Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Pharmacy Technician
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We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our supportive and progressive Pharmacy Team at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
This 12-month fixed-term maternity cover post offers an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their leadership, management and educational supervision skills while making a real difference to patient care and workforce development.
Based within the Fylde locality, you will work closely with the Chief Pharmacy Technician and play a key role in leading and supporting our team of Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants. You will gain valuable experience in workforce leadership, service development and educational supervision, making this an ideal role for someone looking to broaden their experience and prepare for future career progression.
We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking Pharmacy Technician who:
- Is passionate about supporting and developing others.
- Demonstrates strong leadership and communication skills.
- Enjoys working collaboratively across teams and organisations.
- Is enthusiastic about education, workforce development and service improvement.
- Is looking to further develop their management and leadership experience within a supportive environment.
As part of this varied and rewarding role, you will:
- Provide day-to-day leadership and operational support to Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants.
- Support workforce planning, staff development and team coordination across the locality.
- Act as an Educational Supervisor for learners and trainees within the pharmacy service.
- Help coordinate learning and development opportunities for our growing number of cross-sector trainee Pharmacy Technicians, working collaboratively with partner organisations.
- Contribute to service improvement projects aligned to Pharmacy and Trust objectives.
- Participate in medicines reconciliation, audit activities, annual appraisals and quality improvement initiatives.
- Support the continued development of safe, effective and patient-centred pharmacy services.
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The Pharmacy Service at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is a well-established, friendly and highly respected team with extensive expertise across Mental Health and Community Services. We are committed to providing high-quality care, investing in our workforce and creating opportunities for professional growth.
You will be joining a welcoming team that values innovation, collaboration and continuous learning, with excellent opportunities to develop your skills, contribute to exciting projects and gain valuable leadership experience.
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
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Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sarah Green
- Job title: Chief Pharmacy Technician
- Email address: Sarah.Green@lscft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01772 643102
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