Senior Pharmacy Technician, Clinical Governance & Patient Information

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician for a part-time role focused on clinical governance and patient information. The ideal candidate will support the management of clinical governance and develop patient information resources. This position offers a salary range of £37,259 to £45,356 pro-rata and promotes flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Must possess NVQ level 3 and be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC.
• ACPT qualification or working towards it is required.
• Mandatory CPD and completion of relevant short courses needed.

Responsibilities

• Support management and evaluation of clinical governance.
• Develop and maintain patient information resources.
• Participate in clinical audits and quality improvement.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Training and supervision

Education

NVQ level 3

Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC

ACPT qualification (or working towards)

Tools

Pharmacy computer systems

Job description

Senior Pharmacy Technician, Clinical Governance & Patient Information

The closing date is 08 December 2025

The Pharmacy department is currently recruiting for the position of Senior Pharmacy Technician, Clinical Governance and Patient Information, based at the Denmark Hill site.

This is a part-time job share opportunity for an enthusiastic and self‑motivated pharmacy technician with good communication and interpersonal skills.

The post holder will join the Pharmacy Formulary and Governance team and work with them to ensure the provision of high‑quality, safe, comprehensive medicines policy and practice within the Trust, in accordance with current priority.

They will also provide specific expertise to plan and develop patient information initiatives and improvements.

Main duties of the job

• Support the delivery, management and evaluation of clinical governance to medicines use within the Trust.
• Develop and maintain Pharmacy Patient Information resources (including patient leaflets and online information resources)
• Work with pharmacy teams and departments on patient‑focused care, information and counselling.
• Support in the management of new drug and non‑formulary requests, as needed.
• Provide patient and carer education and close liaison across the interface.
• To liaise with Pharmacy staff, Doctors and GPs to ensure efficient transfer of medicines Management issues.
• Participate in clinical audit, research and Quality Improvement
• To participate in and contribute to the ward medicines management services, as per service need.
• Supervise and train junior and rotational pharmacy staff within Pharmacy and at ward level.
• Provide education and training of healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Our values at King's, are that we're a kind, respectful team;

Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work

Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed

Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional

The trust‑wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (EDI) at the heart of everything we do. By being person‑centred, digitally‑enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level

Job responsibilities

Please see main duties and responsibilities, as well as the separate full Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• NVQ level 3
• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
• ACPT qualification (or working towards)
• Mandatory CPD
• Completion of short courses relevant to practice

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge of all regulations and legislation relevant to pharmacy, dispensary and clinical services
• Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
• Substantial post registration experience in hospital setting
• Experience of training and supervision of pharmacy staff
• Experience of research and audit work

Skills and Competencies

• Be able to provide and receive complex information on medicines use, ward and dispensary services
• Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients
• Be able to analyse information relating to service provided or individual patients where there are a range of facts requiring analysis and where a range of options need to be compared

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.

Address

Pharmacy Department, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill

£37,259 to £45,356 a year pro rata including high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part‑time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

213‑Division‑A‑7541023‑A

Job locations

Pharmacy Department, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill