Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Burnley; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join the NHS as a Pharmacy Technician within Prestige Medical Group in Burnley. The role focuses on improving patient outcomes through effective medicines optimisation and involves collaboration with healthcare teams to ensure patient safety. The ideal candidate will have experience in a primary care setting and a registered Pharmacy Technician status, contributing to cost-effective and high-quality prescribing practices.

Benefits

Access to training and career development support.

Opportunity to work within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Experience in medicines optimisation, ideally within primary care or an NHS setting.
• Strong knowledge of clinical prescribing systems.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct medicines reconciliation for patients transitioning between care settings.
• Lead improvements in safe, effective prescribing practices.
• Support general practices in delivering structured medication reviews.

Skills

Communication

Problem-Solving

Teamwork

Data Analysis

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive individual to work within a supportive team and collegiate environment.

You will have a good work ethic and a desire to make a difference to patients lives whilst positively contributing to the clinical service delivered by Prestige Medical Group.

Main duties of the job

Ownership of the Practice prescribing process, including training and guidance of the administration staff that routinely deliver prescription services.

Delivery of the ICB medicines Optimisation LES 25/26

Lead improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practices in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The position will help patients get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in general practices, including promoting repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.

About Us

We are focused on patient and workforce health and well-being, ensuring that we deliver the best patient care while supporting each other in achieving an effective work-life balance.

Professional, dedicated, caring while also being collaborative, supporting and mindful. We are a busy GP practice with three locations, led by five GP partners with five salaried GPs, five Advanced Care Practitioners, four Practice Nurses, three Healthcare Assistants, three GP assistants, and a large administrative team.

Details

Date posted

18 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£32,324 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A2277-25-0004

Job locations

Parkside Surgery

Colne Road

Burnley

Lancashire

BB11 1PS

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

Pharmacy Technician Primary Care

We are seeking a proactive Pharmacy Technician to support the Medicines Optimisation Local Enhanced Service within the Practice. This role focuses on delivering high-quality medicine management and ensuring safe, effective, and cost-efficient prescribing practices within Prestige Medical Group.

They will take ownership of the internal prescribing processes, providing direction and guidance to the reception team and acting as an interlocuter between the admin and clinical teams.

The technician will work collaboratively with our aligned care homes, and community healthcare teams to improve patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Medicines Optimisation & Patient Safety

• Conduct medicines reconciliation for patients transitioning between care settings.
• Identify and review high-risk medicinese.g., anticoagulants, opioids, and monitored drugs to reduce patient harm.
• Support general practices in delivering structured medication reviewsand optimising repeat prescribing processes.
• Assist in managing medication-related safety alerts and drug recalls, ensuring timely action is taken.
  
  

Cost-Effective Prescribing

• Analyse prescribing data to identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining clinical effectiveness.
• Support the implementation of ICB formulary guidance, reducing variation and ensuring cost-efficient prescribing.
• Promote the use of biosimilars and generic medicines, where clinically appropriate.
• Assist in reducing medicines waste through deprescribing initiatives and patient education.
  
  

Care Homes & Vulnerable Patient Support

Assist care homes to improve their medicines handling, storage, and administration in line with CQC requirements, by providing generic guidance.

Support medication reviews for residents, ensuring safe polypharmacy management.

Assist care home staff by providing guidance on medicines optimisation best practices.

Sustainable and Digital Medicines Management

• Promote greener prescribing initiatives, supporting NHS sustainability goals.
• Assist in the implementation of electronic repeat dispensing and digital prescribing tools.
• Use medicines optimisation software to audit and improve prescribing patterns.
  
  

Collaboration and Education

• Deliver training and support to healthcare professionals on safe and effective prescribing.
• Provide guidance on national and local prescribing policies to ensure compliance with ICB directives.
• Provide oversight, direction, and guidance on the internal prescribing process of Prestige Medical Group.
• Contribute to audit projects and service improvement initiatives across the local healthcare system.
  
  

Essential:

Qualifications and Skills

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience in medicines optimisation, ideally within primary care or an NHS setting.
• Strong knowledge of clinical prescribing systems and data analysis.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
  
  

Desirable:

• Experience in auditing prescribing practices and implementing change initiatives.
• Knowledge of Local Enhanced Services frameworks and objectives.
• Understanding of ICB formularies, policies, and national medicines optimisation strategies.
  
  

Job Benefits:

• Access to training and career development support.
• Opportunity to work within a collaborative and innovative medicines optimisation team.
  
  

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Benefits:

• Access to training and career development support.
• Opportunity to work within a collaborative and innovative medicines optimisation team.
  
  

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience in auditing prescribing practices and implementing change initiatives.
• Knowledge of Local Enhanced Services frameworks and objectives.
• Understanding of ICB formularies, policies, and national medicines optimisation strategies.
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working within a primary care setting
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Previous experience of working within a primary care setting
  
  

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Prestige Medical Group

Address

Parkside Surgery

Colne Road

Burnley

Lancashire

BB11 1PS

Employer's website

https://prestigemedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Prestige Medical Group

Address

Parkside Surgery

Colne Road

Burnley

Lancashire

BB11 1PS

Employer's website

https://prestigemedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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