For information regarding the position please contact either
Caroline Grayson- Pharmacy Patient Services Manager
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[email protected]Phone - 01924 541365
Or
Daniel Fisher - Team Manager
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[email protected]Phone - 01924541365
About The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, highly motivated Specialist Pharmacy Technician to work alongside the existing Specialist Pharmacy Technician in Pinderfields inpatient Pharmacy. You will be responsible for the line management of staff and managing the daily workflow of the Dispensary.
You must have a positive attitude, good interpersonal skills and have the ability to motivate others. You will need to adapt to the changing demands of a fast paced service ensuring a high quality pharmacy service is provided to patients.
The Pharmacy Team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is friendly, supportive and welcoming. We will support the successful candidate with their introduction into this role, and with their future professional development.
Main duties
Working with the existing Specialist Pharmacy Technician in the in-patient pharmacy, the successful post holder will manage a hard working, competent and diverse team of Pharmacy Technicians, Higher Level Support Workers and Pharmacy Co-ordinators.
The main duties included; effectively running the dispensary service and prescription workflow, appraisals and performance reviews, stock management, investigating and responding to errors and incidents, improvement projects, creating rotas, training and coordinating staff, providing leadership and support for staff, compiling prescription tracker system reports, interviewing and hiring, implementing service changes.
Key Requirements
The post holder will have a genuine passion for developing the dispensary service and supporting the dispensary team.
We are looking for an experienced GPHC registered Pharmacy Technician who would like to begin a new chapter in their career. The successful candidate must have extensive experience within a dispensary environment including, but not limited to; accuracy checking, training of others, stock control and medicines management.
The successful candidate will meet all essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our Benefits
- Access to the NHS pension plan
- Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
- Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
- Extensive benefits and support, including:
- Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Home electronics scheme
- Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
- Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
- Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
- Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
- Career progression, training and support
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