GP Pharmacy Technician: Medicines Optimisation & Safety

The Chipping Surgery; Wotton-under-Edge; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chipping Surgery in Wotton-under-Edge is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join its small, professional team within a general practice. You will work under the supervision of the Senior Clinical Pharmacist to ensure safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication and provide technical and administrative support.

Responsibilities include patient-facing roles, medicine optimisation, reviews and reconciliations, liaising with clinicians, and contributing to audits and public health

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from an approved training pathway.
• Experience working in a primary care setting.
• Under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe medicines use.

Responsibilities

• Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision-making conversations with patients.
• Conduct medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation.
• Provide specialist expertise to address public health and social care needs, including lifestyle advice and service information.
• Maintain a central role in clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with pharmacists for complex patients.
• Attend formal appraisals with your manager and contribute to quality improvement, audits and public health campaigns.

Skills

Communication

IT systems

Organisational skills

Time management

Confidentiality

Policies & procedures

Initiative

Diversity awareness

Education

GPhC registration

Training pathway knowledge

Tools

EMIS/SystmOne/Vision

Job description

The Chipping Surgery in Wotton-under-Edge is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join its small, professional team within a general practice. You will work under the supervision of the Senior Clinical Pharmacist to ensure safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication and provide technical and administrative support.

Responsibilities include patient-facing roles, medicine optimisation, reviews and reconciliations, liaising with clinicians, and contributing to audits and public health