# Senior Technician Technical Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-technician-technical-services/cb50d17f-657d-4238-ade7-c2fab6c97cd4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-technician-technical-services/cb50d17f-657d-4238-ade7-c2fab6c97cd4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 per annum incl. HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Inclusive of weekend working hours) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-29T12:31:36.739Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Isleworth/Chelsea_Westminster_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy_Technical_Services/Pharmacy_Technical_Services-v7988752 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7988752?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. The post-holder will help manage the technical services unit and deputise for Prinicpal Technicians in their absence. We require an experienced, enthusiastic and self-motivated Pharmacy Technician/Specialist Technician with excellent communication skills to join our motivated forward thinking Technical Services department, which actively encourages training. You will work in an exceptionally friendly department delivering a customer focused service. This is an ideal opportunity for a technician who is keen to build on their aseptic experience, as well as their management skills to help develop a patient focused Technical Service to meet the changing needs of the organisation and to help support the planned expansion of Cancer and Chemotherapy services within the Trust. If you are interested in a full time post in Pharmacy Technical Services and being an integrated part of the multidisciplinary team, then this is the job for you. We are ideally looking for someone with experience of working within a hospital pharmacy production unit. ### Main duties of the job Works closely with the Lead and Principal Technician's in helping manage and develop all operational aspects of technical services. Helps to ensure that services are provided in a safe, efficient and effective manner according to local, National and Regional QA requirements and the principles of good manufacturing practice. Contributes to monitoring and management of performance and quality for technical services unit and services provided to cancer speciality. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Assists with managing the workload and co-ordinating the workflow for sterile (cytotoxic reconstitution and CIVAS)  in the technical services unit to help maintain a safe and responsive service. - Liaising with Chemotherapy day unit staff of all grades to support the work flow. - Assist with generating reports on technical services unit performance (quality, safety and efficiency) according to local standards including dispensing errors and other incidents. - Assists with departmental drug expenditure system for cancer services. - Supervises  and mentoring some of the junior staffs working in Technical Services unit which may include (pharmacy assistants, pre-reg pharmacists and Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy  technicians (PTPTs) including induction and performance appraisal of relevant staff and day to day problem solving. - Assists with the deployment of staff in the technical services unit including contribution to weekly rotas and approval of annual leave and lieu time in the absence of the Principal Technician. - Assists with managing performance and all other human resource issues for technicians and assistants working in Technical services. - Ensure that all technical services and rotational staff in the technical services unit receive appropriate induction, on-going training and validation which includes GMP and procedures relating to dispensing and compounding of products and maintenance of the unit. - Undertakes day to day training, supervision and assessment of Pre-reg Technicians - Assists with training, supervision and assessment of Pharmacists rotating through technical services. ## Job Details An excellent opportunity has arisen for a suitably experienced hospital technician to apply for this post. The post-holder will help manage the technical services unit and deputise for Prinicpal Technicians in their absence. We require an experienced, enthusiastic and self-motivated Pharmacy Technician/Specialist Technician with excellent communication skills to join our motivated forward thinking Technical Services department, which actively encourages training. You will work in an exceptionally friendly department delivering a customer focused service. This is an ideal opportunity for a technician who is keen to build on their aseptic experience, as well as their management skills to help develop a patient focused Technical Service to meet the changing needs of the organisation and to help support the planned expansion of Cancer and Chemotherapy services within the Trust. If you are interested in a full time post in Pharmacy Technical Services and being an integrated part of the multidisciplinary team, then this is the job for you. We are ideally looking for someone with experience of working within a hospital pharmacy production unit. ## Job Description Works closely with the Lead and Principal Technician's in helping manage and develop all operational aspects of technical services. Helps to ensure that services are provided in a safe, efficient and effective manner according to local, National and Regional QA requirements and the principles of good manufacturing practice. Contributes to monitoring and management of performance and quality for technical services unit and services provided to cancer speciality. ## Responsibilities Assists with managing the workload and co-ordinating the workflow for sterile (cytotoxic reconstitution and CIVAS) in the technical services unit to help maintain a safe and responsive service. Liaising with Chemotherapy day unit staff of all grades to support the work flow. Assist with generating reports on technical services unit performance (quality, safety and efficiency) according to local standards including dispensing errors and other incidents. Assists with departmental drug expenditure system for cancer services. Supervises and mentoring some of the junior staffs working in Technical Services unit which may include (pharmacy assistants, pre-reg pharmacists and Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy technicians (PTPTs) including induction and performance appraisal of relevant staff and day to day problem solving. Assists with the deployment of staff in the technical services unit including contribution to weekly rotas and approval of annual leave and lieu time in the absence of the Principal Technician. Assists with managing performance and all other human resource issues for technicians and assistants working in Technical services. Ensure that all technical services and rotational staff in the technical services unit receive appropriate induction, on-going training and validation which includes GMP and procedures relating to dispensing and compounding of products and maintenance of the unit. Undertakes day to day training, supervision and assessment of Pre-reg Technicians Assists with training, supervision and assessment of Pharmacists rotating through technical services. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Recent relevant experience in NHS Technical services **Desirable** - Completion of any HEE or LPET courses ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Flexible working to reflect service development - Team player - CPD self-development - Self-motivation and motivation of others ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Good communication (written and oral) - Time management - Knowledge of EU GMP and Principles of aseptic and cytotoxic dispensing with demonstrable accuracy - Organisational skills ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - BTEC or NVQ 3 in Pharmacy Services/BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences/ Science Manufacturing Technician - Current Registration with GPhC Pharmaceutical Council or Science Council ## 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=10272499) - [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) - [senior technician technical services jd (pdf, 936.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10334502) ## 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.