GP Pharmacy Technician

Concord Medical Centre; Bristol; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free staff parking

Generous pension schemes

Excellent work-life balance

Job summary

Concord Medical Centre in Bristol seeks a detail-oriented Pharmacy Technician to support Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice. You will work with the lead pharmacist and multi-disciplinary colleagues to optimise medicines use, conduct reconciliations, and participate in quality improvement initiatives.

The role focuses on medicines optimisation, patient education, and safe, accurate prescription processing, with a strong emphasis on collaborative care within the GP practice.

Qualifications

• Experience as a pharmacy technician in general practice.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to support medicines reconciliation and reviews.

Responsibilities

• Conduct medication reviews and medicines reconciliation to ensure accuracy and identify potential issues.
• Provide patient education and counselling on medication use and inhaler technique.
• Support adherence initiatives and reminder systems.
• Participate in medication review clinics and patient-centred activities.
• Assist in achieving QOF targets.
• Provide training to prescription clerks and staff.
• Process prescriptions accurately and efficiently.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of pharmacy services.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Patient education

Attention to detail

Education

Pharmacy Technician qualification

Tools

Electronic prescribing systems

Job description

• Conduct medication reviews and medicines reconciliation to ensure accuracy and identify potential issues.
• Provide patient education and counselling on medication use, including but not limited to inhaler technique, side effects, and storage.
• Support medication adherence initiatives, such as dose administration aids and reminder systems.
• Participate in medication review clinics and other patient-centred activities.
• Support achievement of QOF
• Provide training and support to prescription clerks/administration staff
• Process prescriptions efficiently and accurately
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of pharmacy services within the practice and PCN.
• Stay informed about current best practices and developments in medicines optimisation.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and organized Pharmacy Technician to join our team on a part-time basis. The successful candidate will will support the lead pharmacist to deliver Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice, working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to deliver medication optimisation initiatives and contribute to improving the quality of care for patients. The candidate will help patients to get the most from their medicines through effective medicines reconciliation, optimising use of electronic repeat dispensing, assurance of monitoring of high risk medication, audit and quality improvement schemes.

Concord Medical Centre is an award-winning GP practice, set in a modern building. The practice offers free staff parking, generous pension and benefit schemes, and an excellent work-life balance.