Job Summary
Do you feel the need for a new challenge and want the opportunity to develop your managerial and supervisory skills within the dispensary Do you enjoy dispensing Clinical Trials or want to know more about them? Then we may have the job that you have been looking for. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to work in our Inpatient dispensary here at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Dispensing arrange of prescriptions which include Clinical Trials, whilst ensuring adherence to Controlled Drugs policies within the dispensary maintain high standards of training for our trainees in the department. You will be trained to use new e-prescribing systems (EPMA and iQemo) within the dispensary. Being part of a friendly, highly motivated and trained efficient team that continues to strive for excellence.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience of working as a pharmacy technician or significant experience of working in an acute NHS hospital setting
- Experience of supervising and training less experienced pharmacy technicians, students, other staff; carrying out basic work- based assessments
- Experience of providing ward-based medicines management services
- Use of Datix incident reporting system or equivalent
- Updating, reviewing and implementing SOPs for Pharmacy and other areas
- Participation in or contribution to audit work
Desirable
- Experience of implementation of quality improvement projects
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work, clinical trial regulations
- Understanding of stock control systems Knowledge of drugs, side effects and where to find further information
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation Supporting others to gain an understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Understanding of development opportunities available to Pharmacy technicians and support staff
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Good understanding of the management of High- Cost Drugs
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
Desirable
- Demonstrate knowledge of reviewing KPI’s
- Demonstrate knowledge of dispensing and checking clinical trials
- Understanding of medication issues and potential problems arising as patients move between the interface of primary and secondary care
Skills
Essential
- Advanced IT skills in Microsoft Teams, databases, excel
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and able to clearly present complex and sensitive information in an appropriate way
- Excellent consultation skills with patients and or MDT around complex situations
- Organisation and prioritisation of workload for the self, team, on a day-to-day basis
- Demonstrates ability to problem solve complex problems
- Able to motivate self and others
- Time management skills for more complex task such as workload, small QI, line managing small number of staff
- Supervisory and mentoring skills, including ability to give effective feedback to all levels of staff
- Team leader skills
- Demonstrates diplomacy
- Excellent presentation skills
- Interpret and dispense prescriptions accurately
- Good numeracy skills. Able to perform pharmaceutical calculation
- Methodical attention to detail and accurate data handling, follow procedures
- Ability to work accurately under pressure
- Good customer care skills
- Ability to recognise professional and personal limitations, referring to appropriate person when necessary
- Ability to maintain a high standard of accuracy in a busy environment, including final accuracy check of dispensed items
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or equivalent
- Medicines Optimisation qualification or equivalent
- Accuracy Checking
- Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
- Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- ILM 2 Team Leader or equivalent
Desirable
- Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
- ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 06 May 2026
