This is a 12-month fixed-term pharmacy technician post in the multidisciplinary primary care team at Oakfield Street Surgery. The work centres on medicines optimisation, prescription management and medication reviews, carried out under a Clinical Pharmacist or GP. The role is 25 hours a week and involves liaison with GPs, nurses, community pharmacists and care homes. Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council is required.
What the job involves
- Carry out structured medication monitoring and follow-up within agreed protocols
- Assist with medication reviews, flagging issues needing pharmacist or GP input
- Support safe, evidence-based and cost-effective prescribing, including national and local guidance
- Identify deprescribing and medication optimisation opportunities
- Process repeat prescription requests and check them for appropriateness, with the Prescribing Clerks
- Manage prescription synchronisation and medication queries, escalating complex ones
- Support patients on repeat dispensing (batch) services
- Carry out medicines reconciliation after hospital discharge, outpatient appointments and transfers, and resolve discrepancies
- Escalate complex clinical concerns to the Clinical Pharmacist or GP
- Use clinical systems to identify patients needing monitoring or review
- Support prescribing audits, quality improvement and QAIF and other contract requirements
- Extract and analyse prescribing and medicines-related data
What’s required
Qualifications
- BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or an equivalent recognised pharmacy technician qualification
Registration & licences
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
- Good IT and data management skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Manage workload effectively and meet deadlines
- Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Nice to have
- Experience working in general practice or a Primary Care Network
- Independent medicines management or medicines optimisation experience
- Experience of EMIS and electronic prescribing clinical systems
- Experience conducting prescribing audits
- Understanding of QAIF, Enhanced Services and NHS primary care contracts
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
