Pharmacy Technician

Cleveland Clinic London; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension – double-matched

Private Medical & Dental Insurance

Life Assurance

Season Ticket Loan

Cycle to Work

Nursery Scheme

Wellbeing Hub

Earned Wage Access

Discounts on food and more

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic London are seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team in London. Salary up to £42,000, full-time 37.5 hours per week, 07:00–19:00 with one set of night shifts every 3–4 weeks (19:00–07:00).

This private hospital uses advanced automation and digital systems to deliver safe, patient-centred care across specialties. Comprehensive benefits and development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC essential.
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice.
• Experience in a busy dispensary environment is required.
• Previous hospital pharmacy experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop high quality, patient-focused pharmacy services with clinical staff.
• Assist in day-to-day running of the dispensary and support the lead/senior technician or Pharmacist.
• Prepare labels and assemble prescriptions accurately per SOP.
• Organise timely supply of out-of-stock medication to patients.
• Counsel patients on the use of their dispensed medications.

Skills

Registered Pharmacy Technician

GPhC registration

CPD mandatory

Experience in busy dispensary

Hospital pharmacy experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services

Job description

Job Summary

Salary: £36,000 - £42,000

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: 33 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7HY

Contract: Full-Time & Permanent

What are we looking for?

Cleveland Clinic London are looking to recruit a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team, with a salary of up to £42,000.

This is a full-time, Monday to Sunday role (07:00 – 19:00)

There is a requirement to work 1 set of night shifts (3/4 shifts) every 3-4 weeks (19:00 – 07:00)

What makes us different?

Cleveland Clinic London offers a brand-new high-acuity environment with the very latest equipment, where caregivers are encouraged to grow their expertise across multiple specialties, and in collaboration with expert clinicians. Our Mission, ‘Caring for life, researching for health, and educating those who serve’, assures our unwavering commitment to professional development.

Patient safety is at the heart of all our pharmacy services. At Cleveland Clinic London, we’ll be using automation, unique to the UK, digital infrastructure, secure storage systems, and bar‑coded medicines administration to achieve a closed loop medicines administration system. Our Pharmacy services will enable patients to be fully involved in their own care and to make shared decisions about their treatment.

What will your duties include?

• Maintain and develop high quality, consistent, patient-focused pharmacy services in conjunction with clinical and patient services staff.
• Participate in the efficient day to day running of the dispensary and assisting the lead/senior technician/ Pharmacist when required.
• Prepare labels using the pharmacy computer system and correctly assemble prescriptions, ensuring each item is accurately dispensed and in the correct packaging, according to standard operating procedures (SOP).
• Organise the timely supply of out-of-stock medication to patients, prioritising and delegating this to other pharmacy team members when necessary.
• Counsel patients on the use of their dispensed medications, offering advice and answering any queries.

What we need from you?

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) (essential).
• NVQ Level 3 (or recognised equivalent) in Pharmaceutical Services (or similar) (essential).
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice.
• Experience of working in a busy dispensary department.
• Previous hospital pharmacy experience.

What We Offer

As a private hospital with no shareholders, we reinvest all profits back into our organisation. This allows us to provide meaningful, tailored support and development opportunities for our caregivers - alongside a range of benefits, including:

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Double-matched salary exchange pension – contribute 5% and we’ll contribute 10%
• Private Medical & Dental Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes
• Workplace Nursery Scheme
• Wellbeing Hub with mental health, coaching and EAP support
• Earned Wage Access - get early access to part of your pay when needed
• Access to discounts on food, retail, and more

Who we are?

Cleveland Clinic is one of the leading providers of specialised medical care in the world, providing clinical excellence and superior patient outcomes for almost 6 million patient visits per year across more than 200 locations. We employ over 80,000 caregivers worldwide and continue to drive innovation in healthcare.

With over 100 years of history, our “Patients First” philosophy is at the heart of everything that we do.

If you would like to know more, please email [e-mail].

Applicant shortlisting and interviews may take place whilst the advert is live, so it may close sooner than expected - please submit your application as soon as possible. Due to the volume of applications, we are not always able to provide individual feedback.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check

This role may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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