Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Technician
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 396-NN-7355494-ACS-AL-Z
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital
- Town
- Kingston
- Salary
- £35,763 - £43,466 pa incl of Outer London HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 02/09/2025
Employer heading
Pharmacy Technician, Medicines Management
Band 5
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity for a newly qualified pharmacy technician or experienced pharmacy technician, wanting to develop in their role in medicines management. If you do not have the required experience / qualifications to meet the Band 5 position, you will join as a Band 4 and be supported to complete the necessary in-house training programme to progress to a Band 5 Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our newly established team of ward based clinical pharmacy technicians. You will be working alongside the pharmacy team and the wider MDT in a wide range of specialties, including: surgery, medicine, elderly care as well as the new ITU/ critical care team.
In addition to excellent communication and team-working skills, you must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have completed an accredited medicines management qualification. You must hold an Accredited Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification to be suitable for this post.
Applications welcome from newly qualified or soon to be qualified Pharmacy Technicians on a Band 4 to 5 progression basis. This applies to those who have recently completed their course but have not received their certificates, or are awaiting GPhC registration, and those due to complete their course in September 2025.
Main duties of the job
Provide a pharmaceutical service for inpatients at Kingston Hospital in line with Trust and National standards.
Complete medicines reconciliation within a timely manner to meet NICE guidance and highlight discrepancies to ward-pharmacist. Provide advice to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals on medication issues in order to achieve the best outcomes for the patients, as well as providing pharmaceutical training, supervision and support for colleagues.
Assess patients own drugs (POD) for re-use.
Adapt as required when working in different ward specialities.
Maintain APCT qualification by supporting the dispensary on a regular and ad hoc basis.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***Please see the attached supporting document/s which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BTEC or NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences (or equivalent)
- Registration with the GPHC
- Accreditation as an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician
- Accredited Medicines Management Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Quality Improvement training and experience
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician
- Knowledge and skills to mentor and develop various grades of staff
- Good communication (at varying levels) and organisational skills
- Computer literate inc. Word and Excel
- Excellent attention to detail
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of basic management principles including team management and motivation
- Supervisory experience
Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
Artificial Intelligence: We kindly ask that you refrain from using AI tools to draft your application, as we value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own communication style.
References: Please provide 3 years of employment/educational history with professional email addresses (not personal ones like Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot supply these, inform the interviewers to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
- Anwar Muhammad
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8546 7711
- Additional information
020 8546 7711 Bleep 347
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