Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 DAY SERVICE, WEEKENDS AND BANK HOLIDAYS)
- Job ref
- 213-CAY-7274272
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- King's College Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £35,964 - £43,780 per annum, incl HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 02/07/2025
Employer heading

Senior Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Trials
Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Clinical Trials Pharmacy team at Kings College Hospital as a Senior Pharmacy Technician.
The post holder will work with the Clinical Trial pharmacy team to undertake the set-up, training of staff, dispensing & checking and smooth running of all clinical trials, across the Trust. Your role is to be a key participant in the Pharmacy trial set-up and maintenance processes in line with national and organisational targets. You will also be responsible for writing robust Standard Operating Procedures and ensuring we provide our local and wider community exceptional care.
Main duties of the job
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Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King’s to another level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person specification for full details
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Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively using clear written and spoken English
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Hold a General Pharmaceutical Council -recognised Level 3 or 4 Pharmacy Technician qualification or equivalent (integrated or non-integrated)
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Accredited Checking Technician qualification or working towards.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of all regulations and legislation relevant to Clinical Trials
- Knowledge of all regulations and legislation relevant to Pharmacy Dispensary Services.
- Experience relevant to Hospital Pharmacy Practice with assessed competencies or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of Pharmacy computer systems eg JAC, Ascribe and EPIC
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanna Flanagan
- Job title
- Prinicipal Technician Clinical Trials
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02032993506
- Additional information
For an informal discussion please call or email Joanna (Asia) Flanagan or speak to a member of the clinical trials team on 0203 299 3506
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