Overview:
Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician
Band 6 £39,959-48,117 (pro-rata)
15 hours per week
Permanent
Dewsbury Health Centre
Responsibilities:
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated pharmacy technician to join our friendly, established Specialist Services Medicines Optimisation Team. You will play a key role in supporting the safe, effective use of medicines across the organisation, helping to drive improvements in quality, safety, and patient care.
Working with the team, you will support the development and implementation of medicines policies, lead on Patient Group Directions (PGDs), formulary development, procurement, and compliance with medicines standards. You will also undertake service assurance visits across our services, identify risks, and support teams to improve medicines practice.
We are looking for a registered pharmacy technician with relevant experience including a strong knowledge of medicines optimisation and legislation (particularly around Patient Group Directions), and the ability to apply this within a community healthcare setting. You will be self-motivated, organised, and passionate about improving patient care.
For full details of the role please see Job Description & Person Specification
Please send informal enquiries to Head of Medicines Optimisation [email protected]
Closing date – Monday 8th June at 23.55
We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.
About us
Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.
Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.
We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.
Locala is a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.
Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-
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Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
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Generous pension – We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
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Refer a Friend Scheme - If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.
