This Pharmacy Technician post sits within the Primary Care and Medicines Management team at Yeading Medical Centre, an NHS general practice, working under the Senior Partner and a Clinical Pharmacist. The work centres on safe, accurate prescribing: medication reviews for new care home patients, antimicrobial stewardship, prescription queries and audits of prescribing safety. The role is part-time with flexible and home or remote working, and includes support for vaccination clinics. Fit depends on GPhC registration or enrolment on an approved training pathway.
What the job involves
- Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients
- Promote antimicrobial stewardship and reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
- Handle prescription queries and requests within the limits of competence
- Support reception teams to sort and prioritise prescription requests, referring complex matters to GPs or Clinical Pharmacists
- Undertake clinical audits, including antibiotic prescribing, and contribute to QOF and enhanced services
- Assist with medicines optimisation schemes, prescribing incentives and patient safety audits
- Support safe repeat prescribing and the monitoring of high-risk medicines
- Improve medicines ordering, returns and stock management to reduce waste
- Train practice staff in the safe, secure and legal handling of medicines, including the Electronic Prescription Service
- Support national prescribing policies and the implementation of changes arising from audit findings
- Support public health campaigns, including flu vaccination clinics
- Contribute to learning from incidents, medication errors and near misses, and support patient complaints
What’s required
Qualifications
- Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from an approved training pathway, such as PCPEP or MOCH
Registration & licences
- Confirmed registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
- Meets current GPhC criteria and training requirements to register as a Pharmacy Technician
Experience
- Experience of working in a primary care setting
- Working under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe, effective and efficient use of medicines
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of GP practice healthcare provision, QOF and enhanced services
- Appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationship between organisations, PCNs and commissioners
What’s offered
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Professional development and learning opportunities
- Regular team training
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
