Clinical Services Senior Pharmacy Technician

Senior Pharmacy Technician

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Cromwell Hospital London
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Job Description:

Senior Pharmacy Technician
Location: Cromwell Hospital, 164-178 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0TU
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Rostered between 8:30am - 8:00pm Monday to Friday, and Saturdays 8:30am - 2:00pm
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £43,700 per annum

Closing Date: 27th August 2025 (may close earlier dependant on volume of applications)

We make health happen

As a Clinician at Bupa our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and everyday.

The Cromwell Hospital is a major private hospital in West London providing outpatient and Inpatient service. The hospital has 180 beds and 4 suites, 6 theatres, level 2 and 3 full intensive care facilities, paediatrics, diagnostic services, physiotherapy, a dedicated day surgery unit, and private GP services

Are you an experienced and motivated Pharmacy Technician looking to take the next step in your career? We are seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic Pharmacy team, supporting the delivery of high-quality, patient-focused services across pharmacy areas.

How you'll help us make health happen:

As a Senior Pharmacy Technician, you will play a key role in managing the technical function of the Pharmacy Department. Under the supervision of the Chief Pharmacy Technician and Deputy Chief Pharmacist, you will help coordinate dispensary duties, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, and support the training and development of staff.

This is a flexible role across multiple pharmacy locations, requiring a proactive and organised individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to delivering safe and effective care.

What you'll do

  • Manage daily workflow and workload in collaboration with the Chief Pharmacy Technician
  • Ensure patient-focused, responsive Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy services
  • Dispense, check, and counsel patients on prescriptions in line with legal and professional standards
  • Maintain accurate stock control and support billing processes
  • Implement and review SOPs to ensure compliance with GPh.C, RPS, MHRA, and Home Office regulations
  • Participate in audits, inspections, and service improvement initiatives
  • Support training and development of new staff and work placements
  • Maintain accreditation as a Checking Technician and contribute to CPD
  • Participate in rota duties including late shifts, Saturdays, and Bank Holidays

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

  • NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPh.C)
  • Accredited Checking Technician
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Competent IT skills and ability to work independently
  • Organised, diplomatic, and assertive team player
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

  • Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
  • Enhanced pension and life insurance
  • Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
  • Discounted access to online gym sessions
  • Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme
  • Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
  • Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate
  • Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile
  • Emotional wellbeing support
  • Access to family mental health line
  • Financial wellbeing channels
  • Support for carers

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Clinical Services

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London

Senior Pharmacy Technician

Location
Cromwell Hospital London
Location
Full Time
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Cromwell
Hospital

At Cromwell Hospital, we have a great team of determined and loyal health care professionals. We’re continually investing in the world’s most advanced diagnostic and treatment technologies. That's why patients choose to come to us from across the UK, and more than 100 other countries around the world.

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Our
purpose

Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by providing a broad range of healthcare services, support and advice to people throughout their lives. People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we make health happen.

Our
values

Every company needs an ethos, and we're no different. Through good days and challeging times, we always work with our values in mind. These are: Brave - Make new possibilities happen. Caring - Act with empathy and respect. Responsible - Own your decisions and actions.

We don't have shareholders at Bupa, which means we're free to invest our profits where they matter: our patients, our facilities, our research, and you. 

As a healthcare provider, we have a duty to do the right thing. By our customers, our people and our partners. The Bupa Code holds us to this duty. It's our promise to protect, care for, and build trust with everyone who relies on us.

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Free to be
you

Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. 

You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.Free
to be you.

Back in September 2018, we made a pledge. That we'd do whatever we could to make Bupa a diverse, kind and inclusive place to work.

Everyone deserves a positive working environment. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard. Everyone deserves freedom from bullying, harassment and discrimination.

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Health Play Specialist

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Senior Pharmacy Technician

Location
Cromwell Hospital London
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Full Time
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