Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 18 months (Fixed term: 18 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-WCCS-2241
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Senior Pharmacy Technician Research Support
Band 6
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced hospital pharmacy technician with an interest in digital health systems to further their experience by undertaking research and evaluation within the Centre for Medication Safety and Service Quality. Working with colleagues in the pharmacy department and the NIHR North West London Patient Safety Research Collaboration, the post holder will be supporting research and evaluation, focusing on an evaluation of the electronic prescription service in the hospital context
Main duties of the job
- The role will mainly involve supporting the design of data collection methods, data collection and analysis, report writing and dissemination, all within the area of digital medication safety.
- This will mainly involve contributing to the evaluation of the electronic prescription service in the hospital context.
- The post holder will also support our broader work to encourage pharmacy staff to get more involved with research and evaluation.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
- Mandatory professional CPD as defined by GPhC
- English and Maths to GCSE grade C or above or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- A1 NVQ Assessor (or to be achieved within 12 months of commencement)
- Postgraduate research degree eg MRes, MPhil or PhD
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good written communication skills
- Good ability to organise and prioritise work
- Good knowledge of the main roles and practice of pharmacy staff
Desirable criteria
- Good ability to organise and prioritise work
- Good knowledge of the main roles and practice of pharmacy staff
- A good understanding of national and local priorities
- Analytical ability for problem solving
Experience
Essential criteria
- 3 years’ experience of working in hospital pharmacy post qualification
- Experience of hospital computer systems and evidence of computer literacy
- Experience of patient counselling with regard to medications
- Experience of training others
Desirable criteria
- Experience with managing research / evaluation projects in the hospital setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bryony Dean Franklin
- Job title
- Executive Lead Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02033130503
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