# Senior Pharmacy Technician - SCD & WLCH > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-pharmacy-technician-scd-and-wlch/b6ced8f0-96b7-47ed-8e67-957fdf7f0ea5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-pharmacy-technician-scd-and-wlch/b6ced8f0-96b7-47ed-8e67-957fdf7f0ea5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacy technician - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 per annum incl. HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Inclusive of weekend working hours) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-16T14:52:07.446Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Chelsea_Westminster_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8042344 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8042344?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An excellent opportunity has arisen for a suitably experienced hospital technician to apply for this post. We require an experienced, enthusiastic and self-motivated Pharmacy Technician with excellent communication skills to join our motivated forward thinking specialist care division (SCD) & West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH) pharmacy team.  You will work in an exceptionally friendly department delivering a patient focused service. The post holder will deliver quality care to patients at ward level as part of an efficient Medicines management system. This includes confirming patient medication histories, assessment of patient’s own medicines, preparation and administration of medicines including IVs, counselling patients about their medicines and co-ordinating the supply of discharge medication. The post holder may also be required to assist with general invoicing duties in pharmacy and homecare medication management. This is an ideal opportunity for a technician who is keen to build on their obstetric and paediatric experience. ### Main duties of the job - Deliver quality care to patients at ward level as part of an efficient Medicines management system. - This includes confirming patient medication histories, assessment of patient’s own medicines, - Preparation and administration of medicines including IVs, counselling patients about their medicines and co-ordinating the supply of discharge medication. - General invoicing duties in pharmacy - Homecare medication management ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Follow relevant procedures for Medicines Management in order to deliver the service in a safe and effective manner. - Responsible for the provision of the Medicines Management service to designated ward areas, which involves working in clinical areas unsupervised. - Participate in the checking of in-patient, outpatient and clinical trial prescriptions by undertaking the London Pharmacy Education & Training Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) scheme in line with departmental policy. - Obtain accurate medication histories for patients on admission by liaising with the patient and/or primary care team in order to support decisions about continued care. - Implement and maintain the Patient’s Own Drug (POD) scheme, for the designated areas (and self-administration where introduced) according to Trust Policies. - Counsel patients in order to provide effective and appropriate advice to patients on medication use in order to ensure their understanding of their medication including benefits of their medication and possible side effects.  These may be patients with certain barriers, e.g. hearing problems, language issues. - Deal with queries and complex issues from patients and other hospital staff. - Effectively contend with informal / verbal complaints from ward staff or patients in the first instance before appropriate referral to line manager if necessary. - Co-ordinate the discharge medication, bringing together patients own drug’s and newly dispensed items in advance of patient discharge and support the planning of patient discharge with respect to medication, including the transcription of requests for dispensing. - Provide training for pharmacy staff regarding the medicines management service on the wards. - Maintain high quality of data input of patient information into the pharmacy computer system in order to ensure excellent labeling standards for dispensed medicines. - Support the dispensary by participating in the dispensary rota and providing a full technical service including performing the final accuracy check of screened prescriptions. - Accurately dispense and issue prescriptions including controlled drugs in a timely fashion for inpatients, outpatients (including A&E), day case and discharge medication. - Identify potential problems regarding the lack of availability of medicines for individual prescriptions, seeking advice on suitable alternatives or agreed delivery timetable. - Be a role model for technical staff and actively promote the role of the pharmacy technician - Line-manage a designated rotational pharmacy technician or pharmacy assistant, conducting performance appraisals and development reviews and if necessary, manage sickness, disciplinary or grievances. - Participate in the training of new and junior staff, including inductions. - Ensure that a written record of Continuing Personal Development (CPD) is maintained for review at appraisal. - Be a robot ‘superuser’ in order to troubleshoot complex problems and maintain efficient systems within the dispensing process. - Participate in and contribute to the development of the extension of the medicines management scheme across all wards in the hospital. - Participate in regular medicines management training sessions for nursing staff. - Liaise with nursing staff and patients to guarantee the service we provide meets the requirements of its users. - Create, maintain and develop medicines management policies, procedures and standards. - Provide administrative support for data collection for audits / projects as directed by the LDP SCD&WLCH - Assist in processing invoices within the main pharmacy invoicing office as required. - Participate in the Departmental Education and Training Programme and ensure that a written record of Continual Personal Development (CPD) is maintained for review at appraisal. ## Job Details An excellent opportunity has arisen for a suitably experienced hospital technician to apply for this post. We require an experienced, enthusiastic and self-motivated Pharmacy Technician with excellent communication skills to join our motivated forward thinking specialist care division (SCD) & West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH) pharmacy team. You will work in an exceptionally friendly department delivering a patient focused service. The post holder will deliver quality care to patients at ward level as part of an efficient Medicines management system. This includes confirming patient medication histories, assessment of patient’s own medicines, preparation and administration of medicines including IVs, counselling patients about their medicines and co-ordinating the supply