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Principal Clinical Pharmacy Technician

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 12 May 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Clinical Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly team and help shape the future of our clinical pharmacy services at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals.

We are looking for someone with experience and a passion in this area of work in hospital pharmacy. You must be an enthusiastic, motivated and a patient orientated pharmacy technician dedicated to patient safety. You will work with and lead the Clinical Pharmacy Technical Team to help implement, deliver and continually improve the technical and clinical support to the wards .

You will need to have excellent communication skills and enjoy working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team. You will also need to be friendly, approachable, adaptable, flexible, willing to learn new skills and be committed to continuous professional development.

You will be a pharmacy technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have experience of line managing other members of staff.

This is a full time post and the post holder will be required to participate in the cross site working , and weekend and late duties as per rota.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for leading and working alongside a team of clinical pharmacy technicians and assistants and working to providing high-quality, patient-centred clinical pharmacy services on the wards . You will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of medication reconciliation, a vital step in ensuring that patients receive the correct medications right from the start of their hospital stay. You will also be involved in the seamless management of patients' own medication, supporting the efficient and effective practice of one-stop dispensing.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Date posted

28 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,939 to £50,697 a year pa pro rata incl HCAS outer

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

343-7023105-FM-AG

Job locations

St Helier Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description for a more detailed expectation of the post holder including the person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description for a more detailed expectation of the post holder including the person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Science, BTEC in Pharmaceutical science or equivalent
  • Professional registration with the GPhC
  • Nationally recognized Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician

Desirable

  • Member of APTUK
  • Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician Accreditation or equivalent
  • Completion of a recognised management course
  • BTEC Level 4

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post registration hospital experience including ward based clinical work
  • Supervisory or line management experience
  • Experience in writing and developing protocol, guideline & SOPs
  • Experience of delivering training
  • Understand how to mentor and develop staff
  • Knowledge and understanding of basic management principles including team management and motivation

Desirable

  • Recruitment and selection experience
  • Familiarity with CMM (formerly JAC) dispensing system
  • Experience of quality improvement / service development
  • Experience of analysing and reporting data

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent organisational skills - self and others
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
  • Ability to use initiative and problem solve
  • Excellent communication skills-verbal and written
  • Excellent interpersonal skills

Desirable

  • Ability to motivate self and others
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Science, BTEC in Pharmaceutical science or equivalent
  • Professional registration with the GPhC
  • Nationally recognized Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician

Desirable

  • Member of APTUK
  • Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician Accreditation or equivalent
  • Completion of a recognised management course
  • BTEC Level 4

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post registration hospital experience including ward based clinical work
  • Supervisory or line management experience
  • Experience in writing and developing protocol, guideline & SOPs
  • Experience of delivering training
  • Understand how to mentor and develop staff
  • Knowledge and understanding of basic management principles including team management and motivation

Desirable

  • Recruitment and selection experience
  • Familiarity with CMM (formerly JAC) dispensing system
  • Experience of quality improvement / service development
  • Experience of analysing and reporting data

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent organisational skills - self and others
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
  • Ability to use initiative and problem solve
  • Excellent communication skills-verbal and written
  • Excellent interpersonal skills

Desirable

  • Ability to motivate self and others

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Helier Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA


Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Helier Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA


Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Servivces

Emma Tang

emma.tang@nhs.net

02082964033

Date posted

28 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,939 to £50,697 a year pa pro rata incl HCAS outer

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

343-7023105-FM-AG

Job locations

St Helier Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA


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