Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 04 November 2025

Job summary

Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed Pharmacy Technician to provide and develop the clinical pharmacy service within Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. If you're looking for an innovative clinical role, that is at the forefront of delivering patient-tailored care within the inpatient and community services, with exciting opportunities for professional development and a good work-life balance, then look no further.

The Pharmacy Technician will join our established and respected team based at Priority Hospital in Maidstone, working both in the inpatient and community settings. We are passionate and dedicated to ensuring medicines safety is at the heart of patient care.

Our Pharmacy Technicians are provided with opportunities for personal growth and development, including support to do accredited medicine management qualifications and NHS leadership courses.

**Previous applicants need not apply**

Main duties of the job

Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, key aspects of this clinical post will include providing a comprehensive medicine management service to the inpatient and community services.

This will include focusing on medicines reconciliation on admission, discharge facilitation, patient counselling, medicines supply and delivering pharmacy services in clozapine and depot clinics in the locality.

Extended roles include contributing to the audit and teaching agendas and supporting the coordination and supply of clozapine to community patients, including near patient testing at clozapine monitoring clinics.

About us

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

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. And 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 doing well together.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-SS0700

Job locations

Priority House, Maidstone

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME16 9PH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • NVQ 3 / 4 or equivalent
  • 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 in using the Point of Care Haematology (PocHi) machine

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

Desirable

  • Experience and/or an interest in mental health

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Good at practical problem solving
  • Good presentation skills
  • Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own workload

Desirable

  • Good understanding of the issues affecting mental health prescribing
  • Project management skills
Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • NVQ 3 / 4 or equivalent
  • 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 in using the Point of Care Haematology (PocHi) machine

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

Desirable

  • Experience and/or an interest in mental health

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Good at practical problem solving
  • Good presentation skills
  • Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own workload

Desirable

  • Good understanding of the issues affecting mental health prescribing
  • Project management skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Priority House, Maidstone

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME16 9PH


Employer's website

https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Priority House, Maidstone

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME16 9PH


Employer's website

https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Pharmacy Technician

Jack Roach

jack.roach1@nhs.net

07591447586

Details

Date posted

21 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-SS0700

Job locations

Priority House, Maidstone

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME16 9PH


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