Job requirements
Essential
22 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Governance
Experience of participating in audits
- Other requirements
To be aware of and adhere to the Trust’s Vision, Mission and Values
- Other requirements
To be aware of and adhere to the GPhC’ standards for pharmacy professionals
- Other requirements
Able to work weekends, late nights and bank holidays
- Qualifications and training
BTECH level 3 in Pharmaceutical science
- Qualifications and training
NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills (pre 2022) or equivalent
- Qualifications and training
Registrationwith the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Qualifications and training
Accredited forfinal accuracy checking of prescriptions
- Qualifications and training
Medicines management accreditation or national equivalent
- Qualifications and training
Evidence of CPD
- Clinical skills and experience
Can demonstrate knowledge of commonly used medicines
- Clinical skills and experience
Experience of counselling patients on medication.
- Personal/professional attributes
Good communication skills, verbal, written and electronic.
- Personal/professional attributes
Negotiation skills Effective team player
- Personal/professional attributes
Good interpersonal skills
- Personal/professional attributes
Good analytical skills – able to access and abstract data from relevant and sometimes complex sources
- Personal/professional attributes
Able to appraise options and make clear decisions
- Personal/professional attributes
IT skills in word processing, database and spreadsheet packages
- Personal/professional attributes
Able towork from written procedures
- Personal/professional attributes
Ability to work under pressure
- Personal/professional attributes
Attention to detail
- Personal/professional attributes
Use of initiative and pro-active
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Governance
Experience of writing action plans
- Other requirements
Member of APTUK
- Qualifications and training
Educational supervisor qualification (Propharmace or equivalent)
- Qualifications and training
Supervising and training others
- Clinical skills and experience
Use of electronic pharmacy systems such as CMM
- Clinical skills and experience
Use of electronic prescribing systems such as sunrise
- Personal/professional attributes
Experience of training staff and giving feedback.
- Personal/professional attributes
Good presentation skills
Job overview
Would you like a challenge, Would you like to have a role where you feel you can make a difference every day? We have a Fixed Term vacancy (to cover maternity leave) for a band 4 to 5 progression Clinical Pharmacy Technician to work within Surgery and Critical Care at Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital, Margate.
This is a fast paced but varied exciting environment, and your clinical knowledge is constantly developed to provide a patient focused medicines management service. You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, where the goal is to ensure we provide an excellent service to our patients, with their safety and well-being at the forefront of everything we do. The role will involve regular teaching to other clinicians and healthcare professionals working in Surgery and Critical Care.
The band 4 to 5 progression post is suitable for pharmacy technicians looking to work in Surgery and Critical Care; newly qualified pharmacy technicians or community pharmacy technician looking to start their hospital career.
To progress to the band 5, the successful applicant would need to successfully complete the in-house progression policy.
Please contact the lead recruiter for further details regarding the role and progression.
Main duties of the job
Completing detailed medication histories using a multitude of sources in order to reconcile with current inpatient medications and make interventions where appropriate.
To counsel patients on new or changed medications to help promote compliance
To aid Doctors and nurses with medication queries
To evaluate the suitability of patients, own medications for use whilst in the hospital setting
To participate in the discharge planning of patients with ward staff and other healthcare professionals both in secondary and primary care.
Accuracy checking of dispensed items in our main hospital dispensary or satellite pharmacy within the acute medicines unit
To carry out audits on the department to ensure procedures are being followed
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Clinical Pharmacy Technician with East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in Canterbury, England. It is listed as a Band 4, Band 5 Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £39,043 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Band 4 to 5 progression post). The application deadline is 01 Nov 2026.
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