Medicines Management Technician

Kingston Hospital; Glasgow, Teddington, Greater London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston Hospital is seeking two Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians (Band 5) to join a supportive team across hospital and community settings. The posts include 12-month fixed term and substantive contracts, with rotation across clinical specialties to optimise medicines use and enhance patient care.

The role requires registration with the GPHC, ACPT accreditation, and hands-on experience in medicines management.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician.
• Knowledge and skills to mentor and develop staff.
• Good written and verbal communication and organisational skills.
• Numerate with excellent attention to detail.
• Computer literate incl. Word and Excel.
• Knowledge of basic management principles including team management and motivation.
• Recruitment and selection experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver ward-based medicines management services across rotations.
• Medicines reconciliation and transcribing medicines.
• Counselling patients and verifying returns.
• Discharge medicines coordination and TTAs.
• Induction and training of Pharmacy staff and line management of a Pharmacy Support Worker.
• Support dispensary services and accuracy checking.

Skills

Mentoring staff

Communication

Numeracy

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

Registration with the GPHC

Accreditation as an ACPT

Quality Improvement training

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Main area Medicines Management Technician Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent: 2 posts available - 12 month fixed term and substantive Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays according to rotas as appropriate) Job ref 396-8308576-DE-GV-Z

Site Kingston Hospital Town Kingston Salary £36,943 - £44,900 Pro rata, pa, incl. of Outer London HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 18/11/2026 23:59

Home, community, hospital

KingstonandRichmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range offantasticopportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level,weare uniquely placed toprovide therightenvironment to support your professional development.With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the firsttrustof our kindin London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for bothoverallquality andleadership.We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

• Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
• Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
• Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
• Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.

Job overview

1 x 12 month fixed term and 1 x substantive contracts

Are you a motivated and compassionate Pharmacy Technician who is passionate about delivering exceptional patient care? Do you want to work in a supportive, collaborative environment where your skills and expertise make a real difference to patients' lives? If so, we would love to hear from you.

You will be part of a supportive and experienced team of Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians, rotating across a range of clinical specialties. This varied role offers excellent opportunities to broaden your clinical knowledge, develop new skills, and gain valuable experience in different specialist areas. Acting as a vital link between ward teams and pharmacy services, you will help optimise medicines use and enhance the patient experience.

Join us and be part of a team where your contribution is valued, your development is supported, and your work truly makes a difference every day.

Main duties of the job

As a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician, you will play a key role in delivering a safe, high-quality, and patient-focused ward-based pharmaceutical service at Kingston Hospital site with travel to other Trust sites, including Teddington Memorial Hospital, where required.

Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will help ensure patients receive safe, effective, and timely medicines support throughout their care journey, contributing directly to improved patient outcomes and patient safety.

You will support the delivery and development of ward-based medicines management services across a range of clinical specialties on a rotational basis. Responsibilities include medicines reconciliation, assessing patients' own medicines, transcribing medicines, counselling patients, supporting medicine returns, and coordinating discharge medicines, including dispensing TTAs on wards and in dispensary.

You will also support the induction and training of pharmacy staff, while gaining valuable leadership experience through line management of a Pharmacy Support Worker.

The role includes supporting dispensary services, including dispensing activities and accuracy checking. We are looking for a registered Pharmacy Technician who has achieved, or is working towards, the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification and is passionate about delivering excellent patient care in a dynamic team environment.

Working for our organisation

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust cares for more than half a million patients a year, from across Kingston, Richmond, Elmbridge (Surrey), Merton, Wandsworth and Sutton. In 2018, we became the first acute hospital trust in London to be rated “Outstanding” for overall quality and leadership by the national Care Quality Commission regulator.

We have approximately 350 beds and directly employ around 2,900 staff. Our trust provides a full range of diagnostic services and treatment services. Our main site is the Kingston Hospital site but we also run a number of outpatient clinics in the community, including in Raynes Park, Surbiton, Queen Mary's Roehampton and Teddington.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document/s (JD) which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification.

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Person specification

Qualifications

• Registration with the GPHC
• Accreditation as an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician
• Quality Improvement training and experience

Experience, Knowledge and Attributes

• Experience working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician
• Knowledge and skills to mentor and develop various grades of staff
• Good written and verbal communication (at varying level) and organisational skills
• Numerate with excellent attention to detail
• Computer literate inc. Word and Excel
• Knowledge and understanding of basic management principles including team management and motivation
• Recruitment and selection experience

We support the NHS Flex for the Future pledge

We welcome conversations about flexible working from day one, including options such as adjusted hours, compressed hours and other arrangements. If flexibility matters to you, please talk to us - we’ll be happy to explore what’s possible for the role and the service.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Anwar Muhammad Job title Lead Technician Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07714 693795 Additional information

Anwar Muhammad, 020 8546 7711, bleep 347