Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Technician
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To participate in late duty, weekend and Bank Holiday rosters)
- Job ref
- 396-779-NN-7021106-AL-DE-Z
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital
- Town
- Kingston
- Salary
- £34,521 - £41,956 pa incl of Outer London HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Technician, Purchasing & Distribution
Band 5
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated GPHC registered Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our pharmacy team at Kingston Hospital site to assist with the day to day efficient and effective service of pharmacy distribution and IV fluids.
You would be expected to deputise for the Chief Pharmacy Technician and cross cover for the purchasing co-ordinator.
This role will suit someone with existing hospital pharmacy experience with an interest in pharmacy purchasing and distribution services.
You will require excellent communication skills and be able to work under pressure, multi-task and meet deadlines while working in a fast-paced environment.
The pharmacy department provides a high quality, professional pharmacy service and has an excellent reputation within the Trust and community. Both the pharmacy department and the Trust have a long-standing reputation for being a friendly and rewarding place to work.
Main duties of the job
As the senior pharmacy technician of purchasing and distribution service your main duties include:
Provide day to day management of the pharmacy distribution and IV
fluid service, including: co-ordination of workflow, tasks and supervision
of the pharmacy stores assistants,
Acting as the responsible person for good stock management and control,
Supervising and participating in the medicine’s distribution service,
Supervising and participating in the goods in receipting process,
Deputising for the chief pharmacy technician and purchasing coordinator,
Provide services to external customers including community units.
On occasion you will be expected to cover the purchasing coordinator, work cross site at Teddington Memorial Hospital and arrange cover for the IV fluid service.
You will also be expected to participate in late duties, weekend working and bank holidays.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To deputise for the Chief pharmacy technician to oversee the day to day running of the pharmacy distribution service.
Responsible to lead the teams and implement changes that benefit the service.
Promote and manage good stock control within the department.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BTEC or NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences & services (or equivalent)
- Registered with the General pharmaceutical council (GPhC)
Desirable criteria
- Accuracy Checking Qualification
Experience and Skills
Essential criteria
- Hospital Pharmacy experience
- Pharmacy stores or pharmacy purchasing experience
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to motivate a team
- Computer literate including Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using CMM (formerly known as JAC)
Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
References: Please provide 3 years of employment/educational history with professional email addresses (not personal ones like Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot supply these, inform the interviewers to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- April Flood
- Job title
- Chief Technician, Purchasing and Distribution
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8934 3738
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