Pharmacy Technician in London

We are seeking a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our pharmacy team, working alongside a clinical pharmacist to deliver safe, efficient, patient-centred medicines management. In this varied role, you'll support prescription processes, contribute to medication reviews, and work closely with clinicians to improve outcomes for our patients. As a key member of the practice, you'll use your knowledge and problem-solving skills to enhance patient care and streamline workflows. If you're looking for a supportive environment, opportunities to grow, and the chance to make a real difference in the community, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder is a Pharmacy Technician and is an integral part of the general practice team, working within their professional boundaries.
• This role will work under the supervision of the Clinical Pharmacist to ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients.
• They will provide technical and administrative support to the clinicians.
• The Pharmacy Technician will support the organisation's clinical teams with queries regarding medication from patients.
• The Pharmacy Technician will complete audits regarding patient safety in the prescribing of medication and present the information for sharing with the clinical team.

About us

We are a patient-centred, caring, and friendly team, committed to delivering a professional, high-quality service. We build rapport and trust with patients and staff through open, honest, and communicative relationships. We believe in the importance of continuity of care, ensuring patients receive consistent, reliable support from familiar faces. This strengthens relationships, improves understanding, and enhances the overall patient experience. We aim to create a supportive environment where everyone feels confident to open up, knowing they will be treated with empathy and respect. Our team is hardworking, collaborative, and focused on:

• Supporting patients and staff with sensitive issues to build strong relationships.
• Empowering staff to grow, reduce anxiety, and promote wellbeing.
• Sharing workload, completing tasks efficiently, and improving productivity.
• Providing a seamless service with fewer errors, less time wasted, and better understanding.
• Enhancing patient satisfaction by placing patients at the heart of every decision we make.

Job responsibilities

The Pharmacy Technician is to assume the following key responsibilities in delivering health services:

• Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision-making conversations.
• Conduct medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicine reviews and medicines reconciliation. When required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medications effectively.
• Support, as determined by the organisation, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronise medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists.

Person Specification

Experience

• Working under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe, effective and efficient use of medicines.
• Experience working in a primary care setting.
• Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF and enhanced services.
• An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners.
• Good clinical system IT knowledge of EMIS.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.