Pharmacy Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 10/06/2026
- Closes
- 31/12/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Higher Level Pharmacy Technician at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, based at either William Harvey Hospital or Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital. You will work in the Emergency Department, managing patient drug histories, reconciling medicines, and identifying drug interactions. Responsibilities include documenting allergies, reviewing patient's own drugs, supporting discharge planning, and providing medication counselling to patients. You will also administer medicines within your competence and help minimise discharge delays.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science (or equivalent).
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Accredited in medicines management and accuracy checking pharmacy technician (ACPT).
- Experience with NHS systems (e.g., PAS, RIS) and Microsoft packages.
- Desirable: hospital pharmacy experience or Medicines Optimisation Programme competence.
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science (or equivalent).
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Accredited in medicines management and accuracy checking pharmacy technician (ACPT).
- Experience with NHS systems (e.g., PAS, RIS) and Microsoft packages.
- Desirable: hospital pharmacy experience or Medicines Optimisation Programme competence.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy
Technician Higher Level at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
to join the Pharmacy Department at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford or Queen
Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate. You will be responsible for
working closely with Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals within the
multi-disciplinary team in the Emergency Department to deliver high-quality,
patient-focused medicines management services. You will manage the compilation
and verification of patient drug histories by communicating with patients,
carers, GPs, and other health professionals, ensuring any discrepancies are
resolved or appropriately referred. You will also support the team by checking
and documenting specified blood results, interpreting medical and nursing notes
for medicines reconciliation, and identifying patient-drug or drug-disease
interactions, referring as necessary to ensure safe and effective patient care.
Main duties of the job
As a
Pharmacy Technician Higher Level, you will be responsible for documenting
patients allergies and reactions to medicines, ensuring accurate records are
maintained. You will be managing reviews of patients own drugs to assess
suitability during their hospital stay and supporting discharge planning in
collaboration with ward staff and other healthcare professionals across
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