Pharmacy Technician

The Methodist Church in Britain; Gedling; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension 2015 Scheme

Free parking across many sites

Flexible approach to work-life balance

Education and training opportunities

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join an integrated Primary Care Network team. You will perform patient-facing medicines reviews, check inhaler technique, and assist with structured medication reviews and waste reduction, collaborating with community pharmacies and care homes during transfers.

GPhC registration and an accredited pharmacy technician course are required. CPD activity and continuing professional development will be supported, with NHS pension and

Qualifications

• Accredited pharmacy technician course
• CPD record with examples

Responsibilities

• Hold shared decision-making conversations with patients to support effective medicines use.
• Carry out medicines optimisation tasks, including inhaler technique checks, medication reviews and reconciliation, using consultation skills.
• Support medication reviews and reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronise medicines on transfers between care settings, linking with community pharmacies.
• Support Clinical Pharmacists with Structured Medication Reviews, including organising monitoring tests beforehand.
• Train and support staff on safe handling of medicines and Electronic Repeat Dispensing.
• Support practice reception teams in streaming prescription requests for review by GPs and Pharmacists.
• Contribute to national prescribing policies and locally commissioned enhanced services.
• Develop relationships with pharmacy professionals to support integration across health and social care

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Inhaler technique

Structured Med Reviews

Public health advice

Antimicrobial stewardship

Electronic Repeat Dispensing

Education

Accredited pharmacy technician course

Job description

The role is a Pharmacy Technician post within a Primary Care Network multidisciplinary team, sitting in an integrated community services programme to transform primary care across the district. The post holder carries out patient-facing medicines reviews, checks inhaler technique, and supports structured medication reviews and waste reduction. It is distinct for its link to community pharmacies and care homes during patient transfers, working alongside Clinical Pharmacists and GPs. GPhC registration and an accredited pharmacy technician course are required.

What the job involves

• Hold shared decision-making conversations with patients to support effective medicines use
• Carry out medicines optimisation tasks, including inhaler technique checks, medication reviews and reconciliation, using consultation skills
• Support medication reviews and reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronise medicines on transfers between care settings, linking with community pharmacies
• Support Clinical Pharmacists with Structured Medication Reviews, including organising monitoring tests beforehand
• Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists on complex patients
• Provide lifestyle advice and service information to address public health and social care needs and local health inequalities
• Support antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribingImprove repeat prescribing processes, implement efficient ordering and returns, and reduce medicines wastage
• Train and support staff on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, and promote Electronic Repeat Dispensing and online ordering
• Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests so GPs and Clinical Pharmacists review complex requests
• Support national prescribing policies, QIPP, QOF, locally commissioned enhanced services and CQC policy reviews across the PCN
• Develop relationships with pharmacy professionals and the multidisciplinary team to support integration across health and social care

Qualifications

• Accredited pharmacy technician course
• CPD record, with examples

Registration & licences

• GPhC professional registration, with registration number

Experience

• Relevant experience, evidenced with examples in application

Skills & knowledge

• Awareness of systems for managing patients in a primary care setting
• Understanding of pharmaceutical input within pathways of care
• Knowledge and skills, evidenced with examples in application

Other

• Written statement on fit for the role and reasons for applying

What’s offered

• NHS Pension 2015 Scheme or alternative government-based scheme, subject to eligibility
• Leave including maternity, paternity, adoption and study leave, plus sickness provisions
• Access to education and training, such as CPPE Pharmacy courses and apprenticeship schemes
• Flexible approach to work-life balance
• Cycle to work scheme, subject to eligibility
• Blue Light Card scheme access
• Free parking across many sites
• Personalised induction, all staff events and conferences