Children, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering and improving safe, effective, and patient-focused medicine optimisation within our specialist services. You'll work closely with clinical pharmacists, nursing teams, and multidisciplinary colleagues to enhance patient care and outcomes across our sites.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide expert technical support and leadership within maternity, paediatrics, and neonatology wards
• Lead on medicines optimisation initiatives and safety audits within the directorate
• Supervise, mentor, and develop trainee pharmacists and technicians
• Champion service improvement and support implementation of electronic prescribing and administration systems
• Ensure compliance with governance, policy, and legislative frameworks
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
This advert closes on Thursday 26 Jun 2025
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