• Job Description

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  Job summary

  Are you a pharmacy technician with experience of working Outpatient services?

  Do you want the support and learning opportunities that being part of a large, professional team brings?

  Are you looking for varied, meaningful work that has a direct impact on patient care?

  Yes? That's great! We have an exciting roles for one senior pharmacy technician to lead, supervise and co-ordinate the work of the dispensaries at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - St Helier site.

  We're a close-knit bunch, united in our purpose to providing a first-class service to our patients, whilst looking out for one another as a first-class team!

  It's fast paced and you'll need a good eye for detail as well as excellent customer care skills in order to liaise effectively with our patients, and MDT members. You must be a qualified accredited checking technician (ACPT).

  Taking up this post could be the start of something wonderful and the best decision you make this year. Tell us in your application how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification attached to the job description.

  If you have questions, don't hesitate to contact Shamila Jeyasingham, Principal Pharmacist Outpatients on 0208 296 2000 ext 2466 or shamila.jeyasingam1@nhs.net

  Please note this post is a 2 day a week role and participates in Saturday and Sunday working as part of our 7-day service, Bank Holiday and late duty rotas.

  Main duties of the job

  Please note this post is a 2 day a week role and days must be consecutive and will be discussed at interview.

  To assist in the management of the day to day operational organisation of the dispensaries, including the safe, efficient and timely dispensing of prescriptions following departmental policy, to meet the needs of the patient and the pharmacy department.

  About us

  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

  Details

  Date posted

  20 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £34,521 to £41,956 a year pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  343-7246893-FM-AG

  Job locations

  St Helier Hospital

  Wrythe Lane

  Carshalton

  SM5 1AA

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BTEC / NVQ Level 3 Certified Pharmacy Technician registered with GPhC
  • Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) Certificate.

  Desirable

  • NVQ Practice and/or Educational Supervisor

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post qualification hospital experience
  • Experience in supervision of staff
  • Patient counselling
  • Proven stock control experience and knowledge

  Desirable

  • Experience with the CMM (formerly JAC) pharmacy computer system
  • Understanding of and participation in data collection for KPIs and audit
  • Dispensing/supply of clinical trials

  Skills & Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to organise own workload and that of others
  • Computer literate for dispensing and stock keeping/issue purposes
  • Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work
  • Effective communication skills, verbal and written using clear English and overcome barriers to understanding
  • Proven organisational skills

  Desirable

  • Ability to manage change
  • Experience in providing a ward-based service
  • Understanding of and participation in audit

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BTEC / NVQ Level 3 Certified Pharmacy Technician registered with GPhC
  • Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) Certificate.

  Desirable

  • NVQ Practice and/or Educational Supervisor

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post qualification hospital experience
  • Experience in supervision of staff
  • Patient counselling
  • Proven stock control experience and knowledge

  Desirable

  • Experience with the CMM (formerly JAC) pharmacy computer system
  • Understanding of and participation in data collection for KPIs and audit
  • Dispensing/supply of clinical trials

  Skills & Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to organise own workload and that of others
  • Computer literate for dispensing and stock keeping/issue purposes
  • Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work
  • Effective communication skills, verbal and written using clear English and overcome barriers to understanding
  • Proven organisational skills

  Desirable

  • Ability to manage change
  • Experience in providing a ward-based service
  • Understanding of and participation in audit

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  St Helier Hospital

  Wrythe Lane

  Carshalton

  SM5 1AA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  St Helier Hospital

  Wrythe Lane

  Carshalton

  SM5 1AA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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