Pharmacy Technician

Vela Medical Group Ltd; Chatham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Vela Medical Group Ltd in Chatham is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join the primary care team on a locum basis. You will ensure safe and cost-efficient prescribing, working closely with GPs, clinical pharmacists, nurses and admins.

You will use EMIS Web daily to manage repeats, reconciliations and medication reviews, while maintaining patient records and contributing to service improvement in primary care.

Qualifications

• GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician.
• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD.

Responsibilities

• Process and authorise repeat prescription requests in EMIS Web in line with practice protocols and authorised limits.
• Process acute prescription requests and escalate queries to the prescriber as needed.
• Reconcile medicines after hospital discharge and update patient records promptly in EMIS Web.

Skills

Primary care experience

Education

GPhC registration as Pharmacy Technician

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills

Evidence of CPD

Tools

EMIS Web

Job description

Location: Chatham, Medway or Ashford, Kent

Hours: up to 37.5 hours per week (part time hours accepted)

Contract type: Ongoing Locum contract

Job Summary

We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Pharmacy Technician to join our primary care team. You will play a key role in ensuring safe, effective and cost-efficient prescribing for our patients, working closely with GPs, clinical pharmacists, nurses and administrative colleagues.

You will use EMIS Web daily to manage repeat prescribing, medicines reconciliation, medication reviews support, searches and audits. The role suits a registered pharmacy technician who enjoys patient-facing and clinical systems work and wants to develop within primary care.

Key Responsibilities

Prescribing and Medicines Management

• Process and authorise repeat prescription requests in EMIS Web in line with practice protocols and agreed authorisation limits.
• Process acute prescription requests, and escal ... queries to the appropriate prescriber.
• Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge, outpatient letters and specialist correspondence, updating patient records accurately and promptly in EMIS Web.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies, ensuring medication changes are clearly coded and communicated to the clinical team.
• Support structured medication reviews by preparing patient records, flagging issues, and following up actions.
• Maintain accurate repeat templates, medication synchronisation and review dates.
• Process medication requests from care homes, community pharmacies, and electronic prescribing services (EPS).
• Use EMIS Web to run searches, reports and population health queries to identify patients for medication reviews, safety alerts and audits.
• Support QOF, PCN Directed Enhanced Service (DES) and local enhanced service delivery through accurate record keeping and targeted searches.

Qualifications and Registration

• Essential:
• GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician
• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent
• Evidence of ongoing CPD

Experience

• Essential:
• Experience working in Primary Care