Job summary
The postholder will support the dispensary manager in the day-to-day management of the dispensary. Core responsibilities include:

• Oversee daily dispensing traffic, manage queues, and resolve stock and prescription queries.
• Dispensing & checking - accurately dispense and perform final accuracy checks on items prepared by other staff.
• Supervise, mentor, and roster junior pharmacy technician, trainees, support assistants.
• Monitor inventory levels, manage controlled drug registers and destruction sessions.

Main duties of the job
The postholder will support the dispensary manager in the day-to-day management of the dispensary. Core responsibilities include:

• Oversee daily dispensing traffic, manage queues, and resolve stock and prescription queries.
• Dispensing & checking - accurately dispense and perform final accuracy checks on items prepared by other staff.
• Supervise, mentor, and roster junior pharmacy technician, trainees, support assistants.
• Monitor inventory levels, manage controlled drug registers and destruction sessions.

About us
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. Transforming Healthcare is the vision at the heart of the King's Strategy - 2026 to 2031. Together, we are pursuing six strategic ambitions: delivering high-quality patient care; being a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability. Achieving these ambitions will require all of us to work as one Team King's, united by a shared commitment to our values of being caring, collaborative, inclusive and innovative. By living these values every day, we will transform healthcare for our patients, our communities and each other

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Details
Date posted: 25 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £38,488 to £46,852 a year
per annum, inc HCA
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Job share
Reference number: 213-Division-A-8223924
Job locations: Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• To partake in audits conducted within the Dispensary.
• To deal with verbal complaints, safety issues and investigate Inphase incidents.
• To investigate and resolve stock discrepancies (including controlled drugs).
• To take part in the routine destruction of Controlled Drugs alongside a delegated responsible person.
• To contribute to service developments within the department.
• To be able to follow departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• To be able to dispense inpatient, outpatient and discharge medication accurately.
• To competently counsel patients on the use of their outpatient medication.
• To contribute to wider policies that have an impact within the pharmacy department and across the Trust.
• To support the Dispensary Manager by contributing to the development of the Dispensary Services.
• To be able to use pharmacy computer systems correctly and enter data accurately from transcription sheets, prescription forms and any other prescriptions written by others.
• To ensure that data is stored and archived appropriately in accordance with local and regionally agreed guidelines.
• To be able to use initiative to appropriately prioritise work.
• Participate in the Departments Seven day working model which includes weekends, late night and bank holiday working rota

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 plus accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent) or equivalent
• Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
• Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician qualification, or currently undertaking

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Knowledge of procedures for pharmacy services
• Knowledge of laws and regulations relating to an effective pharmacy service
• Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
• Experience in a busy dispensary setting

Desirable

• Considerable experience working in a hospital pharmacy
• Experience working with Clinical Trials
• Experience in an outpatient pharmacy setting

Skills and Competencies
Essential

• Be able to provide, receive and relay factual information to inform colleagues, patients, and other members of staff important information
• Be able to make sound judgments in relation to Pharmacy Service issue
• Be able to organise staff in an efficient manner in order to provide an effective service
• Be able to concentrate on complex matters (activity analysis, workload allocation across the service, checking of dispensed prescriptions) despite frequent interruptions
• Be able to work in a busy demand-led service with occasional exposure to verbal aggression from individuals, be able to work on the ward, and in a busy Stores environment
• Able to participate in the late duty, weekend and bank holiday service rota

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.kch.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Deputy Chief Pharmacist
Kit Lai
kit.lai@nhs.net
02032992087