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Pharmacy Technician
Grade
Grade F
Contract
Secondment: 6 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend and Bank Holiday Rotas)
Job ref
391-RFL-7275556
Employer
Royal Free London Pharmacy
Employer type
Private Sector
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
Hampstead
Salary
£44,806 - £53,134 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Free London Pharmacy logo

Band 6 Deputy Dispensary Manager - Outpatient Pharmacy

Grade F

Royal Free London Pharmacy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and works in partnership with the trust to create and maintain environments that support and promote good clinical outcomes, enhance the patient experience and enable staff to deliver world class care.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, our “parent” Trust, is one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 2 million people a year through our 4 main hospital sites Barnet, Chase Farm, Royal Free and North Middlesex Hospital. 

The Trusts mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

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Job overview

To manage the staff and resources of the Outpatient Dispensaries alongside the Chief Technician to provide a safe and efficient Pharmaceutical Service to patients and staff of the Royal Free London Pharmacy, a wholly owned subsidiary of the RFL Group and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in accordance with objectives set by the Superintendent Pharmacist.


Some responsibilities will include:
- To provide and co-ordinate pharmacy dispensary services .
- To manage the day to day activities, training and assessment of staff in dispensary.
- To be responsible for development and maintenance of SOPs within area of service internally and externally as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic and forward-thinking pharmacy technician to join our Outpatient Pharmacy team.  You will need to be organised and well-motivated and have excellent communication and people skills, as well as the ability to adapt quickly to new situations. If you are looking for a challenging role in which to develop your skills and knowledge then this post will provide an excellent opportunity for you, while providing you with the all of the support and training that you need, including the opportunity to study for an appropriate post graduate qualification. If you would like to be a part of a successful, friendly, high-profile service, where your top priority is to provide World Class patient care, then this may be the job for you.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top. For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences (NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3) or equivalent
  • CPPE or equivalent ACPT qualification
  • Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ A1 workplace assessor award or Educational Supervisor
  • Medicines Management qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post qualification hospital pharmacy experience
  • Broad technical pharmaceutical knowledge relating to promotion of high quality, efficient and cost -effective use of medicines
  • Experience of expenditure reporting
  • Experience of undertaking audits
  • Experience of writing SOPs
  • Previous assessable experience/understanding of JAC Pharmacy Computer System (or equivalent)
  • Experience of training and supervision
  • Experience of project management
  • Evidence of work in an operational management capacity
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience working as an outpatient technician
  • Experience of medicines reconciliation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
James Sodunke
Job title
Dispensary Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02074338811
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