Lead Pharmacy Technician – Clinical Services

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Lead Pharmacy Technician – Clinical Services to join our Pharmacy team at Whittington Health. This is an exciting leadership opportunity for a skilled pharmacy technician to take a key role in shaping and delivering high-quality medicines management and clinical pharmacy services across the Trust.

You will lead a team of Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants, supporting service development, workforce planning, and continuous improvement to ensure safe, effective, and patient‑centred care. We are looking for a proactive and committed GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician with experience across all areas of pharmacy, particularly within clinical pharmacy services in an NHS acute setting at a senior level. The successful candidate will have excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills.

• Provide leadership and line management to the Medicines Management team.
• Lead the delivery and development of clinical pharmacy and medicines management services.
• Support service improvement, SOP development, and governance processes.
• Work collaboratively with pharmacists, ward teams, and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Ensure safe and effective use of medicines across clinical areas.
• Lead on training, education, and workforce development of pharmacy staff.
• Contribute to audit, quality improvement, and patient safety initiatives.

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. We are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.

• Provide leadership and line management to the Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician team.
• Promote a positive working environment that supports teamwork, continuous improvement, and delivery of Trust objectives.
• Act as a role model and provide visible leadership.
• Oversee recruitment, workforce planning, appraisals, and training needs within the team.
• Participate as an active member of the Senior Pharmacy Technician Group.
• Lead the delivery and ongoing development of medicines management and clinical pharmacy services across inpatient areas.
• Ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are in place, regularly reviewed, and adhered to.
• Identify opportunities for service improvement, innovation, and modernisation of pharmacy services.
• Support the achievement of performance targets.
• Oversee the provision of medicines management services to a range of clinical specialties.
• Ensure safe and effective use of medicines.
• Lead ward‑based pharmacy technician services.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient outcomes.
• Maintain Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) competency.
• Support the monitoring and investigation of medication incidents.
• Lead and participate in audits.
• Ensure robust systems are in place for medicines storage, supply, and safety.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and patient safety strategies.
• Lead the education, training, and competency assessment of pharmacy technicians, assistants, and trainees.
• Support induction programmes and ongoing professional development within the team.
• Deliver training on medicines management to pharmacy and multidisciplinary staff.
• Support the day‑to‑day operational running of pharmacy clinical services.
• Provide ward and dispensary cover where required.
• Maintain registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and comply with professional standards.
• Undertake continuing professional development (CPD).
• Ensure compliance with Trust policies.

• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical sciences.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Completion of a recognised management course/clinical course.
• Highly competent in medicines management tasks.
• Demonstrable significant post qualification experience in the acute NHS sector.
• Experience of line management/leading teams.
• Knowledge of medicines management initiatives.

Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.

You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met.