Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

If you're a GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician who thrives in a fast paced clinical environment and enjoys contributing to real time clinical decision making, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician (MMPT) to join our expanding clinical pharmacy team within one of the UK's leading NHS Trusts. This role is based across St Mary's Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital, where you will play a key role in delivering high quality clinical pharmacy services at the frontline of patient care.

You will work closely with Emergency Medicine, Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Elderly Medicine wards, supporting medicines optimisation and safe use of medicines in a demanding and rewarding clinical setting.

As part of a forward thinking, multidisciplinary team (MDT), you will collaborate with pharmacists, doctors, nurses, occupational therapists and other allied health professionals to ensure the safe, effective and efficient use of medicines. You will have a strong focus on patient education, medicines adherence, discharge planning and service development initiatives, helping to improve patient outcomes and overall hospital journeys.

Please note:
Interviews for this position are expected to take place on 07 october 2026. Candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted with further details closer to the date.

Main duties of the job

• Supporting medicines reconciliation on admission
• Conducting patient consultations and adherence assessment
• Educating patients and staff on medicines optimisation and safe practice
• Acting as a role model and mentor to junior staff and trainee pharmacy technicians
• Participating in audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiative

We are proud to have one of the largest pharmacy departments in the UK, with approximately 300 pharmacy professionals working across our three London sites: St Mary's, Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, supportive and developmental working environment where staff are encouraged to reach their full potential.
In return, we offer:
• Experience in delivering medicines management services within acute and high demand clinical environments
• Access to comprehensive in house training and relevant external education
• Ongoing career development through mentorship, structured appraisals and personalised development plans
• A thorough induction programme and continuous professional development
• A friendly, collaborative and supportive team culture
• Excellent support from experienced pharmacy and clinical leadership

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environme