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Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Chief Pharmacy Technician - ePMA & Digital Services

The closing date is 04 October 2026

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Job summary

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Pharmacy Technician with a passion for digital healthcare, who is looking to take their next career step and join us as a Chief Technician, ePMA.

As part of our established Pharmacy Digital and Informatics Team, you'll help us maintain, develop and optimise the EPMA system, working with colleagues from across the Trust to improve prescribing and patient safety.

You'll work with a broad range of people along the way. Supporting colleagues individually and delivering training to larger groups, to contributing to multidisciplinary discussions, digital projects and system developments, you'll have the opportunity to build relationships across different professions and specialties.

We're looking for someone who can explain things clearly, find creative ways to make training engaging and isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves when problems needs solving.

Healthcare is becoming increasingly digital, and this role gives you the opportunity to be at the forefront of that change. You'll expand your specialist skills inEPMA systems, while using your pharmacy knowledge to challenge existing ways of working and help us improve how medicines are prescribed and administered.

Unlike a lot of digital pharmacy technician roles, you'll still have the opportunity to retain your operational pharmacy skills in the dispensary, but the majority of your role will focus on our digital medicines systems and supporting the people who use them.

Main duties of the job

• To help maintain and optimise our Trust Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) systems as an integral member of the Pharmacy Digital Team.
• Provide expert training and support to multidisciplinary staff using the Trust Oracle Cerner Millenium EPMA system.
• Working with multidisciplinary teams to design and implement system changes to promote safe prescribing in line with Trust clinical guidelines.
• Work in collaboration with the wider Trust Digital Teams on projects, system upgrades and configuration and regression testing.
• Design, build and implement prescribing protocols, order sets and clinical decision support tools in line with Trust guidelines.
• Contribute to medication safety initiatives through system design, audit and continuous quality improvement.

About us

Kingston & Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Pharmacy Department provides a high quality, professional pharmacy service and has a strong track record in delivery quality and innovative services. Both the Pharmacy Department and the Trust have a long-standing reputation for being a friendly, rewarding and compassionate place to work.

We work closely with colleagues across the wider multidisciplinary team, so you won't be tucked away behind a computer working on ePMA in isolation. You'll get to know people across different professions and specialties and become someone colleagues turn to when they need help navigating our digital systems.

As this is a role that sits between pharmacy, people and digital, there's a real opportunity to learn. You'll be surrounded by experienced pharmacy colleagues while also building relationships with teams across the Trust, giving you exposure to areas you might not ordinarily encounter in a traditional pharmacy technician role.

We want you to feel comfortable asking questions, sharing ideas and challenging the way we do things. If you spot something that could work better, we want to hear about it.

Details

Date posted

17 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£55,524 to £62,652 a year per annum inc Outer London HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-7926652-GO-LP-B

Job locations

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston

KT2 7QB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document/s (JD) which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

NB: ensure any supporting statements align with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Job description

Job responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document/s (JD) which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

NB: ensure any supporting statements align with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• NVQ Level 3 in pharmaceutical services (or equivalent)
• Registered with the GPHC

Desirable

• ACPT qualification
• Additional qualifications or training in digital health or IT systems

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Previous NHS Hospital Pharmacy
• Good understanding of medicines optimisation and the role of digital systems in improving patient safety
• Providing support and technical expertise on hospital electronic prescribing and administration systems
• Proven ability to master new systems rapidly
• Knowledge of professional code of conduct and guidance issued by the GPhC

Desirable

• Knowledge of health informatics
• Experience with Healthcare IT computer systems

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• NVQ Level 3 in pharmaceutical services (or equivalent)
• Registered with the GPHC

Desirable

• ACPT qualification
• Additional qualifications or training in digital health or IT systems

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Previous NHS Hospital Pharmacy
• Good understanding of medicines optimisation and the role of digital systems in improving patient safety
• Providing support and technical expertise on hospital electronic prescribing and administration systems
• Proven ability to master new systems rapidly
• Knowledge of professional code of conduct and guidance issued by the GPhC

Desirable

• Knowledge of health informatics
• Experience with Healthcare IT computer systems

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

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

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston

KT2 7QB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.kingstonandrichmond.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston

KT2 7QB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.kingstonandrichmond.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Pharmacist

Annette Nicholson

[email protected]

02089342090

Details

Date posted

17 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£55,524 to £62,652 a year per annum inc Outer London HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-7926652-GO-LP-B

Job locations

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston

KT2 7QB

United Kingdom

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