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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-7342634RLH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£35,964 - £43,780 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Senior Pharmacy Technician - Management Support

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

The Royal London Hospital is looking for an experienced Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our newly established TTA Optimisation Team. This role is vital for enhancing the quality and speed of discharge medication processes, ensuring our patients receive the best possible care.

Main duties of the job

  • TTA Coordination: Oversee the coordination and processing of TTA prescriptions, ensuring compliance with local and national guidelines.
  • Supervision: Provide guidance and supervision to pharmacy assistants and trainees, fostering their development and ensuring a high standard of service.
  • Quality Improvement: Identify inefficiencies and contribute to the continuous improvement of TTA services by implementing local solutions and supporting new initiatives.
  • Training and Development: Train and develop junior staff, maintaining high performance and accountability within the team.
  • Audit Participation: Support departmental audits and quality assurance processes to maintain compliance with regulatory standards.

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/s below. 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Significant experience working as a registered pharmacy technician in a hospital.
  • • Proven experience supporting or delivering discharge medication services, including TTAs or dosette boxes.
  • • Supervisory experience, including allocation of daily tasks and performance feedback.
  • • Proficiency in dispensing, accuracy checking (if accredited), and stock control processes.
  • • Experience with medicines reconciliation, POD assessment, and ward-based services relevant to discharge.
  • • Experience communicating with patients, families, and clinical staff under time pressure.
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience leading or participating in quality improvement projects related to discharge or medicines optimisation.
  • • Experience training and developing pharmacy assistants, PTPTs, or rotational staff.
  • • Familiarity with supporting audits or KPI monitoring (e.g. turnaround times, CD compliance).
  • • Experience with robot-supported dispensing systems.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Good understanding of the medicines management process, particularly in relation to discharge.
  • • Familiarity with CD regulations, GPhC standards, and safe and secure handling of medicines.
  • • Awareness principles of cost-effective use of medicines.
  • • Knowledge of POD schemes and one-stop dispensing.
  • • Understanding of the importance of SOPs, KPIs, and audit in quality improvement.
Desirable criteria
  • • Understanding of how TTA services contribute to patient flow and bed management.
  • • Awareness of discharge barriers and the pharmacist-technician interface in a hub-based model.
  • • Knowledge of the specific requirements for supplying medicines to complex discharges (e.g. patients with dosette boxes or cognitive impairments).

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences / NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent).
  • • Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
  • • Accredited Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT).
Desirable criteria
  • • HEE LaSE Medicines Optimisation or equivalent.
  • • Practice Supervisor or Train the Trainer qualification.
  • • ILM Level 2/3 in Leadership and Management or equivalent.

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
Funke Alimi-Omidiora
Job title
Associate Director of Pharmacy
Email address
[email protected]
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