Pharmacy Technician

Integrated Care System; Exeter; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health service provider is seeking experienced Pharmacy Technicians for a part-time role focused on high-quality medicines management across Devon's Integrated Urgent Care system. Ideal candidates will possess Level 3 qualifications in Pharmaceutical Sciences, with experience in dispensary practices and a strong understanding of clinical governance.

Qualifications

• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Proven experience in community or hospital pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Conduct medicine management audits and develop action plans.
• Monitor and trend quality reports.
• Provide medicines management services across Devon IUC.

Skills

Medicine management audits

Quality assurance

Stock control

Clinical governance

Education

BTEC, NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Accuracy checking accreditation

Job description

As the largest independent provider of NHS services, Practice Plus Group is delivering a new model of Integrated Urgent Care that reduces pressures on services and staff. By bringing together NHS 111 call centres, clinical assessment, and other urgent care services, we enable patients to access the right care when they need it. It's better for everyone.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake medicine management audits to ensure compliance with all policies, procedures, and legal requirements.
• Develop action plans from audit results and actively follow-up.
• Monitor, trend, risk assess, and review quality exception and error reports as part of the quality review process, ensuring deviations from relevant standards are investigated and followed up.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of developments in all local pharmacy procedures.
• Conduct weekly visits to all bases to replenish Morphine and undertake stock control of medication and supplies.
• Perform monthly prescribing analysis and provide feedback to clinicians as needed.
• Assist with low-level Datix investigations of medicine-related incidents, complaints, and healthcare professional feedback after training.
• Support stock checks and new pharmacist inductions.
• Chair medicines management meetings and produce a monthly management bulletin.
• Undertake core medicine management audits as required by the organization or ICB.
• Review and act on CAS/MRHA alerts.
• Support the Medical and Clinical Leads with CD ordering and receiving.
• Produce slides for quality assurance meetings.
• Undertake core ICB reporting requirements.

About us

Essential: BTEC, NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent for GPhC registration. Evidence of ongoing professional development. Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC. Accuracy checking accreditation. Proven post-qualification dispensary experience in community or hospital pharmacy. Knowledge of clinical governance and medicines management concepts.

Desirable: CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or willingness to pursue.

Job responsibilities

We are seeking experienced Pharmacy Technicians to join our part-time team on 15-hour contracts. This role involves providing high-quality medicines management services across Devon IUC, in line with statutory requirements, GPhC standards, and company policies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please request the full JD and Person Specification from the recruiter.

Experience

• Please request the full JD and Person Specification from the recruiter.

Additional Criteria

• Please request the full JD and Person Specification from the recruiter.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A DBS check will be required prior to appointment.