Lead Pharmacy Technician Urgent Care: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

Are you an experienced Pharmacy Technician ready to take the next step in your career? Do you want to be part of an innovative, multidisciplinary service that is transforming the way healthcare is delivered?

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and forward-thinking Band 6 Lead Pharmacy Technician to join our Frailty Urgent Care Services, helping to deliver hospital-level care to patients in the comfort of their own homes.

This is a unique role where your expertise will directly support patients to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, facilitate earlier discharge from acute settings and ensure medicines are used safely, effectively and appropriately throughout their care journey.

Main duties of the job

Your daily activities will be varied to include:

• Medicines reconciliation, review and counselling, remotely and face-to-face
• Attendance at multidisciplinary board round
• Assess medication adherence and implement appropriate interventions
• Identify and refer priority patients for pharmacist review
• Independently resolve medicines-related queries, escalating appropriately
• Liaison with stakeholders during transfer of care to support ongoing medication management requirements
• Oversight for medication stock management and supply

Person Specification

Qualifications, training and experience

Essential

• You will be a Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• You will have a BTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ LEVEL 3 in pharmacy services, or a GPhC recognised equivalent qualification
• You will have an Accredited qualification in Medicines Management or historical equivalent (Regionally Accredited Consultation Skills plus Medicines Management Skills) or equivalent
• You will have post-qualification medicines optimisation experience in a hospital or other clinical setting, including patient consultation and counselling. Having experience in both primary/community and secondary care would be an advantage.
• You will have experience of training colleagues and supporting as a mentor
• You will have experience of undertaking audit and responding to outcomes, and being part of quality improvement initiatives

Desirable

• Having experience supporting patients with frailty and multiple/complex co-morbidities will be an advantage
• Having a practice/educational supervisor qualification would be an advantage as well as experience of leading and managing teams

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• You will have knowledge of the pharmaceutical care of frail patients and supporting patients with managing medicines
• You will have knowledge in ordering, storage and handling medicines, including safe disposal
• You will need to be able to use IT systems and databases.
• You will be able to support implementation of local and national agendas for health under the guidance of senior colleagues

Desirable

• Having an awareness of developments within the NHS would be an advantage as well as an understanding of Integrated Neighbourhood Teams and NICE guidance.

Working environment

Essential

• A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) 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.

Closing Date: 1 November 2026