Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician - Surgery

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Newport; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join the Surgical Pharmacy team, delivering high-quality ward-based clinical services on acute surgical wards linked to a Major Trauma Centre.

You will join a busy, fast-paced environment with a focus on medicines management, patient safety, and cross-site collaboration within a large multidisciplinary team. Registration with GPhC is required or in process.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (pharmacy technician) or in the process of registration
• HEE Medicines Optimisation Programme (MOP) or equivalent qualification (or will undergo the ICHNT in-house Ward Skills Training)
• ACPT Accreditation required or will undergo CPPE ACPT course
• Short courses relevant to practice, to include supervisory qualification such as Personal Supervisor (PS) training
• Recognised Medicines Management qualification (Certificate of Medicines Management for Pharmacy technicians - CMMPT or equivalent)
• Educational Supervisor or NVQ assessor to A1 standard or equivalent

Responsibilities

• To assist in the provision of a high quality patient-focused medicines management service to patients of the Trust.
• To help ensure that service provision is flexible and responsive to patient needs.
• To support all pharmacists (including pre-registration trainees) in the provision of the service.
• To help audit the service against set standards and assist in the review of service provision.
• To ensure the safe reuse of patients’ own medicines to optimise cost efficiency.
• To ensure the safe storage of medicines stored in patients’ lockable cabinets.
• To provide medicines expenditure surveillance to ensure accurate and cost-effective use of medicines in the surgical directorates with the support of a senior surgical pharmacist.
• Provide training on medicines management to pharmacy, nursing and medical staff.
• To return medicines to pharmacy to reduce wastage and promote cost savings.

Skills

Ward-based experience

UK hospital pharmacy

Training & supervision

Audit & research

Medicines management

Strong communication

Education

GPhC registration (pharmacy technician)

MOP or equivalent qualification

ACPT accreditation / CPPE ACPT

Personal Supervisor training

CMMPT or equivalent

A1 standard / NVQ assessor

Tools

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Teams)

Job description

Band 5

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 290-WCCS-2800

Site Trust Wide Town London Salary £38,488 - £46,852 pa inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 24/11/2026 23:59

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly, dynamic, innovative Surgical Pharmacy team dedicated to providing high quality ward based clinical pharmacy services. You can expect to see interesting surgical patient admissions and work on acute surgical wards linked to a Major Trauma Centre.

The post-holder will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and high patient turnover. Surgical specialties include General (gastrointestinal), Bariatric, Vascular, Plastics, Orthopaedics, Major Trauma, Elderly surgical rehabilitation and Neurosurgery.

We are looking for someone with passion in this area of work in hospital pharmacy. You will be enthusiastic, motivated and a patient focused pharmacy technician. You will work with the Surgical Pharmacy team to help implement, deliver and improve medicines management to surgical areas cross-site.

You will need good communication skills and enjoy working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team. We need a friendly, approachable, adaptable individual willing to learn new skills and be committed to their CPD. You must be a registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or undergoing registration. This is a full time post and will be required to participate in the weekend working and late duties as per rota.

Main duties of the job

• To assist in the provision of a high quality patient-focused medicines management service to patients of the Trust.
• To help ensure that service provision is flexible and responsive to patient needs.
• To support all pharmacists (including pre-registration trainees) in the provision of the service.
• To help audit the service against set standards and assist in the review of service provision.
• To ensure the safe reuse of patients’ own medicines to optimise cost efficiency.
• To ensure the safe storage of medicines stored in patients’ lockable cabinets.
• To provide medicines expenditure surveillance to ensure accurate and cost-effective use of medicines in the surgical directorates with the support of a senior surgical pharmacist.
• Provide training on medicines management to pharmacy, nursing and medical staff.
• To return medicines to pharmacy to reduce wastage and promote cost savings.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (pharmacy technician) or in the process of registration
• HEE Medicines Optimisation Programme (MOP) or equivalent qualification (or will undergo the ICHNT in-house Ward Skills Training)
• ACPT Accreditation required or will undergo CPPE ACPT course
• Short courses relevant to practice, to include supervisory qualification such as Personal Supervisor (PS) training
• Recognised Medicines Management qualification (Certificate of Medicines Management for Pharmacy technicians - CMMPT or equivalent)
• Educational Supervisor or NVQ assessor to A1 standard or equivalent

Experience

• At least 1 year experience of working in a UK hospital pharmacy and at least 3 months of ward- based experience
• Experience of research and audit work; implementing change as a result of audit or service evaluation
• Practical experience with an electronic in-patient prescribing system
• Experience working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician (including medication history taking, reuse of patient’s own medicines, ordering medicines, patient consultations, discharge services and self-administration) in a busy clinical environment
• Experience of training and supervision of pharmacy staff

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

• Able to analyse and interpret information relating to medicines and their uses
• Ability to identify the scope of a problem, consider options for solution, select solution and review outcomes; knows when and will seek support where appropriate
• Demonstrates flexibility, able to work in a pressurised environment, adapt and cope with change
• Excellent verbal communication skills, able to provide complex information on medicines use to staff and patients
• Ability to use appropriate techniques in delivering training
• Good working knowledge of MS (Microsoft) applications (Word/Excel/Power point/Teams and Outlook)

Right to work

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Vacancy Closing Date

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Name Narinder Tutt Job title Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician Email address [e-mail] Additional information

If you would like to discuss the role or visit before applying, please contact: Narinder Tutt - Senior Lead MMPT. Email: [e-mail]; Phone [phone].