Lead Pharmacy Technician - Projects & Supplies

Band 6

Main area Corporate Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
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Site Preston - Hybrid Town Preston Salary £39,959 - £48,117 PA Salary period Yearly Closing 11/06/2026 23:59

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet our minimum selection criteria at each stage of the selection process. We will not tolerate discrimination on any of the following: gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, religion, age, disability, working pattern, caring responsibilities trade union activity or political beliefs-or any other grounds.

In October 2025 we published our Anti‑racist Statement, which sets out our key commitments to becoming an anti‑racist organisation. These commitments underpin our recruitment practices and reflect our dedication to creating a diverse, inclusive and representative workforce.

The Trust is currently under‑represented in terms of staff from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. We encourage applications from all backgrounds to improve the diversity of our workforce and to better reflect the communities we serve to provide the right care, at the right time, in the right place; every time.

The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received.

Due to the volume of applications received for our advertisements, we will only contact those candidates shortlisted for interview via email; we aim to do this within four weeks of the closing date. If you do not receive the email, it will be that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. When applying for this position, it is essential that you read the job description and person specification fully.

We also offer a range of excellent benefits including a pension scheme, up to 33 days annual leave (exclusive of bank holidays), training and development opportunities, access to NHS discounts, car lease scheme, cycle to work scheme, NHS mortgages and childcare vouchers.

Lead Pharmacy Technician – Projects & Supplies, Band 6 1 WTE

Hybrid:

• Medicines Supply Hub, Ribbleton, Preston
• Plus working from home and on NWAS sites.

Registered Pharmacy Technician? Fancy trying something new?

Why not join our established but expanding medicines team at the North West Ambulance Service in this role leading on medicines related projects across our trust and supporting the governance of the medicines management in our Medicines Supply Hub.

Are you motivated to ensure there is the best medicines service?

Do you have experience in leading projects and driving changes?

Do you like variety? You would also be involved in the training and education of staff within our team and to our operational ambulance teams including undergraduates embarking on their paramedic careers.

Do you like things to be right? You would be involved in devising and conducting audits to give us the assurance that we are doing it right and demonstrate compliance with regulations and processes.

Candidates should have experience and knowledge in:

• Understanding relevant medicines legislation and regulations and how to apply them and assess compliance against them.
• Project management – developing project plans, engaging with stakeholders & leading projects to be delivered to a high standard.
• Analyzing complex data and being able to summarize it into high‑level reports for multiple audiences.

You must possess exceptional organisational, written and verbal communication skills with an inspirational can‑do leadership attitude. You must be a good educator/trainer to provide the foundation for driving excellent medicines management across NWAS. The role is a non‑patient facing role but you will be working within a diverse multidisciplinary team.

Due to the geographical nature of NWAS there will be an expectation the post holder will be confident in driving long distances and working autonomously to fulfil parts of the role. You will work alongside other…