(**) Senior Pharmacy Digital Systems Technician


Location
Basildon, England
Salary
£39,959 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Profession
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
29 Oct 2026
Contract Type
12 months (Fixed term contract. December 2026 - December 2027.)
Posted Date
15 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

6 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Significant post-registration hospital pharmacy experience

  • Experience

    Previous medicines optimisation and dispensary experience

  • Experience

    Evidence of multi-disciplinary working

  • Qualifications

    BTEC or NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Sciences

  • Qualifications

    Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

  • Qualifications

    ACT Trained

Desirable

4 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Experience in education and training

  • Experience

    Evidence of demonstrating leadership in practice

  • Qualifications

    Membership of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)

  • Qualifications

    Management qualification or equivalent experience

Job overview

Are you a qualified Pharmacy Technician ready for your next exciting challenge?

Join one of the largest and most progressive NHS Trusts in the UK and play a key role in shaping the future of pharmacy services.

Our pharmacy teams across Southend, Basildon and Broomfield have worked collaboratively under a single Chief Pharmacist for several years, developing strong, standardised systems and innovative services. We are now taking this further as we support major clinical transformation across the Trust, including the implementation of a brand-new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system.

We are seeking a motivated, forward-thinking Pharmacy Technician to join our expanding Pharmacy IT team. Based primarily at Basildon Hospital, this role offers the opportunity to work across all three Mid and South Essex sites, providing variety, collaboration and professional development.

You will be an excellent communicator with strong IT skills, confident working independently while also contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team. This is a fantastic opportunity to influence digital transformation, support patient care and be part of a service that values innovation and continuous improvement.

If you’re enthusiastic, adaptable and ready to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future of pharmacy at MSE.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of the Pharmacy ePMA and Digital Systems team to support, maintain and develop pharmacy and Trust‑wide digital systems.

Hold responsibility for a defined portfolio of MSE pharmacy systems, ensuring systems are effectively managed, supported and optimised.

Contribute as a senior member of the MSE Digital Systems team, supporting system strategy, development and continual improvement.

Provide digital and analytical support to clinical pharmacy teams, particularly in the investigation, monitoring and tracking of medicines savings schemes.

Produce accurate and timely reports to support clinical, operational and financial decision‑making.

Deliver a range of internal and external reports to meet organisational, regional and national requirements.

Support effective use of digital systems across pharmacy teams, promoting good data quality and system governance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

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.

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