Clinical Pharmacy Technician

Main area Clinical Pharmacy Technician Grade Band 4-5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Band 4 to 5 progression post) Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

30 hours per week (Including weekends and Bank Holidays) Job
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Employer East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital Town Margate Salary £28,392 - £39,043 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59

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.

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

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.

Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.

We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

• BTECH level 3 in Pharmaceutical science
• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills (pre 2022) or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Accredited forfinal accuracy checking of prescriptions
• Medicines management accreditation or national equivalent
• Evidence of CPD
• Educational supervisor qualification (Propharmace or equivalent)
• Supervising and training others

• Can demonstrate knowledge of commonly used medicines
• Experience of counselling patients on medication.
• Use of electronic pharmacy systems such as CMM
• Use of electronic prescribing systems such as sunrise

• Good communication skills, verbal, written and electronic.
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