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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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Address: Royal Victoria Infirmary; Queen Victoria Road; Newcastle upon Tyne; Tyne and Wear; NE1 4LP
Contact Number: 0191 282 0999 option 2

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Ref: 317-2025-22-027 Vacancy ID: 7298265

Specialist Lead Technician

Accepting applications until: 02-Jul-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 02-Jul-2025 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Royal Victoria Infirmary
Tref: 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
Cod post: NE1 4LP
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (Band 7)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: 317 RVI Pharmacy - RVI

Dyddiad y cyfweliad: 14/07/2025

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

Act as the trust wide lead for a defined service.
Work closely with the Pharmacy Patient Services Operations Manager, Specialist Lead Technicians, Senior Lead Clinical Pharmacists and the Integrated Care Clinical Pharmacy Team to maximise efficiency, maintain professional standards, minimise waste and ensure a patient focused service is delivered.
Lead on change management, clinical audits and Quality Improvement (QI) initiates when requested, including projects involving service modifications, reconfiguration and expansion of services.
With patient safety in mind, work alongside the medication safety team to develop innovative ways to target high risk patients that require clinical pharmacy input.
Support and if appropriate lead the implementation of new innovative technologies.
Work with the Clinical Pharmacist Lead and the Medication Safety Officer to make adaptions where necessary to electronic pharmacy tools (e.g. medicines acuity tool, ICNET, patient contact forms) with the aim of optimising the impact of the clinical pharmacy team.
Oversee the deployment of technicians and assistants, ensuring that clinical areas are adequately staffed, and cover is organised due to sickness, annual leave etc.
Undertake key pre-in-process and final accuracy checks on specified prepared medicinal products in response to prescriptions and signed orders in accordance with legislation and standard operating procedures.
Undertake the professional role of a registered Technician, including giving advice, supervision and co-operation with colleagues.
Ensure compliance with GPhC requirements.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Meini prawf hanfodol

Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and approved underpinning knowledge e.g. BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent recognised pharmacy technician qualification (post graduate level equivalent)
Registered with GPhC
Accredited medicines management technician (or working towards accreditation), or BTEC Level 4 Clinical Diploma
Recognised accredited checking technician qualification

Meini prawf dymunol

NVQ Assessor qualification
Management qualification e.g. NVQ level 4

Knowledge & Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Registered hospital technician with significant post registration experience
Recent experience of managing staff and a section of a hospital pharmacy department
Specialist knowledge and understanding of all technical aspects of pharmacy patient services, supported by practical experience and completion of an approved training programme
Proven in depth understanding of medicines management in a range of settings
Evidence of successfully managing change in a hospital pharmacy environment
Understanding of the changing roles of Pharmacy Technicians
Evidence of professional CPD

Meini prawf dymunol

Experience across a wide range of pharmaceutical services
Awareness of NHS strategic documents affecting pharmacy e.g. NICE Medicines Optimisation, RPS Pharmacy Standards

Skills & Abilities

Meini prawf hanfodol

Evidence of managerial skills e.g. decision making, influencing, negotiating
Demonstrable leadership ability as well as a motivational and inspirational leadership style
Excellent organisational skills
Excellent oral & written communication
Ability to provide and receive complex information
Ability to analyse reports/audits/statements etc and recommend courses of action
Proven ability to deliver work to short deadlines and to a high standard
Ability to devise and implement clear written standard operating procedures
Able to independently manage own workload
General computer skills (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email)
Methodical and accurate with attention to detail