Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Little Waltham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in the UK seeks a practice-based pharmacy technician to support clinical pharmacists and improve patient medication outcomes. Responsibilities include managing prescriptions, conducting medication reviews, and advising on medication-related queries. The ideal candidate is a registered pharmacy technician with a Diploma Level 3 in pharmacy services and strong experience in community or primary care settings.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC.
• Strong experience in community pharmacy or primary care.
• Ability to present complex information appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Managing prescriptions for patients.
• Supporting medication reviews and reconciliations.
• Advising healthcare professionals on medication queries.

Skills

Patient counseling

Medication review

Clinical information analysis

Education

Diploma Level 3 in pharmacy services

Job description

Little Waltham & Great Notley Surgery is recruiting for a practice based pharmacy technician.

In this role you will be supporting and working alongside clinical pharmacists and other multidisciplinary team members to optimise patient medication use and improve outcomes.

Main duties of the job

• managing prescriptions,
• supporting medication reviews and reconciliations,
• advising patients and healthcare professionals on medication-related queries,
• promoting efficient prescribing processes while minimising medication wastage.

About us

We are a 2-site, friendly training practice with over 20,000 patients. You will be supported by our team of 10 doctors, 3 nurse practitioners, paramedic, nurses, healthcare assistants, receptionist and admin team.

For further information about the role please contact Beverley Lampitt at: [e-mail].

Job responsibilities

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please do nothesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• be a registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC;
• hold a Diploma Level 3 in pharmacy services, or equivalent;

Experience

• have strong experience in either a community pharmacy or a primary care setting;
• be confident in analysing and presenting information to health professionals;
• have experience of implementing and promoting cost-effective strategies;
• have the ability to interpret complex clinical information and present it in suitable formats, to a variety of people from professional and non-professional backgrounds.

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.