Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term contract (12 months) - secondment cover)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Base site: Moorfields Satellite Pharmacy at Northwick Park site. Rotations across the Moorfields North network sites where necessary including Ealing, St Ann's and Stratford sites).)
- Job ref
- 273-DC-8383970
- Employer
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Moorfields Satellite Pharmacy at Northwick Park site
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £38,488 - £46,852 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Moorfields North
NHS AfC: Band 5
YOU MAKE US MORE
Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.
For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.
We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.
And we’re just getting started.
From 2027, we’ll move to our brand-new site in St Pancras, Camden—a state-of-the-art centre that will unite eye care, research, and education under one roof - Moorfields and UCL Centre for Eye Health. This groundbreaking facility, developed in partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity, will enable transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.
Could you be part of this future? Make us more.
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.
Working for our organisation
What’s in it for You?
At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future.
You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:
• Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career-long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description and Personal Specifications for this role for the full details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE Math & English
- NVQ3 or BTEC in pharmaceutical services or equivalent
- Registered with GPhC as pharmacy technician
- Training Skills (ATS) qualification / Educational Supervisor (ES) / Practice Supervisor or working towards
Desirable criteria
- NVQ assessor qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working in a pharmacy dispensary
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a hospital pharmacy dispensary
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- ACPT
Desirable criteria
- Medicines Optimisation qualification
- EMIS/Ascribe pharmacy system
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisational / problem solving skills
- Basic IT skills
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Team player
- Proactive approach and willing to learn
- Flexible
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michael Tabi
- Job title
- Associate Chief Pharmacist for Clinical Quality
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02072533411
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