Medicines Team Governance Technician

Locala Health & Wellbeing; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous pension

Development opportunities

Job summary

Locala Health & Wellbeing is seeking a Governance Technician in the Medicines Team based at Dewsbury Health Centre. The post is Band 5 (NHS Agenda for Change) with 37.5 hours per week and a permanent contract.

You will enhance medicines governance, support audits and contribute to safety initiatives across community services. The role requires a registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC, strong organisational and communication skills, and a proactive, collaborative approach to improvement.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy Technician registered with GPhC in good standing.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Interest in medicines safety, governance and continuous improvement.
• Comfort with data and digital systems across stakeholders.
• Collaborative approach and willingness to share knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support medicines governance activities to promote safe, effective and high-quality care.
• Contribute to audits, quality improvement projects and medicines safety initiatives.
• Support prescribing, PGDs and medicines assurance processes.
• Analyse information and data to identify opportunities for improvement and better patient outcomes.
• Build positive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across teams.

Skills

Pharmacy tech registration with GPhC

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Medicines governance

Job description

Job Role

Governance Technician - Medicines Team

Band 5 | NHS Agenda for Change

Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permeant
Location: Dewsbury Health Centre

Responsibilities

Are you a registered Pharmacy Technician ready to make a wider impact on patient care?

Are you looking for an opportunity to use your pharmacy expertise in a new and rewarding way? Join Locala Health & Wellbeing's Medicines Team and help improve medicines safety, governance and quality across our community healthcare services.

This is an exciting opportunity to apply your knowledge, contribute to continuous improvement and work collaboratively with colleagues across different services. Whether you're looking to broaden your experience or take the next step in your career, you'll have the opportunity to develop your skills while making a meaningful difference to patients and communities.

What You'll Do

• Lead and support medicines governance activities to promote safe, effective and high-quality care.
• Contribute to audits, quality improvement projects and medicines safety initiatives.
• Support prescribing, Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and medicines assurance processes.
• Analyse information and data to identify opportunities for improvement and support better patient outcomes.
• Build positive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across our multidisciplinary teams.

What We're Looking For

• A Pharmacy Technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills.
• An interest in medicines safety, governance and continuous improvement.
• Confidence working with data, digital systems and a range of stakeholders.
• A collaborative approach, with a willingness to share knowledge, learn from others and contribute new ideas.

Why join Locala?

At Locala Health & Wellbeing, we believe everyone should feel valued, respected and able to be themselves at work. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and abilities, recognising that diverse perspectives help us deliver better care for the communities we serve.

If you're passionate about improving medicines safety, enjoy working with others and want to make a difference beyond the traditional pharmacy setting, we'd love to hear from you.

Qualifications

What can Locala offer you?

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.

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy

• Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension - We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunities - We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

Be part of an organisation doing things differently. One that delivers CQC-rated "Gold" NHS healthcare services, as well as having a "positive social impact in local communities".

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.

This role is not applicable for sponsorship and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications.

Please note - this position will be subject to DBS check.

Closing date 16 November 2026

Shortlisting date 17 November 2026

Interviews to be held 25 November 2026

For further information, please refer to the job description and person specification and Locala Thrive Strategy

Or [e-mail] 07903975772