West London NHS Trust

Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 26 November 2026

Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic technician to join a friendly, progressive clinical team, serving our high secure services at West London NHS Trust. The trust provides services across a large geographical area and includes a wide range of mental health and community health services. Our 800 in-patient beds provide services from open wards through to high secure forensic services and intermediate care beds. We provide a secondary, tertiary and national service. We provide services to children, adolescents, adults and older people both in the community as inpatients. Our Trust has just achieved a 'Good' CQC rating.

The post will be based at St Bernards Hospital, but there is a requirement to provide medicines management service provision on other sites within the Trust.

The successful candidate should be a highly motivated individual team player with good communication skills and a keen interest in mental health. The applicant should be able to work well both in a team and autonomously.

There is a requirement that the applicant at the time of submitting an application is registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Main duties of the job
For 37.5 hrs per week the post holder will be providing a clinical pharmacy service to a number of wards within High Secure services based at Broadmoor Hospital. There will be an opportunity to attend MDT meetings, clinical governance meetings and other relevant meetings pertaining to provision of pharmaceutical care to our patients.

There will be at times a need to support our MMT led dispensary.

About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £36,943 to £44,900 a year, per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 222-PHA-087
Job locations: St Bernard's Hospital, Southall, UB1 3EU, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
• NVQ level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) and relevant underpinning knowledge in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent
• ACPT or recognised accredited pharmacy technician checking qualification
• Mandatory professional CPD as defined by the GPhC

Desirable

• A1 NVQ Assessor
• LPE&T pharmacy technician self-development scheme stage 2 or equivalent
• Smoking Cessation Level 2 advisor
• A qualified Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician (or working towards)

Experience & Knowledge
Essential

• Post qualification experience of working in a UK hospital; this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy
• Experience of pharmacy computer systems
• Experience of audit
• Knowledge of good dispensing/distribution/manufacturing/practice
• Good literacy and numeric skills
• Basic computer skills

Desirable

• Experience of JAC pharmacy system
• Experience of managing change
• Experience of working with clinical trials
• Experience of supervising and training staff
• Experience in interviewing and collecting information for Medicines Reconciliation

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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: West London NHS Trust
Address: St Bernard's Hospital, Southall, UB1 3EU, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Pharmacist Team Manager, John Wakelam, john.wakelam1@nhs.net

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