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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-7727363SBH (N)
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£37,259 - £45,356 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/01/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Senior 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.

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.

Job overview

Senior Pharmacy Technician - Band 5

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacy technician to join our Cancer Services team at Bart’s Health NHS Trust.

The post holder must be ready to work in a busy environment and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The role will be based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and is a great opportunity for the right candidate to gain experience of this busy service and develop their existing skill set as well as learning new ones. 

For further detail regarding this position, kindly contact:

Michelle Sullivan, Deputy Head of Pharmacy

Email: [email protected]

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support and supervise a team of pharmacy assistants and work with pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver patient focused, quality care, based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. 

To enable pharmacy to have patients’ needs at the centre of the service, the post holder will be moving away from a traditional dispensary and medicines management services delivery model by utilising skills and knowledge from both areas to become one multi skilled team in all aspects of pharmacy service delivery – dispensary and medicines management services. They will jointly work on the wards and deliver quality care to patients at ward level through efficient medicines optimisation as well as support the management of  ward based and dose banding dispensaries.

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

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BTEC 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
  • LM Level 2 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
  • Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
  • Quality Improvement training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy setting.
  • Pharmacy labelling and stock control systems
  • Education & training of staff
  • Medicines management experience in a ward-based setting, e.g. medication history taking, POD assessment etc
  • Patient consultation skills
  • Updating, Reviewing and implementing SOPs for Pharmacy and other areas
  • Participation in or contribution to audit work
Desirable criteria
  • Significant experience as a pharmacy technician 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 implementation of quality improvement projects

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 Work Understanding of stock control systems
  • 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
  • Understanding of development opportunities available to Pharmacy technicians and support staff
  • Good understanding of the management of High- Cost Drugs
  • Able to demonstrate a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of medication issues and potential problems arising as patients move between the interface of primary and secondary care
  • Understanding of the regulations relating to managing people

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Advanced IT skills in 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

Other

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates an understanding of person-centered care and is committed to ensuring patient needs are met through flexible service delivery.
  • Remains calm under pressure
  • Demonstrates a professional attitude
  • Demonstrates self-motivation
  • Ability to be flexible and adaptable to service demands
Desirable criteria
  • Member of Professional Leadership body Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)

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

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michelle Sullivan
Job title
Deputy Head of Pharmacy
Email address
[email protected]
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