Job summary
- Main area
- Principal Pharmacy Technician, Homecare (Commissioning)
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 8 months (Fixed Term Contract until 31/03/2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Fixed Term contract until 31/03/2026)
- Job ref
- 196-LIS9701-A
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Guy's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inc. of Inner London HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/08/2025
Employer heading

Principal Pharmacy technician - Homecare
NHS AfC: Band 6
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced pharmacy technician to join the pharmacy homecare team at Guy's & St. Thomas Hospitals, this role will be responsible to lead on our biosimilar switching programme from the Homecare setting perspective. In this post, you will support in leading and manage the pharmacy homecare service including responsibility for innovating and implementing service development initiatives. We are looking for a highly motivated and organised pharmacy technician with strong leadership skills to develop the service and take it to the next level. You must be a qualified Pharmacy Technician, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council with proven relevant experience in hospital pharmacy.
Main duties of the job
To provide operational leadership to the staff working in the Homecare team related to switching patients from an originator medication to a biosimilar to maximise savings within this financial year. This involves coordinating homecare for specialised services including the liaison with specialist pharmacists, service providers, manufacturers and other members of the health care team, including finance ensuring there is a seamless homecare service for all patients.
You will primarily be based on the Guy's site but expected to make visits to other GSTT sites.
Working for our organisation
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about this role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant management underpinning knowledge e.g. NEBs/CMS Trust based courses or equivalent
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable criteria
- Accredited Checking Technician Qualification
- CIPS Certificate in Purchasing
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Extensive hospital experience as a qualified Pharmacy technician
- Experience in performance management
- Experience of pharmacy homecare service
- Experience in writing SOPs
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to solve complex problems
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Good communication skills
- Ability to manage audits and project work
- Ability to work under pressure
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Roberto Alvarez
- Job title
- Medicines Procurement Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0207 188 5046
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