Pharmacy Technician for Planned Care and LCW Medicines Management

LCW UCC; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a GPhC-registered pharmacy technician to join their team. The role focuses on medicines management, including reconciliation and medication reviews, within a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates have experience in primary care, hospital, or community settings, and will contribute to continuous improvement and patient safety strategies. This position offers a salary between £28,407 and £34,581 pro rata, based on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in primary care, hospital, or community settings.
• Strong emphasis on continuous improvement and patient safety.
• Willingness to collaborate and innovate in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct medicines reconciliation.
• Support medication reviews and auditing.
• Ensure controlled drug compliance and safety initiatives.

Skills

Medicines reconciliation

Supporting medication reviews

Experience with clinical systems

Controlled drug compliance

Familiarity with national frameworks

Education

GPhC-registered pharmacy technician

Job description

Overview

This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to join London Central & West Unscheduled Care Collaborative (LCWUCC).

The postholder will play an essential role in a GP practice and wider medicines management initiatives across LCW services, contributing to safe, effective, and cost-efficient use of medicines. The role involves a wide range of responsibilities, including medicines reconciliation, supporting medication reviews, auditing, controlled drug compliance, and prescribing safety initiatives.

The successful candidate will work alongside a supportive multidisciplinary team, including GPs, pharmacists, nurses, and governance leads, with opportunities to shape medicines optimisation work and patient safety strategies. A strong emphasis is placed on continuous improvement, education, and training, with opportunities to contribute to teaching sessions and quality improvement projects.

Ideal for a GPhC-registered pharmacy technician with experience in primary care, hospital, or community settings, and a passion for improving patient outcomes. Experience with clinical systems, and familiarity with national frameworks (NICE, GPhC, CQC) is essential. You will be supported to thrive in a role that values patient-first thinking, collaboration, and innovation.

London Central & West Unscheduled Care Collaborative is a not-for-profit Social Enterprise, now in its 29th year of providing high-quality services across a range of primary and urgent care contracts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to 5 million patients in North West, North Central and North East London. We pride ourselves on delivering safe, effective, responsive, caring, and well led patient centred clinical services as recognised by our Good CQC rating in all areas of our organisation.

Salary: £28,407 to £34,581 a year pro rata, depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Medicines reconciliation
• Supporting medication reviews
• Auditing
• Controlled drug compliance
• Prescribing safety initiatives
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to shape medicines optimisation work and patient safety strategies
• Contribute to teaching sessions and quality improvement projects

Qualifications

• GPhC-registered pharmacy technician with experience in primary care, hospital, or community settings
• Experience with clinical systems
• Familiarity with national frameworks (NICE, GPhC, CQC)

About LCWUCC

London Central & West Unscheduled Care Collaborative is a not-for-profit Social Enterprise, now in its 29th year of providing high-quality services across a range of primary and urgent care contracts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to 5 million patients in North West, North Central and North East London. We pride ourselves on delivering safe, effective, responsive, caring, and well led patient centred clinical services as recognised by our Good CQC rating in all areas of our organisation.