Advanced Pharmacy Technician – Queen Mary’s Hospital: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 45,953 to 54,254 £ / Year

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The post holder will work as part of a dedicated pharmacy team to lead, provide, develop and evaluate operational and clinical pharmacy services to Queen Mary’s Hospital (QMH) and will support operational services at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH). The post holder will support the Specialist Pharmacist in managing the operational and clinical services and team. The post holder will liaise between pharmacy, clinical areas and departments to ensure that services are tailored to meet Pharmacy and Care Group needs wherever possible.

Main duties of the job

o Deputise for the Specialist Pharmacist and for the operational and clinical pharmacy services at QMH.

o Act as a role model in operational and clinical management at QMH, and clinical and pharmacy care groups.

o Support the Specialist Pharmacist to lead, manage and develop operational and clinical pharmacy services at QMH and contribute to the provision and management of operational services at PRUH.

o Participate in operational and clinical activities to deliver and promote high quality, cost-effective and patient-focused pharmaceutical care.

o Ensure operational and clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients, providing interface liaison and support.

o Provide patient and carer education and support and close liaison across the interface.

o Promote safe drug use within dispensary, clinical specialties and clinical areas.

o Develop, implement and audit local guidelines, policies and procedures.

o Supervise and train pharmacy staff.

o Provide education and training to healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust.

o Participate in practice and clinical research and audit.

o Work with the Deputy Chief and Principal Pharmacists and Principal and Lead Technicians to extend the boundaries of professional practice.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 3 in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent
  • Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
  • Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician qualification

Desirable

  • Successful completion of short courses relevant to practice, to include supervisory/management qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
  • Good knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel applications
  • Good Management Practice
  • Significant experience relevant to Hospital Pharmacy Practice with assessed competencies

Desirable

  • Experience of research and audit work

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Be able to provide and receive complex information on medicines use, ward and dispensary services
  • Be able to communicate effectively and accurately in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients
  • Track record of successfully working within teams
  • 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
  • Be able to analyse and interpret information relating to medicines and their uses

Desirable

  • Be able to use presentational aids

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Closing Date: 13 October 2026

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