Pharmacy Technician

City Square Medical Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in London is looking for a qualified Pharmacy Technician. The role includes supporting medication management systems, participating in daily prescription preparations, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates need to be GPhC registered and possess a Diploma Level 3 in Pharmacy Services. Excellent interpersonal and computer skills are essential. The practice emphasizes teamwork and training, offering a supportive environment for continuous staff development.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be a qualified and registered pharmacy technician with GPhC.
• Experienced in primary care with strong interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of drug laws required.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of national prescribing policies and quality improvement.
• Develop and deliver safe medicine management systems.
• Participate in daily preparation of repeat prescriptions.
• Liaise with care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued post-care.

Skills

Registered pharmacy technician

Knowledge of drug laws

Interpersonal skills

Computer and database skills

Experience in primary care

Education

Diploma Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent

Job description

City Square Medical Group in Tower Hamlets is looking for a Pharmacy Technician working at both sites, Deancross Street and Cable Street branch. We are a friendly innovative practice. 4 Partners with a team of doctors, pharmacist, nurse practitioner, First contact physiotherapist, practice nurse and health care assistants. Full support from reception, administrative and management staff. List size 13,000 + and growing, GMS, Emis Web. Part of an enthusiastic PCN and members of a federation, working together with local practices to achieve better clinical care. Focused on team working, training and continuously developing our staff.

Main duties of the job

Responsibilities will include supporting the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within the practice. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g. use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services. In addition, the pharmacy technician will assist with administration and in the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes (e.g. medicines switches) and patient safety audits.

Pharmacy technicians core role responsibilities will cover clinical, technical and administrative categories.

About us

We are a friendly innovative practice. 4 Partners with a team of doctors, pharmacist, nurse practitioner, First contact physiotherapist, practice nurse and health care assistants. Full support from reception, administrative and management staff.

Job responsibilities

Develop, implement and deliver safe and effective medicine management systems

Providing advice, in your scope of experience, that promotes optimal prescribing.

To support the practice reception team in streamlining prescription queries, allowing the clinical pharmacist to review the more complex requests

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team whilst in a supporting function to the clinical pharmacist and other clinicians and within agreed prescribing standard operating procedures

To participate in the daily preparation of repeat prescriptions in order to ensure high quality, safe and timely repeat prescribing

To encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the practice

To undertake medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care

To update and maintain accurate and timely patient medication records on each practice clinical system, including advice given and action taken

To liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Candidates must be a qualified and registered pharmacy technician with GPhC and hold a Diploma Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services.
• Knowledge and understanding of drug laws
• Experienced in primary care
• Interpersonal skills
• Computer and database skills
• Experience of working in Primary care.

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.