Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (including weekends and bank holidays) Job ref 200-7726966-DE-DG-A
Employer St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town London Salary £46,419 - £55,046 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner) Salary period Yearly Closing 09/04/2026 23:59
Band 6
Job overview
The Pharmacy Service at St George’s is highly regarded across the Trust, with over 250 staff members working closely with multi-disciplinary teams. The department is friendly, forward thinking and constantly expanding with opportunities for professional and service development including further postgraduate education.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated person with good interpersonal and organisational skills who will enjoy being part of this friendly, dynamic team.
Main duties of the job
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to support the Lead Pharmacy Technician – Clinical Services and Clinical Pharmacist team leaders in the provision of a ward-based pharmacy service to the clinical speciality and associated wards. This position is open to pharmacy technicians with post qualification ward-based experience, we would like to hear from you.
You will work alongside a team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to lead and provide a core service of medicines optimisation in clinical areas. You will arrange supply of discharge medicines which includes dispensing and checking of TTAs on the wards. You will be one of the lead pharmacy technicians supporting to develop the clinical pharmacy technicians and the clinical service.
The post holder will also support the induction and training of ward-based pharmacy technicians, ATO’s, Pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians and Trainee pharmacists.
The candidate must hold the NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent and be a professional registered Pharmacy Technician who has achieved the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification and be a qualified educational supervisor.
The successful candidate will require excellent communication skills and enjoy both an individual challenge and working as part of a large team.
Working for our organisation
The GESH hospital group is a leading healthcare provider in South-West London, comprised of St George’s University Hospitals and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, together, by collaborating and working in partnership to meet the needs of our patients, and making sure our services are affordable and fit for the future.
As GESH partners the pharmacy departments at St Georges University Hospital and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals are working together in a number of areas including workforce, key functions such as medication safety, education and training and digital workstreams.
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust itself is a major acute hospital that offers specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiac care, lipid disorders, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. We are the regional specialist care provider for South-West London, Surrey and beyond. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 9,000 staff. The helipad was opened in spring 2014 and the work of the Emergency Department has been captured on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates will be contacted by email or via NHS Jobs to be informed of the shortlisting outcome.
If you are interested in this position and have all the attributes needed to ensure success for both yourself and the department, then contact Nilouphar Tejrar or Chris Goldsmith
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 3 plus accredited underpinning knowledge
* GPHc registration with Accredited checking status
* Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
* Ward based accreditation for medicines management AIMMS/HEE
* Interest in self- development
* PDR training course
Experience
* Post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy in an area relevant to practice
* Proven supervisory experience
* Ward stock top-up experience
* Ability to organise and motivate self and others efficiently
* Evidence of continued professional development
* To be able to work successfully as part of a team
* Participation in Audit
* Extensive experience within a busy pharmacy
* Post qualification experience in dispensary and ward-based services
* Management of service coordination
* Project planning
* Staff management including HR processes
* Sickness management experience
Knowledge and Skills
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Good presentation skills both written and verbal
* Analytical and Judgement skills
* Planning and Organisational skills
* Excellent, up to date knowledge of drug use
* Familiarity with hospital pharmacy medicines management systems
* Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
* Knowledge of JAC/ CMM computer system.
* Knowledge of procurement and financial processes
Your recruitment team
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Your application
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Closing date
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Shortlisting
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Application feedback
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Safeguarding and DBS Checks
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Name Nilouphar Tejrar
Job title Lead Pharmacist - Clinical Support Services
Email address nilouphar.tejrar@stgeorges.nhs.uk
Telephone number 0208 725 1763
Additional information
Alternative contact:
Chris Goldsmith - 0208 725 1770
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