Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR436-26
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 29/07/2026
Employer heading
Dispensary Manager - Inpatient Services
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
Have you got the enthusiasm and passion to take up the challenge of this vital Pharmacy position?
An opportunity has arisen for you to contribute to our team in providing safe and effective management, co-ordination and delivery of the Inpatient pharmacy dispensary service.
You will provide professional leadership to other registered pharmacy technicians and all other members of the Pharmacy Dispensary team.
This role will require weekend working and is based within the Pharmacy department at Colchester Hospital.
https://esneft.pagetiger.com/buqzfou/1 - About our Pharmacy Service
Main duties of the job
Responsible for assisting the department in providing a comprehensive and efficient pharmacy service to patients within East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT).
Management of the In-patient and Collingwood dispensaries at the Colchester site and act as lead for those departments, liaising closely with the Chief Pharmacy Technician and the Outpatient Dispensary Manager.
Supervision of all grades of staff working in these dispensaries and will provide a robust pharmacy service to all wards/departments at Colchester Hospital and outlying units.
In the absence of the Outpatient Dispensary Manager, assume responsibility for all aspects of the day to day organisation of all 3 dispensaries within Colchester Hospital.
Work at dispensary level; although it is an expectation that you will also support other clinical colleagues within the department as the holistic service requires
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post qualification experience as a hospital or community pharmacy technician (band 5)
- Experience of supervising other staff
- Experience of managing service delivery
Desirable criteria
- Project Management Skills
- Experience of Stock Control
- POD/SAM experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GPhC Registered
- BTEC or NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
- Regional Dispensary Accredited Checking Technician
Desirable criteria
- NVQ qualification in supervisory management or equivalent
- Patient consultation accreditation
- Certificate in Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians (CMMPT)
- Medicine reconciliation course
- Clinical Supervisor
- Pods & Transcriptions (MM) or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Computer Literacy of standard databases
- Understanding of pharmacy organisational/structure (local/national)
- Good Pharmaceutical knowledge
- Knowledge of Pharmacy IT systems
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Sharp
- Job title
- Chief Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206 745985
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Colchester General Hospital
- Telephone
- 07789651269
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