Lead Pharmacy Technician Urgent Care

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Registered Pharmacy Technician to join the Frailty Urgent Care Services team, delivering hospital-level care at patients’ homes. The role covers medicines reconciliation, review and counselling, delivered remotely and face to face, with multidisciplinary board rounds and liaison during transfers of care.

You will oversee medicines stock management, identify priority patients for pharmacist review, and support patient consultations.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification medicines optimisation experience in a hospital or clinical setting.
• Experience training colleagues and mentoring others.
• Experience undertaking audits and contributing to quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Perform medicines reconciliation, review and counselling remotely and face to face.
• Attend multidisciplinary board rounds and support transfers of care.
• Assess medication adherence and implement interventions.

Skills

Medicines reconciliation

Patient counselling

Liaison with stakeholders

Education

BTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ Level 3 in pharmacy services

Accredited Medicines Management qualification

Tools

IT systems/databases

Job description

This post sits within the Frailty Urgent Care Services at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, giving hospital-level care to patients at home. The work centres on medicines reconciliation, review and counselling, delivered remotely and face to face, to avoid admissions and enable earlier discharge. The role is multidisciplinary, with board round attendance and liaison during transfers of care. At this stage it is open only to staff already employed by Kent and Medway NHS bodies or their staff banks, and GPhC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Medicines reconciliation, review and counselling, remotely and face to face
• Attending multidisciplinary board rounds
• Assessing medication adherence and implementing interventions
• Identifying and referring priority patients for pharmacist review
• Independently resolving medicines-related queries and escalating as needed
• Liaising with stakeholders during transfers of care to support ongoing medication management
• Overseeing medicines stock management and supply

Qualifications

• BTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ Level 3 in pharmacy services, or GPhC-recognised equivalent
• Accredited Medicines Management qualification, or historical equivalent (Regionally Accredited Consultation Skills plus Medicines Management Skills)

Registration & licences

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

• Post-qualification medicines optimisation experience in a hospital or clinical setting, including patient consultation and counselling
• Training colleagues and supporting them as a mentor
• Undertaking audit, responding to outcomes, and taking part in quality improvement initiatives

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical care of frail patients and supporting patients to manage their medicines
• Knowledge of ordering, storage and handling of medicines, including safe disposal
• Using IT systems and databases
• Supporting local and national health agendas under the guidance of senior colleagues

Checks & eligibility

• Full UK driving licence, or full EU-issued licence (not exchanged from a non-EU country), and ability to travel independently

Nice to have

• Experience in both primary/community and secondary care
• Experience supporting patients with frailty and multiple or complex co-morbidities
• Practice or educational supervisor qualification
• Experience of leading and managing teams
• Awareness of NHS developments, Integrated Neighbourhood Teams and NICE guidance

What’s offered

• Flexible working arrangements, open to discussion