Lead Pharmacy Technician Education and Training
| Posting date: | 16 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 April 2026 |
| Location: | Kew, Southport, PR8 6PN |
| Company: | St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7813920/409-7813920 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Applications are invited for the full time permanent role of Lead Pharmacy Technician (Education and Training). The successful applicant willL-
• Support the Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician to develop and manage the training and education for technician led services.
• co-ordinate, facilitate and deliver training to dispensers, students, technicians and accuracy checking pharmacy technicians for technician led services.
• complete training documents and procedures for technician led services.
• lead the technician led services in the delivery of identified training needs.
• support the Chief Pharmacy Technician to manage the dispensers, students, technicians and accuracy checking pharmacy technicians.
• provide a specialist technical service/specialist advice to patients at ward level including medicines optimisation
• support the Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician in training of the Omnicell systems for all staff
You will be required to participate in the department rota to ensure a pharmacy service is provided efficiently over 7 days. This includes late nights, weekends and Bank holidays.
• To support the Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician to develop and manage the training and education for technician led services.
• To co-ordinate, facilitate and deliver training to dispensers, students, technicians and accuracy checking pharmacy technicians for technician led services.
• To complete training documents and procedures for technician led services.
• To lead the technician led services in the delivery of identified training needs.
• To support the Chief Pharmacy Technician to manage the dispensers, students, technicians and accuracy checking pharmacy technicians.
• To provide a specialist technical service/specialist advice to patients at ward level including medicines optimisation
• To support the Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician in training of the Omnicell systems for all staff
• To participate in the department rota to ensure a pharmacy service is provided efficiently over 7 days. This includes late nights, weekends and Bank holidays.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 13th March 2026
Closing date: 29th March 2026
Shortlisting date: 30th March 2026
Proposed Interview date: 13th April 2026 (TBC)
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Mar 2026
Applications are invited for the full time permanent role of Lead Pharmacy Technician (Education and Training). The successful applicant willL-
• Support the Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician to develop and manage the training and education for technician led services.
• co-ordinate, facilitate and deliver training to dispensers, students, technicians and accuracy checking pharmacy technicians for technician led services.
• complete training documents and procedures for technician led services.
• lead the technician led services in the delivery of identified training needs.
• support the Chief Pharmacy Technician to manage the dispensers, students, technicians and accuracy checking pharmacy technicians.
• provide a specialist technical service/specialist advice to patients at ward level including medicines optimisation
• support the Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician in training of the Omnicell systems for all staff
You will be required to participate in the department rota to ensure a pharmacy service is provided efficiently over 7 days. This includes late nights, weekends and Bank holidays.
• To support the Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician to develop and manage the training and education for technician led services.
• To co-ordinate, facilitate and deliver training to dispensers, students, technicians and accuracy checking pharmacy technicians for technician led services.
• To complete training documents and procedures for technician led services.
• To lead the technician led services in the delivery of identified training needs.
• To support the Chief Pharmacy Technician to manage the dispensers, students, technicians and accuracy checking pharmacy technicians.
• To provide a specialist technical service/specialist advice to patients at ward level including medicines optimisation
• To support the Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician in training of the Omnicell systems for all staff
• To participate in the department rota to ensure a pharmacy service is provided efficiently over 7 days. This includes late nights, weekends and Bank holidays.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 13th March 2026
Closing date: 29th March 2026
Shortlisting date: 30th March 2026
Proposed Interview date: 13th April 2026 (TBC)
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Mar 2026
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