Urgent and Emergency Care Pharmacy Tech- band 4 to 5 progression

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford, Margate; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS Trust in Kent is seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Technician to work in the Urgent and Emergency Care department. This permanent role offers a progression from band 4 to 5 upon completing the necessary competencies. Responsibilities include medication management, counselling patients, and supporting clinical staff in a multidisciplinary environment. Successful applicants must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have post-registration experience. The position emphasizes teamwork and patient safety, making a significant impact in the healthcare delivery.

Qualifications

• Must have experience completing audits
• Must be able to counsel patients on medication
• Post registration experience in a hospital Pharmacy is required

Responsibilities

• Completing detailed medication histories
• Administering medications within scope of practice
• Counseling patients on new or changed medications
• Aiding doctors and nurses with medication queries
• Participating in discharge planning of patients
• Accuracy checking of dispensed items
• Carrying out audits on the department

Skills

Excellent communication skills with patients and staff

Ability to work under pressure

Experience of training staff

Strong sense of responsibility

Education

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician

NVQ in Pharmacy Services level 3 with BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science

Job description

Go back East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Urgent and Emergency Care Pharmacy Tech- band 4 to 5 progression

The closing date is 29 December 2025

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 permanent vacancy for a band 4 to 5 progression Clinical Pharmacy Technician to work within Urgent and Emergency Care at Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital, Margate., or William Harvey, Ashford, this will be confirmed during the Interview process

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 the emergency department.

The band 4 to 5 progression post is suitable for pharmacy technicians looking to work in the emergency department; 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.

As part of the progression, the applicant would also need to display specialist knowledge in acute and emergency medicine. Please contact the lead recruiter for further details regarding the role and progression.

Main duties of the job

• Completing detailed medication histories using a multitude of sources in order to reconcile with current inpatient medications and make interventions where appropriate.
• Administering Intravenous and oral medications within scope of practice (Training will be provided)
• 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

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience completing audits
• Experience counselling patients on medication
• Post registration experience in a hospital Pharmacy

Skills

• Excellent communication skills with patients and staff
• Ability to work under pressure and problem solve and use initiative
• Experience of training staff and giving feedback
• Strong sense of responsibility/integrity and work as a team player

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
• Medicines Optimisation Programme or equivalent or evidence of competence
• NVQ in Pharmacy Services level 3 with BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science as underpinning knowledge or equivalent

Personal and professional attributes

• Able to appraise options and make clear decisions
• IT skills in word processing, database and spreadsheet packages
• Utilising electronic systems to access patient records
• Good analytical skills - able to access and abstract data from relevant and sometimes complex sources
• Good communication skills, verbal, written and electronic; within a multidisciplinary team environment
• Baseline management skills - Can prioritise work and organise own workload as well as that of junior pharmacy staff

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.

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital/William Harvey hospital

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearProgress to band 5 on competency completion

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Reference number

344-8015DCB

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital/William Harvey hospital