Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a highly motivated Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician to join their dynamic team. The role involves delivering clinical pharmacy services within a hospital setting, ensuring optimal patient care and safety while supporting a culture of continuous improvement. Applicants should have relevant NVQ qualifications and a passion for hospital pharmacy.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Training and development support

Qualifications

• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC.
• Leadership/management qualification or relevant experience preferred.
• Experience in hospital-based post qualification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services on the wards to ensure quality patient care.
• Perform medicine reconciliation and discharge planning for patients.
• Take responsibility for a defined area of service delivery.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation

Analytical Skills

Education

BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent

NVQ 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Diagnostics and Clinical Support Services

Band: 5

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum/pro rata

Interview Date: 1st July 2025

We are recruiting for a Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician who share our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and have the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

We are currently looking to recruit a highly motivated, enthusiastic pharmacy technician to join our clinical pharmacy team. The post includes the provision of clinical ward based services, .

This is an exciting opportunity for a Technician to join our dynamic, innovative and friendly team dedicated to working at ward level providing ward based clinical pharmacy services . We are looking for someone with experience or someone looking to progress to a senior level. Who has a passion in clinical hospital pharmacy. You must be an enthusiastic, motivated and a patient orientated technician dedicated to patient safety.

The post holder will be educated to NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services, BTEC (or equivalent) in pharmaceutical sciences and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council is essential.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time ?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Details Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

275-2505SCPT

Job locations

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Job description Job responsibilities

The post holder will work at providing a clinical service on the wards and deliver quality care to patients at ward level through efficient medicines optimisation.

This will include the assessment of patients own drugs, medicine reconciliation, and discharge planning, counselling patients about their medicines and coordinating the supply of discharge medication to ensure patient flow throughout the hospital.

The post holders will work with the clinical pharmacy team to continually develop the service, while maintaining high standards and achieving best practice to meet the needs of patients and the Trust.

The role will involve being a Practice/Educational supervisor, Line management and leadership and will also involve taking responsibility for a defined area of service delivery.

The role will also involve dispensary based responsibilities which will involve working as an accredited checking Technician.

Job description Job responsibilities

The post holder will work at providing a clinical service on the wards and deliver quality care to patients at ward level through efficient medicines optimisation.

This will include the assessment of patients own drugs, medicine reconciliation, and discharge planning, counselling patients about their medicines and coordinating the supply of discharge medication to ensure patient flow throughout the hospital.

The post holders will work with the clinical pharmacy team to continually develop the service, while maintaining high standards and achieving best practice to meet the needs of patients and the Trust.

The role will involve being a Practice/Educational supervisor, Line management and leadership and will also involve taking responsibility for a defined area of service delivery.

The role will also involve dispensary based responsibilities which will involve working as an accredited checking Technician.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical science or equivalent
• NVQ 3 in pharmacy services or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Leadership/management qualification or relevant experience
• Practice/Educational Supervisor qualification
• Medicines Optimisation qualification or relevant experience
• Must be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired though training, NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent level
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired though training, NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent level
• Knowledge of procedures and practices associated with working in a hospital pharmacy department

Experience Essential

• Hospital based post qualification experience
• Management and leadership experience
• Experience of training and mentoring staff

Skills Essential

• Has proven ability to achieve results and good communication
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills and ability to negotiate.
• Ability to analyse information to provide advice
• Ability to train less experienced staff and students

Values Based Question Essential

• Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical science or equivalent
• NVQ 3 in pharmacy services or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Leadership/management qualification or relevant experience
• Practice/Educational Supervisor qualification
• Medicines Optimisation qualification or relevant experience
• Must be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired though training, NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent level
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired though training, NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent level
• Knowledge of procedures and practices associated with working in a hospital pharmacy department

Experience Essential

• Hospital based post qualification experience
• Management and leadership experience
• Experience of training and mentoring staff

Skills Essential

• Has proven ability to achieve results and good communication
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills and ability to negotiate.
• Ability to analyse information to provide advice
• Ability to train less experienced staff and students

Values Based Question Essential

• Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Employer's website

https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Employer's website

https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)