Job Summary
You will work with a team of skilled Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Support Workers supporting the delivery and development of medicines optimisation to achieve high quality, cost effective and evidence based prescribing, promoting the safe, effective and efficient use of medicines across KCHFT specialist services and to develop and maintain an excellent and progressive pharmacy service in line with legislation, the NHS long term plan and to meet the needs of our patients.
You will be fully supported with your training and development and benefit from the wealth of training courses available to the Pharmacy team, including clinical, management, and leadership opportunities.
Main duties of the job
You will provide a comprehensive medicine management service to Specialist Services. This will include:
- Making judgments on how to manage workload
- Participate in the audit process with the specialist service sites, supporting the governance of medicines processes, policies and the learning from medicines incidents in order to maintain and continually improve standards of patient care.
- Support the process of PGD production and approval. Participate in the organisation of meetings, agendas, minutes and ensure documents are distributed in a timely manner. Provide professional knowledge and support to ensure legal requirements for PGDs within the Trust are met.
- Supporting services with the supply of medicines. Reviewing stock lists, looking for efficiencies, contributing to cost improvements and the efficient use of medicines including safe and secure storage
- Ensuring compliance with prescribing guidelines and with local formularies
- Acting as a witness to controlled drug destructions
- Ensuring medicines are being used in the most cost-effective way and compliance with legal frameworks, formularies and best practice.
- Support the Pharmacy Technician work for the Special Schools and ADHD service
- Deliver training packages and medicines information to a range of staff in a multi-agency arena across specialist services
- Contribute to writing SOPs and policies relating to area of practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
- Qualification in Medicines Management at Intermediate Level or equivalent.
- Practice Supervisors’ qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of pharmacy practice including dispensing and working in a clinical environment.
- Commitment to mandatory continual professional development (CPD) in line with requirements of the GPhC
- Practical experience of managing medicines optimisation issues.
Desirable
- Experience in education and training of healthcare professionals.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in performing audits and participating in projects pertaining to the development and maintenance of service improvements.
- Experience of working in hospital and/or community services setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and ability to use supporting technical equipment e.g. answer phone system, smartphone/tablet, laptop.
- Knowledge and ability to dispose of pharmaceutical products with due regard to local policy, COSHH and Health and Safety guidelines
- Knowledge of processes including for prescribing, ordering, supply, distribution and storage of medicines
- Understanding of following standard operating procedures
- Knowledge and ability to dispose of pharmaceutical products with due regard to local policy, COSHH and Health and Safety guidelines.
- Able to maintain confidentiality and communicate sensitive information to appropriate persons in accordance with Information Governance, Caldicott guidelines and the Data Protection Act.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the NHS current agenda and challenges.
- Knowledge of Pharmacy and other IT systems.
- Knowledge of audits and audit cycles.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent inter-personal skills and the ability to communicate and work effectively with a wide range of people from different backgrounds at all levels of seniority.
- Computer literate in Microsoft Windows/ Office tasks with a high standard of presentation and accuracy.
Desirable
- Experience and ability to extract and present data from Excel, Datix, ePACT.
- Able to deliver training sessions relating to role to groups of staff, customers.
- The skill to write SOPs under the guidance.
- Proven ability to liaise with and influence members of teams.
Personal attributes
Essential
- A full, valid UK driving licence, or a full, valid driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country licence) and the ability to travel independently are essential for this role. Should you require workplace adjustments under the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to supporting you to meet the mobility requirements of the role wherever possible. (5)
Ability to Manage
Essential
- Able to work independently primarily and to formulate own working schedules and strategies, but where necessary to work as part of a widespread multi-disciplinary team to maintain and develop service.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 22 February 2026
