Specialist Pharmacy Technician – Informatics & Analytics

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare trust in London is seeking a Specialist Pharmacy Technician to join their Digital Pharmacy Team. This role offers opportunities for growth from Band 6 to Band 7, emphasizing the use of technology and data in improving pharmacy services. The ideal candidate will possess knowledge of digital systems and experience in a hospital setting. Responsibilities include data analysis, managing pharmacy automation, and leading innovative projects. Join us to enhance pharmacy practices utilizing advanced technologies.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Hospital Pharmacy environment as a qualified Pharmacy Technician.
• Good understanding of confidentiality issues and the Data Protection Act.
• Demonstrated experience of multidisciplinary team working.

Responsibilities

• Engage in training and development programme for data analysis and digital systems.
• Manage pharmacy analytics queries and produce reports.
• Support development of digital technology in pharmacy service.

Skills

Data analysis

Digital systems

Project management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences/Service

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Higher apprenticeship or post-graduate qualification in Data Science or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Specialist Pharmacy Technician – Informatics & Analytics

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 04 January 2026

The Digital Pharmacy Team at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Pharmacy Technician who has a passion for improving medicines pathways through the use of technology and data.

This developmental role offers a structured pathway for a Pharmacy Technician to progress from Band 6 to Band 7, focusing on informatics and analytics.

The postholder will initially join as a Band 6, developing specialist knowledge and skills in digital medicines management, data analysis, and pharmacy systems. Upon successful completion of defined competencies and experience, the individual will progress to Band 7, taking on greater responsibility for service development, project leadership. They will support digital pharmacy innovation across all sites at GSTT, with opportunities to work at the forefront of the field and with new technology.

This role is pivotal in supporting the development and delivery of digital services across the pharmacy department, as well as for managing pharmacy automation (Omnicell and dispensing robots) on the Royal Brompton and Harefield sites.

(Please see Progressional Criteria Framework for assessment criteria to achieve Band 7. Prospective post-holders who have significant experience and can demonstrate the requirements of Band 7 role will be assessed on an individual basis.)

Main duties of the job

Band 6 (Developmental Phase):

• Engage in a structured training and development programme, building expertise in data analysis, digital systems, and project management
• Maintain and update digital medicines systems which are based the at Royal Brompton and Harefield sites, and seek continuous opportunities to align practice and management of these with wider GSTT Pharmacy. These include Omnicell cabinets/robots,Temperature Monitoring

The Band 7 role will include increased responsibility for pharmacy analytics, data strategy implementation, and cross-site informatics leadership. Upon successful progression to a B7 role, in addition to the above responsibilities, the following will also apply:

• As a specialist, to support the development and implementation of relevant digital technology which supports pharmacy service; and where applicable to lead projects to continually improve of these systems, contributing to the advancement of Pharmacy's digital maturity.
• To manage pharmacy analytics queries and produce high-quality reports, dashboards, and user tools - through using expertise technical skills in data analytics (e SQL/Python/ PowerBi)
• The post-holder has specialist knowledge to provide expert advice, training, and support to pharmacy and clinical staff on digital systems, acting as a digital champion and key contact for troubleshooting and system optimisation.

Please see JD for full information; and Progression Framework for criteria for moving bands

About us

The Pharmacy Department at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust provides medicines supply services a full clinical pharmacy service to wards, departments and community services. Working within multidisciplinary teams with other healthcare professionals, our pharmacists ensure a patient's medicines are optimised to their individual needs and that governance processes, in terms of both clinical safety and cost, are in place for the safe and effective use of medicines. Each department employs a number of highly specialist pharmacists, essential as medicines and prescribing becomes more complex. The Pharmacy Department includes dedicated clinical pharmacy teams to support Directorates, the Evelina London Children's Hospital and our Cancer Centre. The department incorporates both sterile and non-sterile manufacturing units and holds two regional pharmacy specialities; medicines information and pharmacy quality assurance. It follows a service model whereby more junior pharmacists provide care for straightforward patients and more complex patients are assigned to a senior pharmacist for review. Overall, more than 400 staff are employed and the annual drugs budget is £120m.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Qualifications

• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences/Service
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Higher apprenticeship or post-graduate qualification in Data Science, Data Analytics or equivalent; or relevant post graduate professional qualification or equivalent experience
• Significant experience working in a Hospital Pharmacy environment as a qualified Pharmacy Technician, using digital systems to facilitate safe medicines supply.
• Good understanding of confidentiality issues and the Data Protection Act
• A good operational knowledge of computer hardware and relevant software
• Demonstrated experience of multidisciplinary team (MDT) working
• Knowledge of BI reporting software such as crystal reports, business objects or PowerBi
• Experience as a Medicines Management Technician
• Knowledge and a strong interest in informatics, analytics and programming, underpinned by significant experience and/or theoretical study
• Demonstrates experience in project leadership
• Experience of training and development of staff
• Up to date knowledge of NHS IT issues
• Knowledge of managing pharmacy automation

Skills

• Proven evidence of maintaining a broad level of Pharmacy practice and interests
• Proficiency in using digital pharmacy systems to provide pharmacy services
• Ability to trouble shoot and make informed decisions, using own initiative
• Good organisational/time management skills
• Good communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Ability to influence and instruct others
• Ability to multitask and manage interruptions
• Proven ability for team working, a "can do" attitude and a positive attitude to change
• Enthusiastic about using IT systems to improve NHS working practices
• Meets set targets
• Ability to write and implement procedures
• Proven ability to identify and manage risks
• The ability to initiate and implement change

Additional

• A commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration.

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Brompton Hospital (main base); Cross-site working required including regular visits to Harefield Hospital.

£46,419 to £55,046 a yearper annum inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-LIS10151M

Job locations

Royal Brompton Hospital (main base); Cross-site working required including regular visits to Harefield Hospital.