Clinical Pharmacy Technician

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Margate; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Technician (Band 4-5 progression) to join Surgery and Critical Care at Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital, Margate. The role focuses on detailed medication histories, patient counselling, and supporting clinical teams in medicines management, with opportunities for teaching and contribution to discharge planning.

This fixed-term position offers a fast-paced environment with a patient-centred approach and

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Complete detailed medication histories from multiple sources and reconcile with inpatient meds.
• Counsel patients on new or changed medications to promote adherence.
• Aid doctors and nurses with medication queries and contribute to medicines optimisation.
• Evaluate patient medications for hospital use and participate in discharge planning with ward staff.

Job description

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

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., Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

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.