Pharmacy Technician in Carnforth

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly GP practice team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting safe, effective, and efficient prescribing within primary care.

Main duties of the job:

• You will support safe, effective medicines management across the practice by undertaking medication reviews and reconciliation, processing repeat prescriptions, and managing medication queries in line with agreed clinical protocols.
• Working closely with GPs, pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will support patients with medication queries and adherence, analyse prescribing data, complete audits to improve patient safety and cost-effectiveness, and contribute to quality and prescribing improvement initiatives.

About us:

Ash Trees Surgery is a large, friendly, and forward-thinking GP practice serving our local community across six sites. Our main base is located on Market Street in Carnforth, supported by modern and well-equipped branch sites across the wider area. We are proud of our reputation for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and for nurturing a supportive working environment where every team member plays a vital role.

Job responsibilities:

• Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation.
• Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.
• Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits.
• Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.
• Work with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes, and reducing wastage.
• Support practice reception teams in sorting and streaming general prescription requests.
• Support medicines optimisation systems with a range of services to get the best value from medicines.
• Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines.
• Develop relationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children.
• Handle prescription queries and requests directly.
• Be an integral part of the general practice team.
• Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
• Participate in clinical audits and research projects and implement changes as required.
• Support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements.
• Support in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so.
• Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes.
• Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance.
• Attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months.
• There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• GPhC Registration as a Pharmacy Technician.
• GCSE in Maths, English and Science or equivalent.
• NVQ level 3 diploma or apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent).

Experience:

• Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team, under appropriate clinical supervision.
• Experience of working in a patient facing role.
• Experience of medication safety audit and review.
• Experience working in a Primary Care setting.
• Understanding and knowledge of general practice, QOF, PCN, DES, IIF and enhanced services.

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.