Pharmacy Technician inMaidstone inMaidstone PUBLISHED 28 OCT 2024

Band 4: £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum pro rata  PERMANENT  GOOD SALARY 

We are excited to advertise a new post within our Pharmacy Stores and Procurement team at Maidstone Hospital.

This is a new post as part of our strategy to centralise procurement of medicines at Maidstone Hospital

Our Pharmacy Technician team will ensure you have the best training to learn all about hospital contracts, support our invoicing clerk in investigating and resolving discrepancies, managing stocks efficiently and effectively, reduce medicines wastage and ensure best value procurement at all times and also give you opportunities to develop your other Pharmacy core skills eg dispensing, or accredited checking or medication management or high cost drugs/homecare.

We have a fantastic Pharmacy Stores and Procurement team who have extensive knowledge of medicines procurement, supply chains and also managing stocks on wards using innovative remote ward based Omnicell's and a recently refurbished robot. You will be able to 'learn from the best' and have opportunities to be involved in many projects, developing skills in audits and quality improvement projects within the team to optimise the use of medicines,

We have recently started Patient First huddles in our team and are excited to use this new process to make further improvements to our service

Our ideal candidate will understand the importance of the Pharmacy Technician role within Pharmacy; be passionate about Pharmacy, Healthcare, providing patient centre care and upholding the GPhC professional standards.

You will already be, or about to qualify as, a registered Pharmacy Technician. Hospital experience is not essential as we will provide all training.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the department's early/late rota and in our 1 in 6 weekend working rota.

About us

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at
Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace.Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK ( www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnsN5zg


Interview Date: To be confirmed.

We are excited to advertise a new post within our Pharmacy Stores and Procurement team at Maidstone Hospital.

This is a new post as part of our strategy to centralise procurement of medicines at Maidstone Hospital

Our Pharmacy Technician team will ensure you have the best training to learn all about hospital contracts, support our invoicing clerk in investigating and resolving discrepancies, managing stocks efficiently and effectively, reduce medicines wastage and ensure best value procurement at all times and also give you opportunities to develop your other Pharmacy core skills eg dispensing, or accredited checking or medication management or high cost drugs/homecare.

We have a fantastic Pharmacy Stores and Procurement team who have extensive knowledge of medicines procurement, supply chains and also managing stocks on wards using innovative remote ward based Omnicell's and a recently refurbished robot. You will be able to 'learn from the best' and have opportunities to be involved in many projects, developing skills in audits and quality improvement projects within the team to optimise the use of medicines,

We have recently started Patient First huddles in our team and are excited to use this new process to make further improvements to our service

Our ideal candidate will understand the importance of the Pharmacy Technician role within Pharmacy; be passionate about Pharmacy, Healthcare, providing patient centre care and upholding the GPhC professional standards.

You will already be, or about to qualify as, a registered Pharmacy Technician. Hospital experience is not essential as we will provide all training.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the department's early/late rota and in our 1 in 6 weekend working rota.

About us

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at
Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace.Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK ( www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnsN5zg


Interview Date: To be confirmed.



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