of discharge medication. The post holder may also be required to assist with general invoicing duties in pharmacy and homecare medication management. This is an ideal opportunity for a technician who is keen to build on their obstetric and paediatric experience. ## Job Description Deliver quality care to patients at ward level as part of an efficient Medicines management system. This includes confirming patient medication histories, assessment of patient’s own medicines, Preparation and administration of medicines including IVs, counselling patients about their medicines and co-ordinating the supply of discharge medication. General invoicing duties in pharmacy Homecare medication management ## Responsibilities Follow relevant procedures for Medicines Management in order to deliver the service in a safe and effective manner. Responsible for the provision of the Medicines Management service to designated ward areas, which involves working in clinical areas unsupervised. Participate in the checking of in-patient, outpatient and clinical trial prescriptions by undertaking the London Pharmacy Education & Training Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) scheme in line with departmental policy. Obtain accurate medication histories for patients on admission by liaising with the patient and/or primary care team in order to support decisions about continued care. Implement and maintain the Patient’s Own Drug (POD) scheme, for the designated areas (and self-administration where introduced) according to Trust Policies. Counsel patients in order to provide effective and appropriate advice to patients on medication use in order to ensure their understanding of their medication including benefits of their medication and possible side effects. These may be patients with certain barriers, e.g. hearing problems, language issues. Deal with queries and complex issues from patients and other hospital staff. Effectively contend with informal / verbal complaints from ward staff or patients in the first instance before appropriate referral to line manager if necessary. Co-ordinate the discharge medication, bringing together patients own drug’s and newly dispensed items in advance of patient discharge and support the planning of patient discharge with respect to medication, including the transcription of requests for dispensing. Provide training for pharmacy staff regarding the medicines management service on the wards. Maintain high quality of data input of patient information into the pharmacy computer system in order to ensure excellent labeling standards for dispensed medicines. Support the dispensary by participating in the dispensary rota and providing a full technical service including performing the final accuracy check of screened prescriptions. Accurately dispense and issue prescriptions including controlled drugs in a timely fashion for inpatients, outpatients (including A&E), day case and discharge medication. Identify potential problems regarding the lack of availability of medicines for individual prescriptions, seeking advice on suitable alternatives or agreed delivery timetable. Be a role model for technical staff and actively promote the role of the pharmacy technician Line-manage a designated rotational pharmacy technician or pharmacy assistant, conducting performance appraisals and development reviews and if necessary, manage sickness, disciplinary or grievances. Participate in the training of new and junior staff, including inductions. Ensure that a written record of Continuing Personal Development (CPD) is maintained for review at appraisal. Be a robot ‘superuser’ in order to troubleshoot complex problems and maintain efficient systems within the dispensing process. Participate in and contribute to the development of the extension of the medicines management scheme across all wards in the hospital. Participate in regular medicines management training sessions for nursing staff. Liaise with nursing staff and patients to guarantee the service we provide meets the requirements of its users. Create, maintain and develop medicines management policies, procedures and standards. Provide administrative support for data collection for audits / projects as directed by the LDP SCD&WLCH Assist in processing invoices within the main pharmacy invoicing office as required. Participate in the Departmental Education and Training Programme and ensure that a written record of Continual Personal Development (CPD) is maintained for review at appraisal. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Patient counselling - Education and training of staff - Dispensing - Pharmacy labelling and stock control systems - Hospital pharmacy experience **Desirable** - Contribute to development of procedures - Service audit - Liaison with a wide variety of healthcare professional - Experience of JAC - Supervision of staff - Previous homecare experience ### Trust values **Essential** - Putting patients first - Responsive to patients and staff - Open and honest - Unfailingly kind - Determined to develop ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Enthusiasm for the position - Lead by example - Self-starter - Methodical with attention to detail - Friendly, empathetic and reliable team worker able to relate to all grades of staff - Ability to cope well within a busy environment ### Skills and knowledge **Essential** - Good communication (written and oral) - Prioritisation and planning - Dealing with interruptions to normal work pattern - Time management - Training and supervisory skills - Organisational skills **Desirable** - Computer literacy - Mathematical skills to perform complex dose calculations - Interpret and dispense prescriptions accurately - Experience of supervising staff ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - BTEC or NVQ 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences equivalent recognised qualification - GPHC registered - Medicines Optimisation Program (MOP) (Note: A candidate who is not MOP accredited will be considered for shortlisting, if recruited they will receive Band 4 AFC remuneration until they achieve the MOP qualification) - Accredited Checking Technician (ACPT) (Note: A candidate who is not an ACPT will be considered for shortlisting, if recruited they will receive Band 4 AFC remuneration until they achieve the ACPT qualification) **Desirable** - Practice Supervisor course or equivalent ## Documents - [recruitment pack (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1313) - [policy statement (pdf, 144.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=891) - [job features form (pdf, 390.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10330915) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 85.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=890) - [staff benefits and wellbeing (pdf, 177.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1256) - [mmt jd and person specification (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10330916) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.