Medicines Management Technician
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Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Medicines Management Technician
The closing date is 18 November 2026
Job summary
1 x 12 month fixed term and 1 x substantive contracts
Are you a motivated and compassionate Pharmacy Technician who is passionate about delivering exceptional patient care? Do you want to work in a supportive, collaborative environment where your skills and expertise make a real difference to patients' lives? If so, we would love to hear from you.
You will be part of a supportive and experienced team of Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians, rotating across a range of clinical specialties. This varied role offers excellent opportunities to broaden your clinical knowledge, develop new skills, and gain valuable experience in different specialist areas. Acting as a vital link between ward teams and pharmacy services, you will help optimise medicines use and enhance the patient experience.
Join us and be part of a team where your contribution is valued, your development is supported, and your work truly makes a difference every day.
Main duties of the job
As a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician, you will play a key role in delivering a safe, high-quality, and patient-focused ward-based pharmaceutical service at Kingston Hospital site with travel to other Trust sites, including Teddington Memorial Hospital, where required.
Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will help ensure patients receive safe, effective, and timely medicines support throughout their care journey, contributing directly to improved patient outcomes and patient safety.
You will support the delivery and development of ward-based medicines management services across a range of clinical specialties on a rotational basis. Responsibilities include medicines reconciliation, assessing patients' own medicines, transcribing medicines, counselling patients, supporting medicine returns, and coordinating discharge medicines, including dispensing TTAs on wards and in dispensary.
You will also support the induction and training of pharmacy staff, while gaining valuable leadership experience through line management of a Pharmacy Support Worker.
The role includes supporting dispensary services, including dispensing activities and accuracy checking. We are looking for a registered Pharmacy Technician who has achieved, or is working towards, the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification and is passionate about delivering excellent patient care in a dynamic team environment.
About us
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust cares for more than half a million patients a year, from across Kingston, Richmond, Elmbridge (Surrey), Merton, Wandsworth and Sutton. In 2018, we became the first acute hospital trust in London to be rated "Outstanding" for overall quality and leadership by the national Care Quality Commission regulator.
We have approximately 350 beds and directly employ around 2,900 staff. Our trust provides a full range of diagnostic services and treatment services. Our main site is the Kingston Hospital site but we also run a number of outpatient clinics in the community, including in Raynes Park, Surbiton, Queen Mary's Roehampton and Teddington.
Details
Date posted
04 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£36,943 to £44,900 a year Pro rata, pa, incl. of Outer London HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
396-8308576-DE-GV-Z
Job locations
Kingston Hospital
Galsworthy Road
Kingston
KT2 7QB
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document/s (JD) which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification.
Ensure any supporting statements align with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document/s (JD) which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification.
Ensure any supporting statements align with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with the GPHC
- Accreditation as an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician
- Accredited Medicines Management Qualification
Desirable
- Practice Supervisor's qualification
- Quality Improvement training and experience
Experience, Knowledge and Attributes
Essential
- Experience working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician
- Knowledge and skills to mentor and develop various grades of staff
- Good written and verbal communication (at varying levels) and organisational skills
- Numerate with excellent attention to detail
- Computer literate inc. Word and Excel
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of basic management principles including team management and motivation
- Recruitment and selection experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with the GPHC
- Accreditation as an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician
- Accredited Medicines Management Qualification
Desirable
- Practice Supervisor's qualification
- Quality Improvement training and experience
Experience, Knowledge and Attributes
Essential
- Experience working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician
- Knowledge and skills to mentor and develop various grades of staff
- Good written and verbal communication (at varying levels) and organisational skills
- Numerate with excellent attention to detail
- Computer literate inc. Word and Excel
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of basic management principles including team management and motivation
- Recruitment and selection experience
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
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kingston Hospital
Galsworthy Road
Kingston
KT2 7QB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.kingstonandrichmond.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kingston Hospital
Galsworthy Road
Kingston
KT2 7QB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.kingstonandrichmond.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Lead Technician
Anwar Muhammad
07714693795
Details
Date posted
04 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£36,943 to £44,900 a year Pro rata, pa, incl. of Outer London HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
396-8308576-DE-GV-Z
Job locations
Kingston Hospital
Galsworthy Road
Kingston
KT2 7QB
United Kingdom
Supporting documents
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