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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
9 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
333-G-CIS-0222
Employer
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea.
Town
Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea.
Salary
£47,951 - £56,863 per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/06/2026 23:59

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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust logo

Integrated Care Pharmacy Technician

NHS AfC: Band 6

 

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond.  We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run. 

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation.  We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference.  We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles.  For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our   Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacy technician to work within our Community Independence Service (CIS) in Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

CIS is a provider partnership which focuses on hospital admission avoidance where clinically appropriate care can be provided in the community. CIS facilitates early supported discharge from hospital, maximises independence and reduces dependency on longer term services. CIS operates across the three boroughs of Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham.

The pharmacy technician will provide an efficient medicines optimisation service and work collaboratively with the Integrated Care Pharmacist to support Urgent Community Response, Home First and Rehabilitation teams to optimise medicines related aspects of care for vulnerable adults with acute or complex medication needs to avoid hospital admissions. 

Main duties of the job

The pharmacy technician will:

  • Conduct domiciliary visits to patients in Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea boroughs to provide a medicines optimisation service

·       Conduct medicine reconciliation

·  Assess medicines related needs, support adherence and non-compliance, and facilitate implementation of safe handling and administration of medicines

·       Demonstrate collaborative working with the wider health and social care multidisciplinary team to reduce medication related risk to patients in their own homes

·       Participate in the delivery of medicines optimisation initiatives

·       Participate in audits within the Trust

Working for our organisation

For further information about the service, please refer to:

Community Independence Service :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To develop and provide a clinical pharmacy technician role to patients across the Westminster and K&C areas.

To take referrals and triage them from a wide range of health and social care professionals to develop pharmaceutical support packages for patients with complex medication needs in order to ensure they are competent in the use of their medicines.

Person specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • Registration as a pharmacy technician with the GPhC
  • BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
  • HEE Medicines Optimisation Programme (MOP) or equivalent qualification
  • Practical experience and theoretical study / knowledge (as evidenced by CPD) in Medicines Management
Desirable criteria
  • Medication Counselling Training
  • Membership of APTUK
  • Final Accuracy Checking certificate (ACPT)
  • Project Management qualification
  • Practice Supervisor qualification

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy
  • Experience of working on wards, counselling patients, checking PODs, and medicines reconciliation
  • Portfolio demonstrating competency of previous and current pharmacy practice skills, knowledge, and CPD
  • Education and training of staff
  • Experience of supporting or developing pharmacy technician services
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in a supervisory capacity
  • Experience working within care of elderly services
  • Working in an integrated care (or equivalent) setting
  • Post qualification experience of a medicines optimisation role to care of the elderly
  • Primary care pharmacy work experience

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Desirable criteria
  • Good presentation Skills

ATTITUDES, APTITUDES PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Essential criteria
  • Ability to understand and work with older people
  • Team worker, able to relate to all grades of staff
Desirable criteria
  • Keen to develop their role and skills and the role of pharmacy technicians

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDWe are a Living Wage EmployerEmployers for CarersPurple SpaceHealthy Workplace - Excellence 2018Veteran AwareNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeNational Autistic SocietyDisability confident committedStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.AccessAbleStonewall Gold 2022Step into healthCarer Confident -AccomplishedNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeArmed Forces CovenantStonewall Gold 2024Working Chance - unlocking women's potentialProud Employer

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jackie Box
Job title
Associate Chief Pharmacist, Goodall
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07935211927
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