Community Pharmacy Technician

NHS Jobs; England; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Discounts via My Reward Hub

Earned wage access

Wellbeing resources

Learning and development via The Leanr

Innovation funding

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a skilled Pharmacy Technician to join our Children's Services Team across Surrey. You will lead medicines optimisation, build collaborative relationships with clinicians and partners, and support governance and quality assurance.

Regular travel across locations is required and hybrid working is available from Surrey hubs. Ideal candidates will be registered Pharmacy Technicians with NVQ Level 3, knowledge of medicines legislation, and strong IT/data skills, with the ability

Qualifications

• Qualified Pharmacy Technician registration and NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Knowledge of medicines legislation and medicines management within community services.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent IT and data management skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote best practice in medicines optimisation across Children’s Services.
• Build strong relationships with clinical colleagues, commissioners and partner organisations.
• Support medicines optimisation programmes across the ICS/ICB.
• Analyse medicines data, audits and incident reports; provide recommendations.
• Produce and present reports on medicines governance and optimisation activities.
• Support development and implementation of medicines-related SOPs.
• Undertake audits, service reviews and site visits to strengthen medicines governance.
• Contribute to PGD governance and Non-Medical Prescribing governance.
• Help ensure safe handling, storage and administration of medicines.
• Provide medicines-related training and competency support to colleagues.
• Support quality improvement initiatives involving controlled drugs and antimicrobials.
• Represent the Lead Pharmacist at medicines management meetings.
• Keep up to date with legislation and professional developments.
• Maintain standards per GPhC and Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Skills

NVQ Level 3

Medicines legislation

Teamwork

Communication skills

IT and data management

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Package Description

As a Pharmacy Technician within our Children's Services Team in Surrey, you'll be part of an organisation that is committed to helping colleagues thrive professionally and personally. Alongside a rewarding role that makes a real difference to children, young people and families, you'll benefit from:

• Band 5 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Base: Our Healthy Family Teams support services across Surrey, with opportunity for hybrid working from one of our Surrey office hubs. As this role supports services across the county, regular travel to a range of locations is required.

Main Responsibilities

• Promote best practice in medicines optimisation across Children's Services.
• Build strong relationships with clinical colleagues, commissioners and partner organisations.
• Support medicines optimisation work programmes across the Integrated Care System (ICS) and Integrated Care Board (ICB).
• Analyse medicines‑related data, audits and incident reports, providing recommendations for improvement.
• Produce and present reports relating to medicines governance and optimisation activities.
• Support the development and implementation of medicines‑related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Undertake audits, service reviews and site visits to strengthen medicines governance.
• Contribute to Patient Group Direction (PGD) governance and Non‑Medical Prescribing governance.
• Help ensure the safe handling, storage and administration of medicines across services.
• Provide medicines‑related advice, training and competency support to colleagues.
• Support quality improvement initiatives involving controlled drugs, antimicrobials and medicines administration records.
• Represent the Lead Pharmacist at medicines management meetings when required.
• Keep up to date with legislative, regulatory and professional developments relevant to medicines practice.
• Maintain professional standards in accordance with GPhC and Royal Pharmaceutical Society guidance.

Ideal Candidate

• Registration as a Qualified Pharmacy Technician with an NVQ Level 3 qualification or equivalent.
• Knowledge of medicines legislation and medicines management within community services.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands.
• A proactive and self‑motivated approach.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent IT and data management skills.
• High levels of accuracy, attention to detail and sound decision‑making abilities.

Desirable Experience

• Experience using ePACT prescribing data.
• Previous experience within community health services or primary care settings.
• Understanding of medicines optimisation in community healthcare environments.

Other Requirements

• This role supports services across Surrey, so regular travel between multiple locations is required.
• A valid driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential to ensure you can effectively support teams and patients throughout the county.
• For further information please contact Charlie on 07393785609.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes.

We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.

Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.

We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

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