Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician, SWLEOC
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- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician to join the team at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals, specifically within the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). The role involves providing high-quality, patient-centred care on renal wards, focusing on medication reconciliation and managing patients' own medication to ensure accurate and efficient dispensing. You will also streamline patient experience by ensuring timely dispensation of To Take Out (TTO) medications for discharge and communicate with community healthcare partners for seamless care. This position is crucial for improving patient safety and contributing to a streamlined healthcare service.
Essential criteria
- Registered technician with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician
- Accreditation in Medicines Management (AIMM)
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Practice and/or Educational Supervisor
- [contact details removed] hospital experience
- Patient counselling experience
- Multidisciplinary team work
- Medicines management / clinical experience
- Experience of working with homecare systems
- Delivering services to a renal specialty
- Effective written communication skills
- Ability to identify and solve problems
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Familiarity with JAC/CMM
- Registered technician with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician
- Accreditation in Medicines Management (AIMM)
- NVQ Practice and/or Educational Supervisor
- [contact details removed] hospital experience
- Patient counselling experience
- Multidisciplinary team work
- Medicines management / clinical experience
- Experience of working with homecare systems
- Delivering services to a renal specialty
- Effective written communication skills
- Ability to identify and solve problems
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Familiarity with JAC/CMM
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £36,943 – £44,900 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician, South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC) to join our friendly team and help shape the future of our pharmacy services at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals.
As a Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician, you will play a key role in providing high-quality, patient-centred care on the renal wards. You will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of medication reconciliation, a vital step in ensuring that patients receive the correct medications right from the start of their hospital stay. You will also be involved in the seamless management of Patients' Own Medication, supporting the efficient and effective practice of one-stop dispensing.
But your impact doesn't stop there. You will play a pivotal role in streamlining the patient experience, ensuring timely dispensation of To Take Out medications to support smooth and prompt patient discharges. Your adept communication skills will bridge connections with our community healthcare partners, ensuring that our patients receive a consistent and seamless continuum of care.
This role is about more than just managing medications; it is about improving patient safety and contributing to a streamlined, compassionate healthcare service in line with our Trust values.
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Primarily based at Epsom Hospital
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