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Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent: NA
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (To be included in weekend working and bank holiday rota)
Job ref
337-NP-9149DG
Employer
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Pharmacy Dept Central Middlesex Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£35,763 - £43,466 per annum including High Cost Area Supplement pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/11/2025 23:59

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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Sr Rotational Pharmacy Technician

Band 5

Careers at #LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

  • H onesty
  • E quity
  • A ccountability
  • R espect
  • T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.  If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a registered pharmacy technician to join the dynamic, innovative and friendly team at Central Middlesex Hospital. The current rotations are:
- Patient services, In Patients & Out Patients
- Medicines Management
- Stores, Distribution and Omnicell
The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the development of the rotations in future. 
You will be a technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and you must be an enthusiastic, motivated and a patient orientated technician dedicated to teamwork and personal development. 
The post holder will be required to participate in the weekend working and late duties as per rota.

Main duties of the job

Participate in a recognised medicines management course (such as the Certificate in Medicines Management (CMMPT) or the Medicines Optimisation Programme) providing the knowledge and understanding of the clinical pharmacy. 
Provide a high quality pharmaceutical service for inpatients and carry out ward based activities in a timely manner and that patients adhere to their treatment plan, handing over complex information clearly to the appropriate people using verbal or written skills.
Lead and supervise other staff as requested by the senior technician patient services, including production of weekly rotas and workload organization.
Supports managing of homecare medicines management services for the
homecare specialist area.
Ensuring that requests for new medicines are processed according to medicines management policies and that goods are ordered, stored and distributed according to defined procedures as per best practice and RPS guidance, and that these are regularly reviewed and managed effectively.
Provide a high quality pharmaceutical service for inpatients and carry out ward based activities in a timely manner and that patients adhere to their treatment plan, handing over complex information clearly to the appropriate people using verbal or written skills.

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ level 3 and/or BTEC or equivalent in pharmaceutical science
  • Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Accredited checking pharmacy technician

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Hospital Pharmacy Experience
  • Good interpersonal skills. Confident and assertive when working with other professionals with the ability to work quickly, calmly and accurately under pressure.
  • Portfolio demonstrating competency of previous and current pharmacy practice skills, knowledge and evidence of CPD
  • Willing to take responsibility
  • IT literacy including word processing, e-mail and use of the internet
Desirable criteria
  • Staff management
  • Qualified on the Pharmacy Medicines Management Optimisation Programme

Skills, abilities and attributes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal & written
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Ability to prioritise own workload and work accurately under pressure
  • Flexible approach to working methods
  • Expect to deal with members of the public and other healthcare workers in a professional manner
Desirable criteria
  • Basic work processing and spreadsheet skills
  • Good presentation skills
  • Ability to manage change effectively

HEART values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate commitment to the Trust HEART values - Honesty, Equity, Accountability, Respect & Teamwork

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Subarna Thapa
Job title
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Patient Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020 8453 2556
Additional information

Malcolm Smith, Principal Pharmacy Technician  ([email protected])

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