Clinical Pharmacy Technician – Meds Safety & Reconciliation

NHS Jobs; Dereham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Practice Pharmacist to support medicines management, process repeat prescriptions, and help optimise prescribing quality within primary care networks. The role emphasises patient safety and effective collaboration with GP teams, community pharmacies, hospitals and care homes.

You will maintain patient records in the clinical system, perform medication reconciliation, contribute to prescribing audits and quality improvement, and ensure GDPR

Qualifications

• Maintains registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Participates in mandatory and role-specific training.
• Maintains Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Work within the scope of competence and seek advice when appropriate.
• Comply with practice policies, procedures and professional standards.

Responsibilities

• Medicines management process and manage repeat prescription requests in accordance with practice protocols.
• Undertake medication reconciliation following hospital discharge and outpatient appointments.
• Support medicines optimisation to improve prescribing quality and patient safety.
• Identify prescribing issues and refer complex clinical matters to the GP or Clinical Pharmacist.
• Assist with medication monitoring programmes and ensure patients receive appropriate reviews.
• Liaise with community pharmacies, hospitals and care homes regarding medication queries.
• Resolve prescription queries from patients, community pharmacies and other external healthcare professionals.
• Support the management of acute and repeat prescribing systems.
• Monitor high-risk medicines in accordance with practice protocols.
• Monitor medication within TAG Guidelines and Shared Care Guidelines where required.
• Assist in reducing medicines waste and promoting cost-effective prescribing.

Skills

Medicines management

Patient communication

Quality improvement

Significant Event Analysis

Documentation

Education

GPhC registration

Job description

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Practice Pharmacist to support medicines management, process repeat prescriptions, and help optimise prescribing quality within primary care networks. The role emphasises patient safety and effective collaboration with GP teams, community pharmacies, hospitals and care homes.

You will maintain patient records in the clinical system, perform medication reconciliation, contribute to prescribing audits and quality improvement, and ensure GDPR