Overview
Are you an experienced Pharmacy Technician ready to take the next step into Leadership? Are you passionate about improving medicines safety, developing services and supporting the clinical team to deliver outstanding care? We are seeking an exceptional Lead Pharmacy Technician to provide professional leadership for medicines management across our Secure Estates Healthcare Services. This is a unique opportunity to shape and develop pharmacy practice within a challenging and rewarding environment, working alongside pharmacy technicians, nurses, GPs, operational and clinical leaders to ensure safe and efficient use of medicines. As a Registered Clinician across Wetherby YOI, Adel Beck and Aldine House, you will support vulnerable young people in varied, challenging and rewarding work. We collaborate with key partners, including the prison, education teams, social workers, the Youth Offending Service and the Looked After Children’s team to ensure the highest standard of care.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate the Pharmacy Technician workforce across secure estates.
- Provide expert advice on medicines management, medicines optimisation and medicines governance.
- Lead on the safe management of medicines, including controlled drugs, storage, security and regulatory compliance.
- Develop, implement and monitor medicines management policies, procedures and standard operating procedures.
- Lead medicines‑related incidents, identify trends and implement learning to improve patient safety.
- Work collaboratively with pharmacists, healthcare teams, commissioners and partners to continually improve pharmacy services.
- Provide professional supervision, coaching and development for Pharmacy Technicians.
- Support workforce planning, recruitment and induction of Pharmacy Staff.
- Oversee the Pharmacy Technician team operating from 07:30 to 20:30, seven days a week, across 13 shifts in each 28‑day period.
Qualifications
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with experience in a secure or high‑risk setting.
- Strong leadership and supervisory skills.
- Excellent knowledge of medicines management, controlled drugs regulations and pharmacy procedures.
- Capable of developing and implementing policy and procedural documents.
- A proactive approach to incident management and patient safety.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
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