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Job summary

Main area
Medicines Management Team
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Fixed term: 3 months (contract end date 08/10/2025)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-7302513SBH-A
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£35,964 - £43,780 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/07/2025 23:59

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Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

Band 5

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious Senior MM Pharmacy Technician to join our team at St Bartholomew’s Hospital on a fixed term contract. 
This is a fixed term band 5 position working in the MM team, throughout various clinical areas of the site including inpatient dispensary, cardiac and respiratory. It will involve working closely with nurses and healthcare professionals, helping to maintain good stock control and promoting adherence to the safe and secure handling of medicines.
We welcome applications from registered pharmacy technicians. You must possess excellent interpersonal, problem solving and time management skills and be able to work with a wide range of professionals.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work on the wards and deliver quality care to patients at ward level through efficient medicines optimisation. This will include the assessment of patient’s own drugs, medicines reconciliation, and original pack dispensing at ward level, consultations 
with patients about their medicines and coordinating the supply of discharge medication. 
The post holder will work with their ward based team to continually develop the service, while maintaining high standards and achieving best practice to meet the needs of patients and the Trust. The role will also involve dispensary based responsibilities which may vary 
according to the speciality / wards supported.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.”

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or equivalent.
  • Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
  • HEE LaSE Medicines Optimisation qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
  • ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy setting
  • Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
  • HEE LaSE Medicines Optimisation qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
  • ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
  • Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
  • Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Wor
  • 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
  • Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of development opportunities available to pharmacy

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates ability to solve problems
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
  • IT literate; able to use Effective negotiation skills Ability to delegate effectively Ability to answer complex enquiries Ability to supervise processes and identify deviations Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer
  • Work accurately following agreed procedures
  • Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
  • Interpret and dispense prescriptions accurately
  • Organisation and prioritisation of workload
  • Ability to problem solve
  • Ability to motivate self and others
  • Time management skills
  • Methodical attention to detail
  • Good numeracy skills. Able to perform pharmaceutical calculations
Desirable criteria
  • Effective negotiation skills
  • Ability to delegate effectively
  • Ability to answer complex enquiries
  • Ability to supervise processes and identify deviations

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
David Hunt
Job title
Lead Medicines Management Technician
Email address
[email protected]
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