King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Pharmacy Technician- Dispensary

The closing date is 10 February 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Patient Services Team at Kings College Hospital Foundation Trust as a Senior Pharmacy Technician.

The post holder will support the Deputy Dispensary Manager in the day to day management of the Dispensary.

They will carry out duties in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. The post holder is primarily responsible for organisation of workload and supervision of all staff in the dispensary.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Dispensary Manager in the day to day management of the Dispensary.They will carry out duties in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. The post holder is primarily responsible for organisation of workload and supervision of all staff in the Dispensary. This will include managing workload, quality of dispensing and support the dispensary manager in meeting dispensary KPIs.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Date posted

29 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£37,259 to £45,356 a year pa, including high cost area

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-Division-A-7753168

Job locations

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Job description

Job responsibilities

To organise the dispensary-based services including inpatients, outpatients, TTAs, controlled drugsand Clinical Trials to agreed performance targets with guidance and support from the DispensaryManager.

To deputise for the Deputy Dispensary Manager during periods of absence, taking responsibility for the smooth running of the dispensary and resolving problems as they arise.

To assist with the writing, implementation and updating of policies and procedures specific to the dispensary service.

To review dispensary errors ensuring actions are taken to address poor performance and reportingprogress to the Dispensary Manager.

To attend cross site meetings with the aim to standardise practice across sites.

To take part in the dispensary checking rota.

To manage the monthly archiving process of prescriptions to Iron Mountain

To assist with good stock control, ensuring the efficient use of resources, keeping waste to aminimum and encouraging the reuse of medicines where possible.

To cover, where appropriate, the duties of other senior Dispensary staff in their absence.

To assist with the preparation of weekly rotas to ensure all dispensary duties have sufficient staffing.

To assist in the distribution of FP10 prescription pads, ensuring secure storage arrangements are inplace throughout the Hospital.

To regularly monitor activity and quality data and use this information to maintain a quality service.

To ensure the safe, effective and economical use of drugs for all patients in the Trust.

To partake in audits conducted within the Dispensary.

To deal with verbal complaints, safety issues and investigate Inphase incidents.

To investigate and resolve stock discrepancies (including controlled drugs).

To take part in the routine destruction of Controlled Drugs alongside a delegated responsibleperson.

To contribute to service developments within the department.

To be able to follow departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

To be able to dispense inpatient, outpatient and discharge medication accurately.

To competently counsel patients on the use of their outpatient medication.

To contribute to wider policies that have an impact within the pharmacy department and across theTrust.

To support the Dispensary Manager by contributing to the development of the Dispensary Services.

To be able to use pharmacy computer systems correctly and enter data accurately fromtranscription sheets, prescription forms and any other prescriptions written by others.

To ensure that data is stored and archived appropriately in accordance with local and regionallyagreed guidelines.

To be able to use initiative to appropriately prioritise work.

Participate in the Departments Seven day working model which includes weekends, late night and bank holiday working rota