Rotational Pharmacy Technician - Band 5

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in London is hiring a Rotational Pharmacy Technician to join a newly established B5 rotational programme. You'll work closely with a diverse team to deliver essential pharmacy services while enhancing your professional skills. Competitive salary between £37,259 and £45,356 per annum included. This role involves active patient interaction, quality improvement projects, and supporting other pharmacy staff.

Qualifications

• NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 plus accredited underpinning knowledge.
• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Responsibilities

• Perform MMPT duties including medicines reconciliation.
• Counsel patients regarding safe use of their medicines.
• Lead quality improvement projects and service innovations.

Skills

Dispensing skills

Patient counseling

Communication skills

Documentation skills

Pharmacy software systems

Hospital pharmacy experience

Education

NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 3

Registered as a Pharmacy Technician

Tools

EPIC pharmacy management system

Job description

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Rotational Pharmacy Technician - Band 5

The closing date is 04 December 2025

We have an exciting opportunity to join a newly established and refreshed B5 rotational programme.

You will be given opportunities to work within dedicated teams, consisting of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants to provide a comprehensive service to all areas within the pharmacy department. As part of the programme, you will rotate through core areas of the department and also some newly developed rotations. You will join us as we embark on the delivery of our new Pharmacy 2030 strategy, with members of the Pharmacy Technician team being integral to innovative ways of providing patient care.

You will need to be able to participate in the bank holiday and weekend working rota which will include seven day working and late duty support.

Main duties of the job

For full information about the job, have a look through the Job Description, or get in touch.

However, you will be an active, enthusiastic member of the rotational programme, participating in MMPT duties in various specialties including but not limited to, Surgery, Cardiology and Oncology and Intensive care wards. You will spend time interacting with patients, doctors and nurses at ward level enabling you to deliver a bespoke service counselling patients, supporting the education and training of others and delivering the best patient care. You'll also get the opportunity to rotate through other areas such as Clinical Trials to support and develop your knowledge of how medicines move from the "bench to the bedside"

You will also work alongside our teams in patient services, in both adult and paediatric teams at the Guys and St Thomas' sites and the Evelina London Children's hospital to ensure that patients get the right medicines, at the right time using our newly implemented Patient Electronic Record, EPIC system.

About us

When you join the GSTT pharmacy team, you will meet a large, friendly and diverse group of people, who possess the knowledge and skills needed to deliver patients the high standard of care they deserve. At the same time, you will join a department with a strong focus on education and training and will be exposed to opportunities that will support your professional development.

Job responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities are to:

• Perform MMPT duties including medicines reconciliation and POD locker checks
• Counsel patients and their carers / representatives on the safe use of their medicines
• Dispense and check controlled drugs, ensuring safe and correct storage and record-keeping.
• Perform final accuracy checks on clinically screened prescriptions to support timely supply of medicines and support the wider hospital flow
• Address any queries or concerns a patient, carer, or parent may have about their medication
• Communicate detailed, complex and sensitive information to patients/carers about drug doses, indications, side effects and efficacy.
• Lead on the completion of quality improvement projects and implement service innovations
• Support the Education and Training of other colleagues, including pharmacy assistants, pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians, trainee and junior pharmacists
• Support the different pharmacy teams with the operational delivery of comprehensive clinical trials, home care and procurement services

Qualifications

• NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent) or equivalent
• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Completion of the Accreditation Checking Pharmacy Technician Scheme (ACPT) or

Skills

• Demonstrated ability to dispense accurately to set standards
• Demonstrated ability to counsel and give advice to patients on their medications
• Demonstrated ability to communicate more complex and sensitive information effectively using clear written and spoken English to overcome barriers to understanding
• Demonstrated ability to clearly and accurately complete complex routine and non-routine documentation
• Working with pharmacy software systems, EPIC pharmacy management or equivalent
• Working in a Hospital or community Pharmacy

Experience

• Medicines management in a ward based settings - e.g. medicine reconciliation/POD assessment etc
• Previous evaluated experience of participation in project and audit work
• Supervising and mentoring pharmacy staff
• Demonstrated experience of ability to appraise staff and set performance objectives
• Stock level management and maintenance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

£37,259 to £45,356 a year per annum inc HCA