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Job requirements
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Excellent communication skills
- Skills
Excellent organisational / problem solving skills
- Skills
Basic IT skills
- Knowledge
ACPT
- Experience
Experience working in a pharmacy dispensary
- Qualifications
GCSE Math & English
- Qualifications
NVQ3 or BTEC in pharmaceutical services or equivalent
- Qualifications
Registered with GPhC as pharmacy technician
- Qualifications
Training Skills (ATS) qualification / Educational Supervisor (ES) / Practice Supervisor or working towards
- Personal qualities
Team player
- Personal qualities
Proactive approach and willing to learn
- Personal qualities
Flexible
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Medicines Optimisation qualification
- Knowledge
EMIS/Ascribe pharmacy system
- Experience
Experience working in a hospital pharmacy dispensary
- Qualifications
NVQ assessor qualification
Job overview
Please note that this post is a Fixed Term Contract for 12 months.
The post holder will support the Lead Pharmacy Technicians and Specialist Pharmacists in the provision of a safe, effective, and efficient Pharmacy service to Outpatients and Day-case patients seen at the Moorfields Eye Unit at the Northwick Park Network Site.
The post holder will be based at the Moorfields Satellite Pharmacy at Northwick Park site and may be required to cover at various other Moorfields Satellite pharmacies across the Moorfields North network as necessary.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for managing and coordinating workflow in the dispensaries Monitoring the quality of Pharmacy service provided to ensure an excellent and cost efficient service is provided. If necessary, act as line manager to Assistant Technical Officers (ATOs) / apprentices. The post holder will be responsible for supervising and managing day-to-day operational activities of all staff working in the Pharmacy dispensaries and/or within the clinical areas. Work with relevant Pharmacy leads to ensure that Pharmacy services meet the needs of the users. Provide operational cover where necessary across the Moorfields North satellite pharmacies to ensure a safe and effective clinical Pharmacy service is maintained. The post holder will be required to work with and support the Lead Pharmacy Technician for procurement and distribution to implement and maintain various systems to meet procurement of medicines and the supply of medicinal stocks to clinical areas within the division.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description and Personal Specifications for this role for the full details.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Senior Pharmacy Technician - Moorfields North with Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £38488.00 to £46852.00. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term contract (12 months) - secondment cover). The application deadline is 10 Nov 2026.
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