Specialist Pharmacy Technician – Informatics & Analytics | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a motivated Pharmacy Technician to enhance medicines pathways using technology and data. This role offers a pathway from Band 6 to Band 7, emphasizing digital medicines management and analytics. Responsibilities include maintaining digital systems, leading projects to improve pharmacy services, and providing expert advice to clinical staff. Join a dedicated pharmacy team committed to optimizing patient care while being at the forefront of pharmacy innovations.

Qualifications

• Passion for improving medicines pathways through the use of technology and data.
• Capability to progress from Band 6 to Band 7.
• Experience in digital medicines management and pharmacy systems.

Responsibilities

• Engage in a structured training and development programme.
• Maintain and update digital medicines systems at the Royal Brompton and Harefield sites.
• Manage pharmacy analytics queries and produce high-quality reports.

Skills

Data analysis

Experience with digital systems

Project management

SQL

Python

Power BI

Job description

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.

Role Overview

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 and 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.

Band 6 (Developmental Phase) Responsibilities

• Engage in a structured training and development programme, building expertise in data analysis, digital systems, and project management.
• Maintain and update digital medicines systems at the 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 and temperature monitoring.

Band 7 Responsibilities

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, support the development and implementation of relevant digital technology which supports pharmacy service; and where applicable lead projects to continually improve these systems, contributing to the advancement of Pharmacy’s digital maturity.
• Manage pharmacy analytics queries and produce high‑quality reports, dashboards, and user tools – using expertise in data analytics (e.g., SQL, Python, Power BI).
• Provide specialist knowledge to offer 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.

Background of the Pharmacy Department

The Pharmacy Department at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust provides medicines supply services and 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.

This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026.