Job Overview
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Rotational Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician within North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT), designed to support your professional growth and career progression. NELFT provides a wide range of community and mental health services to a large and diverse population across Essex and North East London, offering a rich and rewarding practice environment.
This post is offered as a Band 4 developmental role with a structured pathway to Band 5, enabling you to progress once agreed competencies are achieved within a defined timeframe. For candidates who already meet the required competencies, appointment at Band 5 will be considered.
Salary for band 4 £28,392‑£31,157 per annum. Salary for band 5 £32,073‑£39,043 per annum.
In this dynamic role, you will play a vital part in delivering safe, effective, and patient‑centred medicines optimisation services across a variety of settings. Through a structured rotational programme spanning inpatient wards, community teams and specialist services, you will develop clinical, technical and leadership skills. This role offers a unique platform to build expertise while contributing meaningfully to high‑quality pharmaceutical care within both mental health and community services, in line with the Trust’s values.
Pre‑registration Pharmacy Technicians due to qualify within the next few months are also encouraged to apply.
Main Duties of the Job
* Deliver ward‑based and community clinical pharmacy technician services, ensuring safe, accurate and timely medicines management.
* Rotate across inpatient units, Home Treatment Teams, dispensary services and off‑site community teams.
* Lead medicines reconciliation, patient‑own‑drugs assessments, discharge planning and continuity of care.
* Provide professional dispensing and final accuracy checks in line with GPhC standards and local and Trust policies.
* Work collaboratively with pharmacists, healthcare professionals, patients and carers to optimise treatment outcomes.
* Progressively accept greater clinical responsibility as competencies are achieved within the Band 45 progression framework.
* Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with Trust policies.
* Participate in team meetings and contribute to service improvement initiatives.
Main Responsibilities
The post holder will operate as a registered pharmacy technician who is professionally and legally accountable for their practice. You will support the provision of the clinical pharmacy service, ensuring the effective supply, storage and safe use of medicines across all allocated areas. Responsibilities include medicines reconciliation, counselling patients and carers, monitoring high‑risk medicines (including Clozapine services), managing stock control processes, minimising medicines wastage and supporting cold chain management.
The role involves close liaison and working as an integrated member of multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless transfers of care between inpatient and community services. The post holder will supervise and support junior staff, trainees and apprentices, contribute to audit and quality improvement activity, and participate in training, education and service development initiatives. Effective communication, accurate documentation and adherence to governance, confidentiality and Trust policies are essential components of the role.
What This Role Offers
Personal Growth and Career Progression – A clear and supported pathway from Band 4 to Band 5, with structured competency frameworks, mentorship, supervision and continuous professional development opportunities.
Supportive and Inclusive Culture – The Trust actively supports a wide range of staff networks, promoting inclusion, well‑being and a sense of belonging across the workforce.
Innovation and Service Development – The pharmacy team is forward‑thinking and engaged in medicines optimisation, digital systems and service improvement, offering opportunities to contribute ideas and shape future practice.
Co‑production – Your ideas and collaboration with patients and colleagues help shape better, person‑centred care.
Flexible Working and Work‑life Balance – The team is open to flexible working arrangements where service needs allow, supporting work‑life balance and staff well‑being.
Probationary Period – This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless they are in the middle of a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME) – The post also attracts payment for a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part‑time).
Benefits
The Trust offers a supportive working environment recognised by CQC as Good, with a track record of continuous improvement. NELFT has award‑winning equality and diversity initiatives, staff health and well‑being activities, and recognises staff through multiple accreditation programmes. Staff receive comprehensive induction, mentorship and opportunities for further training and development.
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