Job summary
You will be a motivated and patient focused pharmacy technician with experience of managing resources in a busy pharmacy setting. You will have excellent attention to detail and customer service skills.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the safe, efficient and patient centred operation of the CHS outpatient dispensary in line with SOPs, medicines legislation and CHS / CHFT policies
• Manage staff, resources, activity and information for the outpatient dispensary service, including rota planning, performance management and training
• Drive continuous improvement through audits, KPI tracking, incident / near miss learning and service development projects that improve flow, safety and the patient experience
• Perform a final accuracy check on dispensed medicines
• Work collaboratively with pharmacy team members and other healthcare professionals

About us
CHS is an exceptional place to work with many amazing teams of hard working and dedicated staff, delivering high standards of estates, facilities, clinical engineering and procurement services to Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust and other customers. From May 2025 CHS started to provide the pharmacy outpatient dispensing service for CHFT patients.

The Trust itself is currently reconfiguring its services, supported by £196.5m of capital funding from the Department of Health and Social Care to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital (CRH) and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI). This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale, Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come.

These developments will provide better care for patients in modern, comfortable surroundings and support delivery of leading-edge hospital services as well as providing an exceptional and environmentally sustainable working environment to attract and retain a highly skilled workforce.

Obviously, this is an exciting time for us as we continue to develop our commercial strategy and bring services in-house. We are ensuring that the organisation is fit for purpose by embedding our values and behaviours. The four key behaviours underpinning the whole of our strategy are:

We put the patient first.

We 'go see'.

We work together to get results

We do the must-dos

Job responsibilities
See briefing pack for details.

• Lead the safe, efficient and patient centred operation of the CHS outpatient dispensary in line with SOPs, medicines legislation and CHS / CHFT policies
• Manage staff, resources, activity and information for the outpatient dispensary service, including rota planning, performance management and training
• Drive continuous improvement through audits, KPI tracking, incident / near miss learning and service development projects that improve flow, safety and the patient experience
• Perform a final accuracy check on dispensed medicines
• Work collaboratively with pharmacy team members and other healthcare professionals

Please see candidate briefing pack for full details.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures for dispensary to degree or equivalent level acquired through NVQ3 / BTEC in Pharmacy services
• Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
• Completed GPhC accredited checking pharmacy technician qualification

Desirable

• Leadership / supervisory training

Experience
Essential

• Significant post qualification pharmacy experience
• Substantial operational experience in a pharmacy setting
• Evidence of managing others and delivering training
• Evidence of CPD and self-development
• Hospital pharmacy experience
• Participation in audits / service evaluations

Desirable

• Hospital pharmacy experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Superintendent Pharmacist
Nigel Watson
nigel.watson@cht.nhs.uk
07823702318