Senior Pharmacy Technician - Homecare & Infection Services

Job Summary

Senior Pharmacy Technician - Homecare & Infection Services is sought to join our pharmacy team. This specialist role manages HIV homecare medicines and supports medicines management across infection services and other specialist areas. You will provide expert advice on homecare medicines and processes to patients, carers, and homecare contractors, ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective use of medicines. The postholder will lead on training and development for HIV homecare, support medicines management across multiple clinical areas, and contribute to audits and governance activities within the Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive pharmacy technician with strong leadership skills and a passion for improving patient care through innovative medicines management.

• End-to-end oversight of HIV homecare medicine management and processing.
• Supporting homecare services in other specialist areas alongside the Lead Technician - Homecare.
• Delivering specialist advice and training to pharmacy staff and healthcare professionals.
• Providing medicines management support to infection services and a range of wards.
• Supporting the Principal Pharmacist Infection Services in expenditure and reports for infection services.
• Line management of staff, including appraisals and one-to-one meetings.
• Developing training packs, policies, and audits to improve medicines management.
• Maintaining ACPT accreditation and providing technical support to dispensary and satellite pharmacies.

You will need excellent communication skills and enjoy working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team. We are looking for someone who is:

• Friendly, approachable, and adaptable
• Flexible and willing to learn new skills
• Committed to continuous professional development

You must be a pharmacy technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have experience of line managing other members of staff.

This is a full-time post, and the postholder will be required to participate in weekend working and late duties as per rota. You may also be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country, with a full range of services including a hyper-acute stroke unit and a hyper-acute rehabilitation unit.
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital with 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, plus Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: planned care site with surgical and outpatient services, co-located with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, recognised for training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Date posted 15 January 2026

Pay scheme Agenda for change

Band Band 6

Salary £44,485 to £52,521 a year per annum inclusive HCAS pro rata

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Full-time

Reference number 337-NP-9324KS

Job locations Ealing Hospital, Uxbridge Road, Southall, UB1 3HW

Essential education/qualifications:

• BTEC/NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical sciences
• Registered with the GPHC
• Accredited medicines management/optimisation course
• Accredited Checking Technician
• Evidence of CPD

• Desirable:
  Completion of recognised management course
• Practice supervisor/Education supervisor/NVQ Assessor
• BTEC level 4

Essential knowledge and experience:

• Hospital pharmacy experience
• Knowledge of medicines management initiatives
• Experience of line management/leading teams
• Experience of audits

• Desirable:
  Knowledge of CMM/Cerner
• Change management experience
• Experience of working in satellite pharmacies

Essential skills, abilities, and attributes:

• Highly developed communication skills (written)
• Ability to use initiative and problem solve
• Able to work independently and as part of a team

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required. UK registration is required. Skilled worker sponsorship information is provided where applicable.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address:
Ealing Hospital, Uxbridge Road, Southall, UB1 3HW

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