Part-Time Primary Care Pharmacy Technician – Meds Optimisation

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join Botesdale Health Centre on a part-time basis (24 hours per week). The successful candidate will work with the clinical and dispensary teams, handle medication queries and contribute to patient-safety audits and public health programmes.

The role requires GPhC registration and a Diploma Level 3 in pharmacy services, with experience in community pharmacy or primary care.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC.
• Diploma Level 3 in pharmacy services or equivalent.
• Strong experience in either a community pharmacy or a primary care setting.
• Confident in analysing and presenting information to health professionals.

Responsibilities

• Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients.
• Support antimicrobial stewardship initiatives to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.
• Assist in conducting prescribing audits, responding to national safety alerts (e.g., MHRA), and implementing QOF and prescribing incentive schemes.
• Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.
• Work with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation, including ordering and return processes and reducing wastage.
• Support practice dispensary team in sorting and streaming general prescription requests, enabling GPs to review more clinically complex requests.
• Support medicines optimisation systems with a range of services.

Skills

Pharmacy technician

GPhC registered

Community experience

Education

Diploma Level 3 in pharmacy services

Job description

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join Botesdale Health Centre on a part-time basis (24 hours per week). The successful candidate will work with the clinical and dispensary teams, handle medication queries and contribute to patient-safety audits and public health programmes.

The role requires GPhC registration and a Diploma Level 3 in pharmacy services, with experience in community pharmacy or primary care.