Job requirements
Essential
20 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
- 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
Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Qualifications and training
Accredited for final accuracy checking of prescriptions
- Qualifications and training
Medicines management accreditation or national equivalent
- Clinicalskills and experience
Can demonstrate knowledge of commonly used medicines
- Clinicalskills and experience
Experience of counselling patients on medication.
- Personal/professional attributes
Good communication skills, verbal, written and electronic.
- Personal/professional attributes
Negotiation skill
- Personal/professional attributes
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 to work from written procedures
- Personal/professional attributes
Ability to work under pressure
- Personal/professional attributes
Attention to detail
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
- Clinicalskills and experience
Use of electronic pharmacy systems such as CMM
- Clinicalskills 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 permanent vacancy for a rotational band 4 to 5 progression Clinical Pharmacy Technician to work at The William Harvey, Hospital Ashford.
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 within the trust
The band 4 to 5 progression post is suitable for pharmacy technicians looking to work in a hospital pharmacy, who are newly qualified or community 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.
As part of the progression, the applicant would also need to display specialist knowledge in general and specialist medicine. 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'.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
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 Rotational Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Band 4 to 5 Progression Post with East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in Ashford, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £39,043 Band 4-5 progression post £28,392-£39,043 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Permanent: Band 4 to 5 progression post. The application deadline is 19 Nov 2026.
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