Bank Pharmacy Technician Band 4/5(Chase Farm Outpatient only)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Flexible working
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This Bank Pharmacy Technician role provides pharmaceutical services in the outpatient pharmacy department, ensuring efficient and high-quality customer experience. The post holder will be part of a high-performing team, demonstrating commitment to respectful and compassionate care. The role is based within outpatient pharmacies, mainly at the Royal Free Hospital, and applicants are sought for both Band 4 and 5 positions.
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Education
- NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
- Registered with the GPhC
- Demonstrate ability to dispense accurately.
- Demonstrate ability to counsel and give advice to patients/carers on medication.
- Experience/knowledge of the principles of stock control.
- Experience of working in an NHS hospital environment.
- Computer literate including Microsoft software products.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in an outpatient pharmacy setting
- Previous assessable experience/understanding of JAC Pharmacy computer system.
- Skills and Aptitudes
- Ability to provide a sensitive and professional service to patients \ patient families and healthcare professionals
- Good communication and interpersonal skills including written English
- Good attention to detail
- Ability to work in a busy environment
- Able to meet deadlines when requested
- Royal Free World Class Values
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Education
- NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
- Registered with the GPhC
- Demonstrate ability to dispense accurately.
- Demonstrate ability to counsel and give advice to patients/carers on medication.
- Experience/knowledge of the principles of stock control.
- Experience of working in an NHS hospital environment.
- Computer literate including Microsoft software products.
- Previous experience in an outpatient pharmacy setting
- Previous assessable experience/understanding of JAC Pharmacy computer system.
- Skills and Aptitudes
- Ability to provide a sensitive and professional service to patients \ patient families and healthcare professionals
- Good communication and interpersonal skills including written English
- Good attention to detail
- Ability to work in a busy environment
- Able to meet deadlines when requested
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Bank Pharmacy Technician Band 4/5(Chase Farm Outpatient only)
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
The pharmacy technician (OUTPATIENT) provides pharmaceutical services in the outpatient pharmacy department ensuring efficient and high quality customer experience is maintained.
The post holder will be working for Royal Free London Pharmacy, a wholly owned subsidiary of the RFL Group.
The post holder will be part of a high performing team that is expected to demonstrate behaviours that promote the outpatient pharmacy and Royal Free London values. This means that in undertaking this role the post holder is expected at all times to behave in a way that demonstrates commitment to the delivery of respectful and compassionate care as described below.
The post holder will be mainly based at the Royal Free Hospital which is a busy and dynamic tertiary care centre.
We are looking for applicants for both band 4 and 5 Pharmacy Technician roles.
THIS ROLE IS BASED WITHIN OUTPATIENT PHARMCIES.
VISA SPONSORSHIP DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ROLE
Main duties of the job
Main duties include:
-Clinical responsibilities
-Responsibility for patients
-Responsibility for Policy and service development
-Responsible for financial and physical resources
-Responsible for leading and managing
-Responsible for Informati
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