Ash Trees Surgery, a six-site GP practice, is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to sit within its primary care team. The work centres on medication reviews, repeat prescribing and medicines reconciliation, alongside audit and prescribing-data analysis to improve patient safety. The post works closely with GPs and pharmacists and remote working is not offered. GPhC registration is essential, and primary care experience is desirable.
What the job involves
- Carry out medication reviews and medicines reconciliation
- Process repeat prescriptions and manage medication queries under agreed clinical protocols
- Support antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
- Analyse prescribing data and complete clinical and patient safety audits
- Support medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes
- Help implement national prescribing policy within the practice, care homes and other primary care settings
- Support reception teams in sorting and streaming prescription requests
- Encourage electronic prescribing, safe repeat systems and monitoring of high-risk medicines
- Provide training on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines
- Support enhanced services, QOF and quality improvement work
- Support handling of patient complaints and learning from incidents and near misses
- Maintain clinical governance and help update practice protocols and procedures
What’s required
Qualifications
- GCSE Maths, English and Science or equivalent
- NVQ level 3 diploma or apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
- Approved qualifications listed on the GPhC website
Registration & licences
- GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician
Experience
- Evidence of working autonomously or in a team under appropriate clinical supervision
- Experience in a patient-facing role
- Experience of medication safety audit and review
Nice to have
- Experience working in a primary care setting
- Understanding of general practice, QOF, PCN, DES, IIF and enhanced services
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Contact Details:
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