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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent: 1 in 5 weekend working commitment (Either Sat or Sun) and 1 in 2 late duties
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-NMUH-7165974
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
North Middlesex University Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£35,763 - £43,466 Per annum including HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 5 Senior Pharmacy Technician – Community Services

NHS AfC: Band 5

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Band 5 Senior Pharmacy Technician – Community Services 

This post will be based between North Middlesex University Hospital of the Royal Free Hospital Trust and the Magnolia Unit based at St Michael's Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and adaptable Pharmacy Technician with good communication and interpersonal skills to take on this challenging post. Your role will involve working with Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and other health care professionals on providing Medicines Management services at ward level.

The post holder will support the ward pharmacists to carry out medicines reconciliation for our newly admitted patients and the assessment of patients own drugs. You will support the day-to-day coordination of the satellite pharmacy by providing original pack dispensing, patient counselling and co-ordination of the supply of discharge medicines to our patients.

The post holder will also support the dispensary at North Middlesex University Hospital by the coordination of the inpatient and outpatient dispensary and supply of medications.

You will be an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) and a qualified Medicine Management Pharmacy Technician. You must have evidence of registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and have good post qualification experience working as a Pharmacy Technician within an NHS Hospital Pharmacy.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the co-ordination of the dispensary staff and workflow to provide a high quality and efficient patient orientated service. The post holder will be an accredited checking technician and will participate in the supply of medicines to inpatients, outpatients, wards and departments under the supervision of a Pharmacist. 

The post holder will support the Pharmacy Technician Specialist (Medicines Management) in developing and maintaining the medicines management service at ward level.  This will include the assessment of patients own drugs, medicines reconciliation, providing original pack dispensing, counselling patients about their medicines and co-ordinating supply of discharge medicines which includes dispensing TTAs on the wards. The post holder will also support the induction and training of ward based technicians.

The post holder will support training and staff development by acting as a mentor / trainer for NVQ qualifications, in-house and external training/ accreditation.

The post holder will deputise for the Lead Pharmacy Technician (Inpatients) and the Lead Pharmacy Technician (Outpatients).

The post holder will line manage pharmacy support workers, and act as an Educational Supervisor and Practice Supervisor for trainee pharmacy professionals in the dispensary and on the wards

Working for our organisation

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.

Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing.

We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.

 

For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This job description outlines the current main responsibilities of the post. However the duties of the post may change and develop over time and may therefore be amended in consultation with the post holder.

 

Person specification

Education & Professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences and NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 or equivalent
  • Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
Desirable criteria
  • Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) or willing to work toward this
  • QCF A1 workplace assessor award or working towards this

Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant and demonstrable post qualification hospital pharmacy experience
  • Previous assessable experience/understanding of JAC Pharmacy Computer System (or equivalent)
  • Computer literate including Microsoft Office software products
  • Ability and understanding of how to correctly and efficiently obtain accurate medication histories and contribute towards medicines reconciliation
Desirable criteria
  • Previous assessable managerial/ supervisory experience and experience in training
  • Previous assessable experience in recruitment and selection of staff

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills (with patients and staff of all levels)
  • Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
  • Demonstrate proven ability to dispense accurately.
  • Demonstrate proven ability to counsel and give advice to patients/carers on medications.
  • Excellent understanding of computerised systems of stock control management
  • Demonstrate ability to prioritise and organise own workload and for staff managed.
  • Methodical methods of working and good decision - making skills
  • Demonstrate attention to detail.
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate ability to deal with conflict and complaints (with patients and staff of all levels)
  • Demonstrate ability to plan, organise & deliver induction & competency based training.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Davinder Rani Bhamra
Job title
Chief Pharmacy Technician - Patient Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02082164882
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