Senior Pharmacy Technician, Patient Services

Job summary

Elevate your career as a Pharmacy Technician with an unparalleled job opportunity across Croydon Health Services, Epsom & St Helier and Kingston Hospitals.

When you submit an application under any of the hospitals mentioned, you only need to complete 1 application and attend 1 interview to be considered for a Band 4 Dispensary Pharmacy Technician position at any of the three hospitals: Croydon Health Services, Epsom & St Helier, or Kingston Hospital.

For instance, if you apply to Epsom & St Helier, your application will also automatically be considered for a job Croydon Health Services and Kingston Hospital as well. During the interview, you'll be able to choose your preferred hospital for employment.

This means you have 3 job opportunities with just 1 application.

This opportunity is open to recently qualified technicians or those about to register, from both community and hospital backgrounds.

Main duties of the job

Your morning starts with a quick huddle with the Principal Technician and the rest of the team. We're talking medication guidelines, formulary changes, and any special tasks that need extra attention. After the briefing, it's time to dive into the nitty-gritty: managing stock levels, coordinating orders, and ensuring everything is running smoothly. You're the go-to person for stock questions, liaising with the Pharmacy Store and keeping pharmacists and ward staff in the loop.

As the day unfolds, you're mentoring and guiding pharmacy technicians, pre-registration trainees, and pharmacy assistants. You're the expert and make sure everyone is following the right procedures. You're also a key player in training and development, helping to shape the future of the pharmacy team.

In the afternoon, it's time to think big. You're working closely with the Principal Technician to identify areas where we can improve. This might mean planning new procedures, auditing existing ones, or updating policies. It's all about ensuring we're delivering the best possible service to our patients.

As your shift winds down, you review outstanding tasks, update stock records, and get the pharmacy ready for the next day.

This is just a glimpse into a day as a pharmacy technician at ESTH. If you're someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys problem-solving, and are passionate about mentoring the next generation of technicians, this role might be the perfect opportunity for you.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

We are very a 10-12 minute walk from Epsom Station and have good transport links with the 293 and 470 bus stopping right outside the hospital! We also have a free inter-site shuttle bus that can take you between hospital sites in the Trust.

What We Offer:

• 27 days holiday plus 8 paid bank holidays
• Access to over 4,000 discounts at high-street retailers with the Blue Light Card
• Automatic enrolment into the NHS pension scheme, one of the best in the UK
• On-site exercise classes such as boxing and Pilates
• Car lease scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with Care first, providing confidential counselling, advice, and support for personal and work-related issues
• And much more