Pharmacy Technician

Primary Care Careers; Bedford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vale Medical Practice seeks a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join its expanding multisdisciplinary team in Bedford. The role is full-time (37.5 hours) across Wootton and Shortstown sites, reporting to the senior clinical pharmacist and senior pharmacy technician.

You will support medicines optimisation, safety monitoring and repeat prescribing within a collaborative GP-led environment, both in-person with the team and across the practice network.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC.
• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent.
• Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD.

Responsibilities

• Medicines reconciliation.
• Management of repeat prescribing systems.
• Medicines safety monitoring.
• Responding to medication-related queries.
• Audit and quality improvement work.
• Supporting national and local prescribing initiatives.

Skills

SystmOne

Medicines optimisation

Medication safety governance

Communication skills

Organisational skills

IT skills

Teamwork

Independent working

Education

GPhC registration

BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science

CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway

Evidence of CPD

Tools

SystmOne

MS Office

Job description

Job summary

The Vale Medical Practice is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacy technician to join our expanding multidisciplinary team. This role is offered on a full-time basis of 37.5 hours per week, and will be based at both our Wootton and Shortstown sites. Reporting to the senior clinical pharmacist and senior clinical pharmacy technician, you will play a key role in supporting medicines optimisation, medication safety, repeat prescribing systems and patient care within the practice multidisciplinary team. Working closely with GPs, clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses, GP assistants and administrative colleagues, you will help ensure the safe, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines across our patient population. This is an in-person role as you will sit with our pharmacy team, as we believe the 'learning is in the room'. The Vale Medical Practice is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. Interviews will take place during the first week of September 2026.

Main duties of the job

• Medicines reconciliation
• Management of repeat prescribing systems
• Medicines safety monitoring
• Responding to medication-related queries
• Audit and quality improvement work
• Supporting national and local prescribing initiatives

About us

We are a progressive, patient-centred practice recognised for innovation, education, research and service development. As an established training and research practice, we are passionate about nurturing future healthcare leaders and supporting career development at every stage. We proudly train GP trainees, medical students, nurses, pharmacy professionals and a wide range of multidisciplinary team members. Joining our team means becoming part of a supportive, forward-thinking organisation where new ideas are encouraged, professional development is actively championed, and high-quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in investing in our people and creating opportunities for every team member to reach their full potential. If you have a thirst for learning, enjoy working collaboratively and are passionate about delivering outstanding patient care, we would love to hear from you. Our friendly and highly skilled team includes GPs, clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses, GP assistants, care coordinators, social prescribers and administrative colleagues, working together to deliver excellent patient care.

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science or recognised equivalent
• Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
• Evidence of ongoing CPD

Key skills:

Essential

• Experience using SystmOne
• Strong understanding of medicines optimisation principles
• Knowledge of medication safety and prescribing governance
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
• Good IT skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience as a Pharmacy Technician
• Experience within General Practice or Primary Care Networks
• Experience of medicines management and medicines optimisation
• Medicines reconciliation experience
• Experience of repeat prescribing processes
• Experience working within multidisciplinary healthcare teams
• Experience handling medication-related queries

Desirable

• Experience supporting QOF, IIF or medicines optimisation programmes
• Experience undertaking prescribing audits and quality improvement projects
• Experience working independently within a primary care medicines optimisation role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Primary Care Careers is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.