Pharmacy Technician

Bupa UK; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 26 000 - 34 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Payment of professional registration

25 days holiday per year

Enhanced pension and life insurance

Season ticket loan

Discounted gym sessions

Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme

Bupa health insurance

Dental insurance option

Digital GP platform

Emotional wellbeing support

Family mental health line

Financial wellbeing channels

Support for carers

Resumo da oferta

Bupa UK’s Cromwell Hospital in London is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join a private hospital with 180 beds and multiple specialities. The role supports a comprehensive pharmacy service under supervision, with a requirement for registration with the GPhC and hospital pharmacy experience.

You’ll work 37.5 hours per week across a Monday–Friday schedule, with weekend coverage as per roster. Salary is competitive, with access to Bupa benefits.

Qualificações

• Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy.

Responsabilidades

• Dispense and check prescriptions.
• Counsel patients on medications.
• Manage stock and assist training of staff.
• Ensure dispensary duties comply with legislation and SOPs.
• Post charges to aid hospital business goals.

Formação académica

GPhC registration as Pharmacy Technician

NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services

BTech Pharmaceutical Sciences

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Pharmacy Technician

Cromwell Hospital, 164-178 Cromwell Road, Kensington SW5 0TU

Full time: 37.5hrs per week

We make health happen

The Cromwell Hospital, our flagship private hospital in West London, delivers world-class inpatient and outpatient care. With 180 beds, 6 theatres, advanced intensive care units, paediatrics, diagnostics, physiotherapy, and private GP services – it’s a centre of excellence for complex care and innovation.

Job Description

Pharmacy Technician

Cromwell Hospital, 164-178 Cromwell Road, Kensington SW5 0TU

Permanent

Salary: Competitive

Full time: 37.5hrs per week

We make health happen

The Cromwell Hospital, our flagship private hospital in West London, delivers world-class inpatient and outpatient care. With 180 beds, 6 theatres, advanced intensive care units, paediatrics, diagnostics, physiotherapy, and private GP services – it’s a centre of excellence for complex care and innovation.

At Bupa, we’re proud to offer access to our state-of-the‑art Clinical Training Academy in Staines – a cutting‑edge space for immersive learning, innovation and growth. With advanced simulation labs, XR and VR tech, and digital training environments, it’s where we’re shaping the future of healthcare.

The pharmacy service is open on Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 8pm and Saturday from 08:30am to 2.30pm.

You’ll Help Us Make Health Happen By

A key member of the Pharmacy Team you will assist in the provision of a comprehensive pharmacy service which consistently meets the needs of all service users. You will contribute to the efficient day to day running of the dispensary, working under the supervision of a Senior Pharmacy Technician and receiving Pharmacist support.

Responsibilities include dispensing and checking, patient counselling, stock management, assisting training of staff and ensuring dispensary duties are completed. All processes must be in line with legislation: CQC, Home Office, GPh.C, and MHRA and CH SOP standards.

This role will be flexible between the pharmacy locations to ensure that a consistent high quality, effective and safe service is delivered to all our customers. Shifts will be rostered weekly to cover the current opening hours of pharmacy of 8:30am to 8pm with Saturday shifts to be covered 8:30-14:00 with subject to change if opening hours extended.

• Price and dispense out-patient prescriptions in accordance with the law and hospital procedures and to ensure that the appropriate checking procedures are adhered to at all times.
• Participate in patient counselling and department counter service as appropriate.
• Sell ‘Pharmacy only’ and GSL medicines to patients, using appropriate questioning to ensure that the medicines are being used appropriately, under the direct supervision of a Pharmacist in accordance with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society guidelines for licensed retail pharmacies.
• Ensure that prescription documentation is maintained and stored appropriately in accordance with the law.
• Ensure that all charges are posted appropriately in order to assist in the delivery of the hospital’s business goals.
• Participate in the stock distribution function of the technician team. To liaise with ward and department managers to ensure that ward stocks are kept at suitable levels, to ensure drugs are stored correctly, ensure stock rotation and expiry date checking. To ensure the efficient functioning of Pyxis on designated wards as appropriate.

Key Skills / Qualifications Needed For This Role

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC.
• NVQ LEVEL 3 Pharmacy services or B/Tec Pharmaceutical sciences
• Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy

Benefits

Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work‑life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. As a Theatre Practitioner you’ll be eligible for:

• Payment of professional registration fees
• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell. Plus Bank Holidays
• Enhanced pension and life insurance
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
• Discounted access to online gym sessions
• Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate
• Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile
• Emotional wellbeing support
• Access to family mental health line
• Financial wellbeing channels
• Support for carers

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

At Bupa we strive to ensure all our of customers, patients and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [e-mail]

Time Type

Full time

Job Area

Clinical Services

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London