Pharmacy Technician

Coastal Medical Partnership; Liss Forest; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Coastal Medical Partnership is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join the Integrated Clinical Pharmacy Team. You will support GPs, Clinical Pharmacists and the wider MDT across the PCN, helping to maximise safe, cost‑effective prescribing and to deliver person-centred care.

Responsibilities include medicines reconciliation, running clinics within your area of expertise, and assisting with Structured Medication Reviews under supervision, ensuring timely monitoring and smooth patient pathways.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy Technician registration with GPhC is essential.
• Experience in medicines optimisation within primary care is preferred.
• Ability to support MDT and GP colleagues in medication-related activities.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical pharmacy services across the PCN.
• Assist with Structured Medication Reviews under supervision.
• Provide medicines reconciliation for patients during registration or transfer.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Structured Medication Reviews

Teamwork

Communication with clinicians

Education

Pharmacy Technician registered with GPhC

Job description

Job summary

Coastal Medical Partnership is an innovative and forward-thinking Partnership that also represents a single Primary Care Network (PCN). We are in the unusual position of being able to work seamlessly across the network with no inter Partnership/Practice boundaries. Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new model of care which addresses our ambition to deliver person-centred, coordinated care across the district. The Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice model is supported by the direction of national policy including the Five Year Forward View where there is a need to better utilise the role of pharmacy within primary care to pro-actively help patients stay safe, well and out of hospital as well as assisting to reduce the demands on general practice.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of the role is to support the GPs, Clinical Pharmacists and the wider MDT across the PCN, to maximise safe, cost effective prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will develop and encourage a positive culture of medicines optimisation principles to assist the PCN in achieving local and national medicines related objectives. Under the supervision of a wider team the Pharmacy Technicians will use their expertise to ensure effective and efficient use of medicines, including running their own clinics within their area of expertise.

About us

We are excited to work with applicants who are looking for a varied and interesting job, working with a great multidisciplinary team (MDT). This role is an integral part of the Integrated Clinical Pharmacy Team across the PCN. We aim to always provide high quality care to our patients and also to look after each other at work to ensure safe and sustainable Primary Care. We border the spectacular South Coast and beautiful New Forest National Park giving us huge opportunity to empower our patients to improve their health as part of their well-being. This is an excellent part of the UK to be a health care professional.

Coastal Medical Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to safer recruitment procedures, including satisfactory references, verification of identity and right to work in the UK, occupational health clearance and a DBS check. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate their suitability to work with vulnerable groups and comply with the Practice's safeguarding policies and procedures.

Details

• Date posted: 11 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: Depending on experience
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: A1850-26-0002
• Job locations: The Arnewood Practice, Avenue Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 5JP, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Main Duties

Clinical

• Support the delivery of clinical pharmacy services across the PCN, to include:
• liaising with clinicians and administrative staff to answer medicines related queries within the Technicians scope of competence or referring them to the most suitable healthcare professional where appropriate;
• in accordance with agreed and approved protocols, assisting the Clinical Pharmacists with Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) such as providing background information, arranging necessary monitoring tests before SMR and follow up of patients after review by the Clinical Pharmacist through clinics (telephone and face-to-face), occasional domiciliary and Care Home visits, utilising consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to optimise their use of medicines;
• providing medicines reconciliation for patients in a timely and effective manner when they register with the practice or transfer back into primary care, liaising with patients and other