Pharmacy Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a highly motivated Pharmacy Technician to join an expanding team, delivering comprehensive clinical pharmacy services across community and inpatient mental health settings. You will support and develop clinical pharmacy services within Kent and Medway Children and Young People's Mental Health Service (CYPMHS), working closely with pharmacists and a multidisciplinary team. The position involves medicines reconciliation, discharge planning, patient counselling, and supporting community clinic services. It offers excellent opportunities for professional development and requires a proactive individual with strong communication skills and an interest in working with young people and families.
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Accredited Medicine management qualification
- Accredited accuracy checking qualification
- Basic life support/ first aid training
- 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
- Interest in children and young people's mental health
- Experience of working with children or experience of working in mental health
- Education and training of pharmacy staff and other health care professionals
- Knowledge and Skills
- 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
- Good understanding of the issues affecting mental health prescribing
- Project management skills
- 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
- Accredited Medicine management qualification
- Accredited accuracy checking qualification
- Basic life support/ first aid training
- 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
- Interest in children and young people's mental health
- Experience of working with children or experience of working in mental health
- Education and training of pharmacy staff and other health care professionals
- Knowledge and Skills
- 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
- Good understanding of the issues affecting mental health prescribing
- Project management skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Pharmacy Technician
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a qualified Pharmacy Technician with an interest in working in Mental Health Services?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our expanding pharmacy team, delivering comprehensive clinical pharmacy services across both community and inpatient mental health settings.
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to support and further develop the clinical pharmacy service within Kent and Medway Children and Young People's Mental Health Service (CYPMHS).
In this role, you will work closely with the Consultant Pharmacist and Lead Pharmacists for CYPMHS as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting service users across community services and inpatient units. This post offers excellent opportunities for professional development, including support to undertake accredited medicines management qualifications and NHS leadership programmes.
We are looking for a proactive, compassionate individual with strong communication skills and a genuine interest in working directly with young people, families, and healthcare professionals. You will become part of our innovative mental health pharmacy team, committed to ensuring medicines safety is embedded at the heart of patient care.
The base for this role will be Kent and Medwa
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