Senior Pharmacy Technician

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician to support medicines management and lead pharmacy operations at Whipps Cross University Hospital. Responsibilities include mentoring junior staff, managing dispensary operations, and ensuring high-quality patient care. Candidates must possess a BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent, GPhC registration, and experience in hospital settings. This is a permanent position within a dynamic healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Must have previous hospital or community pharmacy experience.
• Experience in management or leadership roles is required.
• Experience of holding regular team meetings.

Responsibilities

• Provide ward-based medicines management support.
• Contribute to dispensary operations.
• Act as a mentor to Trainee Pharmacy Assistants.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills

IT literate and able to use Microsoft Office

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to problem solve

Good numeracy skills

Education

BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC

ILM Level 2 or level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent

Job description

1 x Permanent and 1 x Fixed Term 12 Months

We are seeking a dynamic and ambitious Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly and progressive Pharmacy team at Whipps Cross University Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust--the largest NHS Trust in the UK. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate individual who is eager to grow, develop, and contribute to high-quality patient care. You will play an essential role in supporting our medicines management service on the wards and providing key leadership within the dispensary.

As a Senior Pharmacy Technician, you will:

• Provide ward-based medicines management support
• Contribute to dispensary operations, including management support
• Take part in project work to improve patient care and service efficiency
• Act as a mentor to Trainee Pharmacy Assistants, Rotational Foundation Pharmacy Technicians, and Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians
• Demonstrate strong leadership to support the development of the pharmacy workforce

Applicants must have:

• BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences / NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)
• Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhCo Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
• Previous hospital or community pharmacy experience
• Experience in management or leadership roles

If you would like any further details, please contact: Lucie Lea 02085395522 ext 25729/25569 or via e-mail: [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support to manage a team of pharmacy assistants and trainee pharmacy assistants. They will deliver patient focused, quality care, based at Whipps Cross University Hospital.

To enable pharmacy to have patients' needs at the center of the service, the post holder will be moving away from a traditional dispensary and medicines management services delivery model by utilising skills and knowledge from both areas to become one multi skilled team in all aspects of pharmacy service delivery - dispensary and medicine management services. They will jointly work on the wards and deliver quality care to patients at ward level through efficient medicines optimization as well as support the management of dispensary on rotational basis.

The post holder will also support the effective management of the team, by:

• Monitoring and reporting Key Performances Indicators (KPI's)
• Training and developing staff
• Maintain and auditing the management of controlled drugs, FP10 and stock control
• Co-coordinating pharmacy specific audit
• Implementing and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Supporting ward based dispensing programs such as dispensing satellite areas

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job 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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working in a hospital or community pharmacy setting
• Significant experience as a pharmacy technician
• Experience of supervising others and providing feedback for development
• Experience of pharmacy labelling and stock control systems
• Patient counselling
• Experience or organising a service on a day-to-day basis
• Experience of holding regular team meetings
• Experience of giving feedback
• Experience of hospital stock distribution and top-up services.
• Medicines management experience in a ward based setting, e.g. medication history taking, POD assessment etc.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
• IT literate and able to use Microsoft office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Interpret and dispense prescriptions accurately
• Organisation and prioritisation of workload
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Methodical attention to detail
• Good numeracy skills. Able to perform pharmaceutical calculations.

Knowledge

• Understanding of GPhC revalidation requirements
• Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
• Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
• Understanding of stock control systems
• Knowledge of drugs, side effects and where to find further information
• Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
• Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
• Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
• Understand how pharmacy technicians can develop their role

Qualifications

• BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences /NVQ 3 or equivalent
• Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
• ILM Level 2 or level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent

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.