Chief Technician, Outpatient Services | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
| Company: | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £63,665 - £70,887 Pro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer London) |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Carshalton, SM1 5AA |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 21 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Are you ready to lead change, inspire a team and transform outpatient pharmacy services?This is an exciting opportunity to provide senior technical and operational leadership for our busy Outpatient Pharmacy Service across Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals.
We have retained our outpatient dispensing service in-house, placing this role at the heart of a service that directly impacts patients across a wide range of specialties. We are looking for an experiencedChief Pharmacy Technicianwho can lead with confidence, challenge existing ways of working and drive a safe, efficient and patient-focused service.
You will lead the operational delivery and performance of Outpatient Pharmacy Services across both sites, using data, patient experience, incidents and workforce information to identify opportunities and deliver meaningful improvements. You will have a key role in workforce planning, service development, governance, digital transformation, medicines supply and the standardisation of processes across the Trust.
Working closely with pharmacists, clinical teams, senior pharmacy colleagues and other stakeholders, you will influence and deliver change that improves patient flow, reduces delays and enhances the patient experience.
If you are an ambitious pharmacy technician with strong leadership skills, operational expertise and a passion for improving services, we would love to hear from you.
• Lead and inspirethe Outpatient Pharmacy team across both St Helier and Epsom, providing technical and operational leadership to ensure a safe, efficient and patient-focused service.
• Shape the futureof outpatient pharmacy by developing and standardising processes, improving patient pathways and leading service redesign across both sites.
• Drive performanceby monitoring and analysing KPIs, workload, waiting times, dispensing activity, incidents and patient experience, identifying bottlenecks and delivering improvements.
• Lead workforce planningto ensure appropriate staffing, skill mix, competency and service capacity to meet patient demand and Trust priorities.
• Champion governance and patient safety, providing senior oversight of incidents, complaints, risks, medicines losses, drug recalls and technical standards.
• Lead digital transformation, using pharmacy systems, data and technology to improve workflow, efficiency, communication and the patient experience.
• Develop and implement change, working collaboratively with pharmacists, clinical teams, Pharmacy colleagues and wider Trust services to deliver sustainable improvements.
• Provide senior technical expertisewithin Outpatient Pharmacy, ensuring medicines are supplied safely and efficiently in accordance with legislation, professional standards and Trust policies.
• Support innovation and continuous improvement, evaluating the impact of service changes by using data, audit, patient feedback to demonstrate improved outcomes.
At Epsom and St Helier, you’ll be part of asupportive, collaborative environmentwhere your contributions are recognised and your growth is encouraged. You’ll work alongside passionate colleagues who share your commitment to delivering ahigh-class servicefor patients.
This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of outpatient care while advancing your career as a senior leader within the NHS. If you’re ready to take the next step, we look forward to receiving your application.
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
Please note:This role is primarily based atSt Helier, with a requirement to work acrossEpsom and other Trust sites as required, supporting a consistent and standardised Outpatient Pharmacy Service across the Trust.
The post includes participation in the late duty, seven day, bank holiday and senior on-call rotas.
This advert closes on Sunday 4 Oct 2026
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