Principal Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary in London inLondon PUBLISHED MON 14 APR 2025 Jump to job information section

An exciting opportunity has presented for a self-motivated and committed individual to develop their leadership skills in this management role. We are looking for an astute and experienced Pharmacy Technician to join our team in Guy's inpatient dispensary.

The post holder will assist the Lead Pharmacy Technician - Patient Services in the delivery and development of an efficient dispensary service in line with CQC standards, demonstrating comprehensive communication and leadership skills.

• Support and deputise in the Lead Pharmacy technician's absence
• Liaising with store's to maintain stock control including controlled drug medication
• Line managing a large team including Senior, Rotational Pharmacy Technicians and Assistant Technical Officers
• To manage the operational aspects of the dispensary service on a day-to-day basis in line with current KPI's
• Ensure that receipt, dispensing, checking, supply and delivery of medicines meet the pharmaceutical supply needs of the trust in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Weekly rota planning, focusing on individuals skillset
• Support and investigate dispensary RADAR's
• Supervising permanent and rotational staff ensure everyone adequately inducted (Training logs, inductions, mandatory training & continued support)
• To ensure optimum use of the Pharmacists who are allocated to dispensary duties via direct supervision, in order to provide a timely, effective and safe dispensary service.
  
  

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elizabeth Borras Job title: Lead Pharmacy Technician Email address: Telephone number: 02