Pharmacy Technician

The Methodist Church in Britain; Carnforth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Ash Trees Surgery is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join its primary care team. You will focus on medication reviews, repeat prescribing and medicines reconciliation, with audits and data analysis to enhance patient safety. GPhC registration is essential, and primary care experience is desirable.

Stability and collaboration with GPs and pharmacists are key, with no remote working offered. Strong communication and attention to detail are required to ensure safe medicines management across six

Qualifications

• GPhC registration is required.
• GCSE Maths, English and Science or equivalent.
• NVQ level 3 diploma or apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
• Experience in a patient-facing role is desirable in primary care.

Responsibilities

• Carry out medication reviews and medicines reconciliation.
• Process repeat prescriptions and manage medication queries under clinical protocols.
• Support antimicrobial stewardship to improve prescribing.
• Analyse prescribing data and complete clinical audits.
• Support medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes.
• Help implement national prescribing policy in practice and care homes.
• Support reception teams with sorting and streaming prescriptions.
• Encourage electronic prescribing and safe repeat systems.
• Provide training on safe handling of medicines.
• Support enhanced services, QOF and quality improvement work.
• Assist with handling patient complaints and learning from incidents.

Skills

Medication safety

Autonomous working

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services

GCSEs in Maths English Science

GPhC registration

Job description

Ash Trees Surgery, a six-site GP practice, is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to sit within its primary care team. The work centres on medication reviews, repeat prescribing and medicines reconciliation, alongside audit and prescribing-data analysis to improve patient safety. The post works closely with GPs and pharmacists and remote working is not offered. GPhC registration is essential, and primary care experience is desirable.

What the job involves

• Carry out medication reviews and medicines reconciliation
• Process repeat prescriptions and manage medication queries under agreed clinical protocols
• Support antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
• Analyse prescribing data and complete clinical and patient safety audits
• Support medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes
• Help implement national prescribing policy within the practice, care homes and other primary care settings
• Support reception teams in sorting and streaming prescription requests
• Encourage electronic prescribing, safe repeat systems and monitoring of high-risk medicines
• Provide training on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines
• Support enhanced services, QOF and quality improvement work
• Support handling of patient complaints and learning from incidents and near misses
• Maintain clinical governance and help update practice protocols and procedures

What’s required

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths, English and Science or equivalent
• NVQ level 3 diploma or apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
• Approved qualifications listed on the GPhC website

Registration & licences

• GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician

Experience

• Evidence of working autonomously or in a team under appropriate clinical supervision
• Experience in a patient-facing role
• Experience of medication safety audit and review

Nice to have

• Experience working in a primary care setting
• Understanding of general practice, QOF, PCN, DES, IIF and enhanced services