# Urgent and Emergency Care Pharmacy Technician - Progression Post > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/urgent-and-emergency-care-pharmacy-technician-progression-post/038f3471-2fad-466c-af52-bcb53cf77fee - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/urgent-and-emergency-care-pharmacy-technician-progression-post/038f3471-2fad-466c-af52-bcb53cf77fee.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Canterbury - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacy technician - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Progress to band 5 on competency completion - **Contract type:** Permanent: Band 4 to 5 progression post - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Including weekends and bankholidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T12:03:28.755Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/MargateAshford/East_Kent_Hospitals_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_Pharmacy_Technician/Clinical_Pharmacy_Technician-v8171382 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8171382?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 band 4 to 5 progression Clinical Pharmacy Technician to work within Urgent and Emergency Care at Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital, Margate., or William Harvey, Ashford, this will be confirmed during the Interview process 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 the emergency department. The band 4 to 5 progression post is suitable for pharmacy technicians looking to work in the emergency department; 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. As part of the progression, the applicant would also need to display specialist knowledge in acute and emergency 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. Administering Intravenous and oral medications within scope of practice (Training will be provided) 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 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'. ## Person Specification ### Governance **Essential** - Experience of participating in audits - To be aware of and adhere to the Trust’s Vision, Mission and Values **Desirable** - Knowledge of the audit cycle - Experience of writing action plans - Member of APTUK ### Qualifications and training **Essential** - NVQ in Pharmacy Services level 3 with BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science as underpinning knowledge or equivalent. - Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council **Desirable** - National accredited checking qualification or evidence of competence. - Medicines Optimisation Programme or equivalent or evidence of competence ### Clinicalskills and experience **Essential** - Demonstrate knowledge of commonly used medicines - Experience of counselling patients on medication **Desirable** - Experience of working within a hospital pharmacy ### Personal and professional attributes **Essential** - Basic understanding of Pharmacy Practice - Good communication skills, verbal, written and electronic. - Negotiation skills, Good interpersonal skills, Effective team player - Good analytical skills – able to access and abstract data from relevant and sometimes complex sources - Able to appraise options and make clear decisions - IT skills in word processing, database and spreadsheet packages **Desirable** - Baseline management skills – Can prioritise work and organise own workload as well as that of junior pharmacy staff - Knowledge of JAC system for dispensing, ordering, stock maintenance etc. - Utilising electronic systemsto access patient records - Basic understanding of hospital pharmacy practice ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 293.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10473621) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.