Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician: Sponsorship Available

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a qualified and experienced pharmacy technician to join our established, friendly, and dynamic medicines management team at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will support the safe, effective and timely supply of medicines to patients and end users across the Maudsley Hospital, as well as covering some dispensary services.

Main duties of the job

  • To participate in the provision of pharmaceutical care initiatives to ensure the safe, appropriate and cost effective use of medicines.
  • To provide safe, timely, cost effective appropriate and high quality pharmaceutical services for patients and staff.
  • To act as a role model to junior staff and provide support and training
  • To assist in ensuring that key processes and procedures are in place
  • To supervise Pharmacy Technicians, Assistant Technical Officers and, where appropriate Pre Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPT)

You will be a registered pharmacy technician with an NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent. You will be an accredited checking technician, although applications will be considered from those who are working towards accreditation. Education and training is encouraged and support is provided by the education and training Chief Technician.

As part of the medicines management team , you will have responsibility for the delivery of a high quality service to both inpatients and outpatients at SLaM. This post provides the opportunity to use your skills providing patient care at ward level, as well as delivering an efficient, technician led dispensary service.

The post involves working alongside our clinical pharmacists providing an integrated delivery of pharmaceutical care initiatives for patients in the Trust to ensure safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medicines.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences or recognised equivalent
  • Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), with mandatory CPD
  • Accreditation or eligibility to work as an Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) for final accuracy checking in the dispensary.
  • HEE Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation accreditation or equivalent

Desirable

  • Practice Supervisor accreditation
  • Supervisory/management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Hospital Pharmacy experience
  • Ability to undertake medicines reconciliation
  • Experience in a clinical based ward team
  • Experience in stock management, stock control
  • Ability to communicate effectively with pharmacists, nursing teams, patients, families, and external providers.

Desirable

  • Supervisory/management qualification or experience
  • Experience in Mental Health
  • Involvement in specialist projects and/or audit.
  • Interest and desire to work in Mental Health

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good working knowledge of hospital pharmacy systems, WellSky, EPIC, EPMA
  • Demonstrable knowledge of medicines management practice and principles
  • Awareness of national and local medicines management standards and policies to ensure safe and compliant practice.
  • Ability to undertake dispensary duties including labelling, dispensing, and record-keeping.

Desirable

  • Ability to help train other pharmacy staff, including mentoring student pharmacy technicians.

Skills

Essential

  • Patient counselling skills
  • Ability to prioritise and organise routine daily tasks
  • Knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office operating systems, software applications

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: 4 October 2026

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