Senior Pharmacy Technician

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced hospital environment, focusing on patient care and quality services. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a passion for continuous learning and development. With a commitment to staff training and a supportive work culture, this position provides a platform for professional growth within a leading NHS trust. Join a team dedicated to excellence and innovation in healthcare, making a real difference in the lives of patients in east London.

Benefits

Pension Schemes

Career Development Opportunities

Parental Leave

Discounts

Active Travel Promotion

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital or community pharmacy is essential.
• Supervisory experience and providing developmental feedback required.

Responsibilities

• Support pharmacy assistants in delivering patient-focused care.
• Work on wards for medicines optimization and dispensary management.

Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Patient Counselling

Team Leadership

Education

BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences / NVQ 3

Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC

ILM Level 2 or 3 Leadership and Management

Tools

Pharmacy Labelling Systems

Stock Control Systems

Job description

All our hospitals have their own unique identities while sharing the same standards and values

You can shape your story with us.

Whether you’re looking to gain experience in a large, fast-paced hospital or get out into the community, we have a range of opportunities that allow you to build your entire career in one trust.

For us, every day is different. We provide care to a diverse population of 2.5 million across east London – that’s 6,000 people every day, speaking over 60 different languages. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to ensuring that people living in east London live healthy lives.

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 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 space to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. This includes delivering high standards of harm-free care and ensuring patients receive care in the right place at the right time. We also aim to be an outstanding place to work, guided by our WeCare values and behaviours.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and is committed to supporting staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and ambitious Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic operational team. The post holder must be eager to learn and develop, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

At Barts Health, we pride ourselves on staff development. Within the Pharmacy department, we offer various training initiatives to meet individual and departmental goals. We are committed to training Pre-registration Pharmacy technicians annually, providing numerous opportunities for career development within pharmacy.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support a team of pharmacy assistants and trainee pharmacy assistants, delivering patient-focused, quality care at Royal London Hospital.

The role involves moving away from a traditional dispensary model towards a multi-skilled team approach, encompassing both dispensary and medicines management services. The post holder will work on wards to deliver quality care through medicines optimization and support dispensary management on a rotational basis.

Working for our organisation

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

We are on an improvement journey to become an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having moved out of special measures, we are focused on continuous improvement for patient services.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, recognized for excellence and innovation, providing safe and compassionate care. We aim to be a safe provider of care, known for high standards and harm-free services, and an outstanding place to work, guided by our WeCare values.

We promote inclusion and value diversity, fostering an environment where every staff member feels a sense of belonging and can reach their full potential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description and person specification outline the key tasks, responsibilities, qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. Please view the attached documents for details.

Person specification

Qualifications

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

Experience

• Experience working in hospital or community pharmacy
• Significant experience as a pharmacy technician
• Supervisory experience and providing developmental feedback
• Experience with pharmacy labelling and stock control systems
• Patient counselling experience
• Organizing pharmacy services daily
• Leading team meetings and giving feedback
• Experience with hospital stock distribution and top-up services
• Medicines management experience in ward settings

Knowledge

• Understanding of GPhC revalidation requirements
• Knowledge of ward-level medicines management systems
• Legislation relevant to pharmacy practice (e.g., controlled drugs, H&S at Work)
• Understanding of stock control systems
• Knowledge of drugs, side effects, and information sources
• Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
• Adherence to SOPs and legislation importance
• Patient safety initiatives
• Role development for pharmacy technicians

We are committed to promoting inclusion and an equitable working environment, supporting applications under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. We reserve the right to close vacancies early once sufficient applications are received. We process applications via our third-party system, and data may be transferred to NHS systems if you are employed. We are dedicated to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, which may include DBS checks.

Barts Health promotes active travel and offers benefits like pension schemes, discounts, parental leave, and career development opportunities.