Senior Paediatric Pharmacy Technician - Ward Services | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in London is seeking an enthusiastic Senior Paediatric Pharmacy Technician to join their team. This full-time role involves dispensing, patient counselling, and managing ward stock control while working in a structured environment. Ideal candidates will hold a recognized pharmacy technician qualification and have a passion for patient care. The position offers opportunities for career development in a prestigious hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Must hold an accredited checking pharmacy technician qualification.
• Experience in a Paediatric NHS hospital setting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing and final checking of prescriptions.
• Managing ward stock control.
• Training junior team members.

Skills

Dispensing

Patient counselling

Medicine reconciliation

Education

Recognised accredited checking pharmacy technician qualification

Job description

Overview

Senior Paediatric Pharmacy Technician - Ward Services. Full-time. Shift Pattern: 9am-5.30pm Monday to Friday. 9am-5pm for rostered weekends and bank holidays. Late duty as per roster 9.30am-6pm.

We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacy technician looking for a new challenge to develop your career in a Paediatric NHS hospital setting pharmacy setting.

Working as part of the ward based team at the Evelina London Children's Hospital Pharmacy. You will play a role in the delivery of pharmaceutical care to a diverse group of Paediatric patients. Working in a structured environment providing support to the wider team to meet key directorate targets.

If you are seeking to expand your clinical skills and help to improve patient satisfaction and make a difference then this is your ideal job.

The post offers a chance to contribute to the continued development of pharmacy services within the children's hospital.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing
• Final checking of screened prescriptions
• Medicine reconciliation
• Assessing of patients own medicines
• Patients counselling
• Managing ward(s) stock control
• Audit and project work
• Supervising and training of junior team member(s)
• Participating in the weekend rota

Qualifications

You will already hold a recognised accredited checking pharmacy technician (ACPT) qualification.

About the Trust

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. The Pharmacy departments of Guys and St Thomas’ provide safe and effective pharmaceutical ward and dispensary services to the many inpatients and outpatients of the Trust’s many specialities.

Values

The post holder must demonstrate their commitment to upholding the Trust values, within which we carry out our roles:

• Caring – we put patients first
• Ambitious – we innovate and strive for excellence
• Inclusive – we respect each other and work collaboratively

Additional Information

Closing date: 5th October 2025 at midnight.

This advert closes on Sunday 5 Oct 2025.