Band 4 - 5 Pharmacy Technician - Rotational Progression Post
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Hydref 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £33,094 - £45,356 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 09 Tachwedd 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Hampstead, NW3 2QG |
| Cwmni: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7523156/391-RFL-7523156 |
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A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
The Pharmacy team at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Royal Free Hospital have an exciting opportunity to start a career path in hospital pharmacy. We are looking for motivated Pharmacy Technicians who are keen to expand their experience and are interested in working in a supportive and forward-thinking department committed to delivering high quality patient care.
The post holder will successfully meet set competencies designed to develop the qualities, skills and knowledge expected to move to a Band 5 level. Length of competency training will be dependent on what qualification/ experience the staff member has achieved already.
The post holder will ensure that patient services and medicines management are delivered in a safe, effective, economic, and timely manner. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all documentation and procedures are carried out in accordance with current legislation and guidelines.
Patient services will include in-patient and ward-based dispensing as well as the management of stock including stock control, investigating and resolving discrepancies, and implementing new processes to improve stock holding within the department.
Medicines Management will include supporting medicines optimisation at ward level. They will support the Pharmacy Technician Specialists 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 a range of staff, including (but not limited to) Pharmacy technicians, Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians and Trainee Pharmacists.
The post holder will support training and staff development by acting as a mentor/trainer for apprenticeships, in-house and external training/ accreditation and support the Pharmacy Technician Specialists (Lead Pharmacy Technicians) in each of the rotations.
Our Trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. 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.
The Pharmacy Service at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust comprises of Inpatient and Outpatient dispensary services, ward based clinical pharmacy services, Medicines Information, aseptic and non-sterile production services, pharmacy stores & distribution, procurement, and homecare services. We cover a range of clinical specialties including HIV, general medicine, emergency services, surgery, rheumatology, hepatology, anti-coagulation, oncology & haematology, women’s health, paediatrics and infection control.
link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
This advert closes on Friday 24 Oct 2025
The Pharmacy team at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Royal Free Hospital have an exciting opportunity to start a career path in hospital pharmacy. We are looking for motivated Pharmacy Technicians who are keen to expand their experience and are interested in working in a supportive and forward-thinking department committed to delivering high quality patient care.
The post holder will successfully meet set competencies designed to develop the qualities, skills and knowledge expected to move to a Band 5 level. Length of competency training will be dependent on what qualification/ experience the staff member has achieved already.
The post holder will ensure that patient services and medicines management are delivered in a safe, effective, economic, and timely manner. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all documentation and procedures are carried out in accordance with current legislation and guidelines.
Patient services will include in-patient and ward-based dispensing as well as the management of stock including stock control, investigating and resolving discrepancies, and implementing new processes to improve stock holding within the department.
Medicines Management will include supporting medicines optimisation at ward level. They will support the Pharmacy Technician Specialists 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 a range of staff, including (but not limited to) Pharmacy technicians, Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians and Trainee Pharmacists.
The post holder will support training and staff development by acting as a mentor/trainer for apprenticeships, in-house and external training/ accreditation and support the Pharmacy Technician Specialists (Lead Pharmacy Technicians) in each of the rotations.
Our Trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. 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.
The Pharmacy Service at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust comprises of Inpatient and Outpatient dispensary services, ward based clinical pharmacy services, Medicines Information, aseptic and non-sterile production services, pharmacy stores & distribution, procurement, and homecare services. We cover a range of clinical specialties including HIV, general medicine, emergency services, surgery, rheumatology, hepatology, anti-coagulation, oncology & haematology, women’s health, paediatrics and infection control.
link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
This advert closes on Friday 24 Oct 2025