Pharmacy Technician
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Stone, Dartford, Kent,, DA2 6PBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
5 November 2026
17 days leftJob description
Are you a dedicated, compassionate mental health professional committed to providing great care? Please note: this is a 12-month maternity cover post....
In this role, you will support the Lead Pharmacy Technician and Lead Clinical Pharmacist in delivering a high-quality, patient-centred medicines management service within the locality. Key responsibilities include:
- Completing medicines reconciliation on admission.
- Supporting safe and timely discharge through effective medicines management.
- Providing patient counselling to ensure understanding and adherence.
- Coordinating the supply of medicines in line with clinical needs.
- Ensuring patients receive evidence-based pharmacological treatment, are involved in shared decision-making, and are regularly monitored for therapeutic response and potential side effects.
- Attending multidisciplinary team meetings and offering expert advice and support on medication-related issues.
- Contributing to audit, service development, and teaching initiatives.
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 level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or similar
- 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
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
- An interest in mental health
Desirable: - Experience of working on a female psychiatric ward or psychiatric intensive care unit
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Advanced IT literacy, especially Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Good understanding of primary care and secondary care
- Able to work as part of a team
- Able to work alone to short deadlines
- Good at practical problem solving
- Excellent communication skills
- Good presentation skills - both written and oral
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own workload
- Able to co-ordinate around a number of complex activities which may require the adjustment of plans
Desirable: - Good understanding of the issues affecting mental health prescribing; - Project management skills
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
15 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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