Chief Pharmacy Technician

Chief Pharmacy Technician – Stores | NHS Band 7 Job in London with Visa Sponsorship

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting an experienced Pharmacy Technician for a permanent, full-time Chief Pharmacy Technician – Stores position at Charing Cross Hospital, London. This senior role offers the opportunity to lead medicines supply and distribution services, support staff development and improve pharmacy operations.

Job summary

• Employer: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
• Job title: Chief Pharmacy Technician – Stores
• Salary: £58,133–£65,261 per year
• Location: Charing Cross Hospital, London, W6 8RF
• Job type: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• NHS band: Band 7
• Visa sponsorship: Applicants requiring Skilled Worker visa sponsorship are welcome and will be considered.
• Closing date: 8 November 2026
• Reference number: 290-WCCS-2757
• Date posted: 23 October 2026

About the Role

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated Pharmacy Technician to take on a senior leadership position within its pharmacy supply and distribution services.

The successful candidate will help develop and deliver a new centralised stores and over-labelling unit, ensuring medicines are stored, supplied and distributed safely and efficiently across the Trust’s sites.

The role combines operational leadership, service improvement, workforce development and the effective use of pharmacy systems and automation. You will work with senior pharmacy colleagues to improve service quality and introduce more effective ways of working.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of a safe, efficient and high-quality medicines distribution service across Imperial College Healthcare sites.
• Ensure services meet professional and regulatory standards and respond effectively to customer needs.
• Support the Principal Technician and Principal Pharmacist, Patient Services, in delivering pharmacy services.
• Provide daily technical leadership, guidance and professional support to pharmacy stores staff.
• Promote learning, development and continuous quality improvement.
• Support service audits, review performance and ensure agreed standards are maintained.
• Oversee safe medicines storage and cost-effective stock management and supply.
• Maintain the quality and accuracy of pharmacy system information.
• Act as systems manager for CMM, stock automation and robots, automated drug cabinets and temperature monitoring systems.

Essential Qualifications

Applicants must have the following qualifications and experience:

• Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• An Accredited Checking Technician qualification.
• A Quality Improvement qualification or equivalent experience in change management.

Desirable Qualifications

The following would be advantageous:

• A management qualification, such as the Edward Jenner course, or equivalent experience.
• An NVQ Assessor qualification or equivalent.

Essential Experience

Candidates should demonstrate:

• Significant Band 6 experience in a relevant hospital setting.
• Extensive experience working within dispensary services.
• Experience managing staff, including performance management, personal development plans (PDPs) and appraisals.
• Experience using data to evaluate and improve services.
• Experience managing or supporting pharmacy computer systems.

Desirable Experience

Additional experience that may strengthen an application includes:

• Knowledge of budget management.
• Experience delivering clinical trials dispensing services.
• Experience working with aseptic manufacturing services.

Knowledge and Skills

Applicants should be able to demonstrate:

• The ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Knowledge of quality assurance, standard setting, benchmarking and auditing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to identify, assess and manage risks.

Salary and Benefits

The position offers an annual salary of £58,133 to £65,261, inclusive, under the NHS Agenda for Change pay scheme.

Other benefits highlighted by the Trust include:

• Career development opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Staff wellbeing support.
• A staff recognition scheme.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Car lease schemes.
• Season ticket loans.
• Membership options for on-site leisure facilities.

The Trust will consider requests for part-time work, job sharing and other flexible arrangements. These can be discussed at interview.

Visa Sponsorship for International Applicants

Good news for applicants who require Skilled Worker visa sponsorship: the job advert explicitly states that applications from people who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside other applications.

However, sponsorship is not guaranteed. Applicants must meet the relevant immigration requirements and the role’s professional and qualification criteria.

You must also hold current UK professional registration with the GPhC. Overseas applicants should check the requirements for obtaining or maintaining UK registration before applying.

Applicants who require a criminal record certificate from overseas may need to provide certificates from countries where they have lived for 12 months or more, continuously or cumulatively, during the previous 10 years, subject to the stated requirements.

About Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust offers the opportunity to work alongside leading clinicians and colleagues committed to delivering high-quality patient care.

The Trust promotes the values of being expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. It also encourages employees to contribute to environmental sustainability and its goal of achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.

The organisation is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of its staff.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

The post is subject to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check requirements under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Application and Selection Process

Interested candidates should review the full job description and person specification in the supporting documents before applying. These documents provide further details about the responsibilities, qualifications, experience and skills required.

Closing date: 8 November 2026.

Job reference: 290-WCCS-2757

Contact for Enquiries

For questions about the vacancy, contact:

• Contact person: Janie Woodcock, Principal Pharmacy Technician
• Email: Janie.woodcock@nhs.net

Employer: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Work location: Charing Cross Hospital, London, W6 8RF
Official website: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/