Senior Medicines Optimisation Technician Lead

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Senior Medicines Optimisation Technician to join the KCHFT-LMO Medicines Optimisation Team. The role drives the Medicines Optimisation Strategy and supports pharmaceutical care across primary care services.

You will collaborate with GP practices, PCNs, prescribers and multidisciplinary teams to promote safe, evidence-based medicine use and improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in medicines optimisation and auditing.
• Ability to analyse prescribing data and identify improvement opportunities.
• Mentoring and supporting other pharmacy technicians.

Responsibilities

• Support prescribers and practice teams in safe, cost-effective medicine use.
• Undertake medicines-related reviews and quality improvement initiatives.
• Analyse prescribing data to identify optimisation opportunities.
• Contribute to medicines safety initiatives and QIPP programmes.
• Lead and support projects to enhance medicines optimisation across GP practices and PCNs.
• Provide mentoring and professional support to team members.
• Promote safe, evidence-based prescribing per national and local guidance.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Prescribing support

Data analysis

Mentoring

Tools

Pharmacy data systems

Job description

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced Senior Medicines Optimisation Technician to join the KCHFT-LMO Medicines Optimisation Team. This key role will support the delivery of the Medicines Optimisation Strategy, helping to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of the local population and improve patient outcomes across primary care services.
Working collaboratively with GP practices, Primary Care Networks (PCNs), prescribers, and wider healthcare professionals, you will play a pivotal role in promoting the safe, effective, and evidence-based use of medicines.

• Support prescribers and practice teams in the safe, effective, and cost-efficient use of medicines.
• Undertake medicines-related reviews, audits, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Analyse and utilise prescribing and patient data systems to identify opportunities for optimisation and improved patient care.
• Contribute to the delivery of medicines optimisation priorities, including QIPP (Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention) programmes and medicines safety initiatives.
• Lead and support innovative projects that enhance medicines optimisation across GP practices and Primary Care Networks. Provide mentoring, guidance, and professional support to pharmacy technicians and other members of the medicines optimisation team.
• Promote and encourage safe, evidence-based prescribing practices in line with national and local guidance.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes, reduce medicines-related risks, and ensure high-quality pharmaceutical care.
  

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.
Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent
We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.
We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jagdeep Minhas Job title: Lead Technician Email address: [e-mail]