Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Integrated Care Pharmacy Technician
The closing date is 25 June 2026
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
- Conduct domiciliary visits to patients in Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea boroughs to provide a medicines optimisation service.
- 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.
- Develop and provide a clinical pharmacy technician role to patients across the Westminster and K&C areas.
- 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.
About us
For further information about the service, please refer to:
Community Independence Service :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
- Registration as a pharmacy technician with the GPhC.
- BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
- Practical experience and theoretical study/knowledge (as evidenced by CPD) in Medicines Management.
- Medication Counselling Training.
- Membership of APTUK.
- Final Accuracy Checking certificate (ACPT).
Previous Experience
- 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.
- 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
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team.
- Good presentation skills.
Attitudes, Aptitudes, Personal Characteristics
- Ability to understand and work with older people.
- Team worker, able to relate to all grades of staff.
- Keen to develop their role and skills and the role of pharmacy technicians.
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.
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
£47,951 to £56,863 a year per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
