Job overview

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.

Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:

• At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below