Pharmacy Technician in Maidstone

Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Pharmacy Technician to support and further develop the clinical pharmacy service within Kent and Medway Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service (CYPMHS).

The role will work closely with the Consultant Pharmacist and Lead Pharmacists as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting service users across community services and inpatient units.

It offers opportunities for professional development, including accredited medicines management qualifications and NHS leadership programmes.

The base will be Kent and Medway CYPMHS in Maidstone with periodic travel to other sites across Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver a high‑quality clinical pharmacy service and optimise patient outcomes, supporting care pathways across Kent and Medway in collaboration with wider healthcare partners.
• Engage directly with young people and their families, ensuring their views inform decisions about their care.
• Manage medicines reconciliation, discharge planning, patient counselling, medicine supply and support community clinic pharmacy services.
• Use EPMA/medicines informatics systems, complete physical health checks for children and young people on psychotropic medication, and contribute to audits and training.
• Promote improvements in the quality, safety and cost‑effectiveness of medicines use across the CYPMHS pathway.
• Support the safe transition of patients across care settings, ensuring continuity and seamless pharmaceutical care.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Full, valid UK driving licence and access to a car/vehicle for business purposes (unless a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 is present).
• NVQ Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent and registration with the GPh C.
• Medications management knowledge, including appropriate policies and legislation acquired through formal education and specialist training.
• Accredited medicine management qualification and accuracy checking qualification.
• Basic life support / first aid training.
• Minimum of 12 months post‑qualification experience working within a clinical/ward environment.
• Experience working in various disciplines and across organisational boundaries, linking primary and secondary care.
• Experience working with children or mental health settings.

Essential Skills and Attributes

• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong practical problem‑solving ability and good understanding of mental‑health prescribing issues.
• Advanced IT literacy, particularly Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point.
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own workload and coordinate around complex activities.
• Team working skills and the capacity to work independently to meet short deadlines.
• Project management skills.
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