Pharmacy Technician in Soham

Based: Mereside Medical Practices (Cathedral Medical Centre, Haddenham Surgery, Staploe Medical Centre, Wilburton Office)

Basis: Permanent, Part-Time 24hrs per week (FTE – 37.5 hrs per week)

Salary: £32,715 per annum, pro rata for Part-Time

Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK

About Us

Mereside Medical is a flourishing group of three East Cambridgeshire practices in Ely, Haddenham and Soham, together serving c.45,000 patients. As a group, we’ve grown rapidly and now employ more than 170 people across the three practices. We are people-centred in our approach to work and believe that every contact that a patient has with our staff is as valuable as the next in the patient journey. We believe in clinical excellence, and that general practice is the cornerstone of well-being in our community. We are innovative and forward-looking, and we embrace technology to enable more effective, efficient, and connected ways of working to deliver ever better outcomes for our patients.

The Role

Pharmacy technicians play a very important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team. The pharmacy technician will provide support to the network as a whole and each member practice as needed. The aim is to improve the quality of prescribing and patient outcomes across the network through high quality medicines review and optimisation.

Your Responsibilities

• Medicines Management and Patient Support
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and families to promote safe and effective medicines use
• Provide lifestyle advice and refer patients to other services when appropriate
• Conduct medicines reconciliation, handle medication queries, and ensure continuity of care across settings
• Perform technical medication reviews, support Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs), and assist with administration such as inhaler technique and compliance aids
• Support care home residents with reconciliation, synchronisation, safety training, and medication changes.

• Medication Reviews
• Level 1 – technical review of prescription – such as tidying up repeats, synchronisation, checking compliance and understanding, identifying patient concerns, looking for interactions. (This would usually lead to a more targeted review by the clinical pharmacist).

• Clinical and Operational Support
• Implement and monitor electronic repeat dispensing and shared care protocols
• Support antimicrobial stewardship and evidence-based prescribing
• Assist in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, and large-scale medication switches or formulary updates
• Promote prescribing efficiency, safety, and best practice across the Primary Care Network (PCN)
• Supervise prescription processing, improve medicines optimisation, and help meet QOF, DES, and CQC targets.

• Communication and Collaboration
• Liaise with GPs, pharmacists, nurses, and local pharmacies to resolve medication issues and ensure safe transitions of care
• Maintain professional and sensitive communication with patients, considering accessibility and consent
• Contribute to shared learning and consistency across PCN practices.

• Audit, Records and Compliance
• Maintain accurate clinical records on SystmOne
• Support audits, data collection, and performance reporting
• Uphold confidentiality, data protection, safeguarding, and infection control standards.

• Learning and Development
• Maintain GPhC registration and CPD portfolio.
• Engage in supervision, appraisal, and quality improvement activities.
• Participate in staff training, clinical governance, and multidisciplinary education sessions.

• General Duties
• Follow policies and procedures, manage workload effectively, and report incidents or complaints promptly.
• Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of work.
• Adhere to health and safety standards and uphold the professional image of the PCN.

You should have or be:

• GCSEs in Maths and English (Grade C or above)
• GPhC registration
• Strong communication, organisation, and IT skills
• Experience managing patient medication and using clinical systems (e.g. SystmOne)
• Resilience, teamwork, and self-motivation
• Enhanced DBS, satisfactory references, and ability to travel locally.

It would be an advantage if you are also:

• 3 years’ primary care experience
• Further qualifications/training
• Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required, and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

If you are interested in this role, please send a CV and covering letter to: cpicb.mereside-recruitment@nhs.net

Closing date: 08 June 2026. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. The interview date for this position is 24 June 2026. If you have not received a response within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.