Lead Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Management

Location: City of Westminster

Role:
Lead Pharmacy Technician
- Medicines Management

Location:

The Harley Street Clinic, London and Leaders in Oncology Care (LOC), London, part of The Harley Street Campus

Hours:

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week between Monday-Friday , with contribution to weekend shifts and on-calls on a rota basis

Contract Type:
Permanent Salary:
Competitive, dependent on experience, plus excellent benefits

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Medicines Management Technician to join our Pharmacy team across The Harley Street Clinic and Leaders in Oncology Care (LOC), both part of our renowned Harley Street campus and rated Outstanding by the CQC.Based in London's renowned medical district, The Harley Street Campus is recognised as a centre of excellence for cancer care and diagnostics, delivering exceptional patient-centred services within a leading private healthcare environment.

As the Lead Medicines Management Technician, you'll provide leadership and day-to-day operational oversight of our Medicines Management Technician service. Working closely with the Pharmacy Leadership Team, you'll help drive service improvements, support the development of the technical team, and ensure the delivery of a high-quality, patient-focused medicines management service.

You'll lead a team of Medicines Management Technicians, ensuring patients receive accurate medicines reconciliation, evidence-based medication counselling and advice and a seamless discharge experience. You'll also play a key role in workforce planning, training and development, service audits, performance reporting and quality improvement initiatives, helping to ensure our pharmacy services continue to meet the highest standards of patient care and safety.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician looking to step into a leadership role. You'll have the chance to influence service development, develop and support a skilled technical team, and make a real impact within one of the UK's leading private healthcare organisations.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

What you'll bring:

Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) - Essential Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) accreditation – Essential Medicines Management/Medicines Optimisation qualification – Essential Level 4 post-qualification or equivalent (NVQ4) - Desirable Significant experience in medicines management/optimisation within a hospital setting
- Essential Strong dispensary experience and knowledge of pharmacy operational services
- Essential Proven leadership, people management and service improvement skills
- Desirable Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Lead Pharmacy Technician…