Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 4 Annex 21
- Contract
- 26 months (Fixed Term Contract for 26 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 380-SS0844
- Employer
- Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Priority House
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 Band 4 - 70% of maximum (Annex 21)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician
Band 4 Annex 21
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Here are some clips of our Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
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Job overview
A fixed 2-year training and development programme across sectors to learn and perform duties of a pharmacy technician in accordance with legal, ethical and professional guidelines. This training post involves providing a comprehensive and high-quality pharmaceutical service in medicines optimisation, patient counselling, in-patient and outpatient dispensing, pharmacy procurement and distribution.
To undertake a structured and comprehensive Level 3 apprenticeship programme, including a General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) approved pharmacy technician qualification. One study day per week will be provided.
The post holder will be expected to promote safe, cost effective and timely provisions of medicines and information to all service users.
Main duties of the job
- Undertake the Level 3 Pharmacy Technician programme at the University of East Anglia.
- Supporting registered Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists in the delivery of safe and effective medicines management
- The trainee will undertake a structured community pharmacy placement with Rowlands Pharmacy to develop core technical and professional skills.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work within the GPhC standards
- Work according to KMMHT policies
- Work according to Trust Values
- Full job description attached
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • GCSE English at grade C/grade 4 or above, Scottish National 5 at grade C or above, or equivalent English Language evidence which can include Functional Skills Level 2*
- • GCSE Maths at grade C/grade 4 or above, Scottish National 5 at grade C or above, or equivalent evidence of numeracy, which can include Functional Skills Level 2
- • GCSE Science x 1 at grade C/grade 4 or above, or Scottish National 5 at grade C or above, or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- I.T. Qualification
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Pharmacy Experience
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melanie-Jayne Barnett
- Job title
- Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07796274531
- Additional information
Fiona Anderson Apprentice Lead [email protected]
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