Pharmacy Technician
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1AZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate Pharmacy Technician to provide and develop the clinical pharmacy service within Kent a...
You will support the 6 Early Intervention in Psychosis localities, across Kent and Medway, ensuring a safe, evidence-based delivery of all pharmacological interventions, with emphasis on:
- ensuring appropriate management of side effects
- improving compliance with prescribed treatment
- improving access to clozapine in early onset schizophrenia
- improving physical health outcomes
- value-based practice as much as evidence-based practice.
Key aspects of this clinical post will include:
- attending locality multidisciplinary meetings
- providing specialist medication advice
- patient education and counselling
- medication reviews and reconciliations of current and past medication history
- developing teaching and educational programmes.
The post holder will collaborate with the pharmacist and work closely with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. The primary responsibility involves assisting in the management of medicines for individuals experiencing early-stage psychosis. This includes providing support to those undergoing their first episode of psychosis in Kent, as well as their families and carers.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway.
Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.
Qualification
Essential
- NVQ 3 / 4 or equivalent
- Registered with GPhC
- Medications management knowledge including appropriate policies and legislation acquired through formal education and specialist training
Desirable
- Accredited Medicine management qualification
- Accredited accuracy checking qualification
- Experience in using the Point of Care Haematology (PocHi) machine
- Phlebotomy trained
- Basic life support/ first aid training
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 12 months post-qualification experience
- Working within a clinical/ward environment
- Working in various disciplines and across organisational boundaries, linking primary and secondary care
Desirable: - Experience and/or an interest in mental health
Knowledge and Skills
Essential: - Able to work as part of a team; - Good at practical problem solving; - Good presentation skills; - Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own workload
Desirable: - Good understanding of the issues affecting mental health prescribing; - Project management skills
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
8 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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