Pharmacy Technician

Oakridge Park Medical Centre; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Oakridge Park Medical Centre is seeking a PCN Pharmacy Technician to support medicines optimisation and safe prescribing across five GP practices. You will work within a multidisciplinary primary care team with GPs, pharmacists, and nurses to improve patient outcomes and efficiency of practice systems.

The role focuses on repeat prescribing, medication reviews, reconciliation after discharge, and contributing to cost-effective prescribing and audits.

Qualifications

• Experience in primary care, GP practice, or community pharmacy.
• Good understanding of repeat prescribing systems.
• Knowledge of medicines optimisation and prescribing safety.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• IT literate; SystmOne desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support repeat prescribing processes in line with local and national guidance.
• Carry out medication reviews under supervision.
• Identify and resolve medicines-related issues (over/under-ordering, synchronisation, adherence).
• Support medicines reconciliation after hospital discharge and clinic letters.
• Review and action prescribing tasks, queries, and workflows.
• Support cost-effective prescribing and medicines optimisation initiatives.
• Respond to medicines-related patient queries (phone, online, or face-to-face).
• Gather information to support structured medication reviews (SMRs).
• Support long-term condition management through medicines optimisation.
• Promote safe use of medicines and provide basic medicines advice.
• Support clinical audits related to prescribing and medicines safety.
• Identify and escalate medicines safety concerns (high-risk medicines).
• Ensure compliance with local/PCN/national prescribing policies.
• Contribute to meeting PCN and practice QOF, IIF, and contractual requirements.
• Maintain accurate documentation in patient records.

Skills

Primary care experience

Repeat prescribing

Medicines optimisation

Team collaboration

Communication skills

IT literacy

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Job summary

The PCN Pharmacy Technician will support medicines optimisation and safe, effective prescribing across five GP practices within the PCN. The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary primary care team, supporting GPs, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to improve patient outcomes, reduce medicines-related risk, and contribute to efficient practice systems.

Main duties of the job

• Support repeat prescribing processes in line with local and national guidance
• Carry out medication reviews under the supervision of a clinical pharmacist or GP (where appropriate)
• Identify and resolve medicines-related issues, including:
  • Over- or under-ordering
  • Synchronisation of repeat medicines
  • Medicines adherence concerns
• Support medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and outpatient clinic letters
• Review and action prescribing tasks, queries, and workflows
• Support cost-effective prescribing and medicines optimisation initiative.
• Respond to medicines-related patient queries (telephone, online, or face-to-face)
• Support structured medication reviews (SMRs) by gathering relevant information
• Support long-term condition management through medicines optimisation
• Promote safe use of medicines and provide basic medicines advice within scope of practice
• Support clinical audits related to prescribing and medicines safety
• Identify and elevate medicines safety concerns, including high-risk medicines
• Support compliance with local, PCN, and national prescribing policies
• Contribute to meeting PCN and practice QOF, IIF, and contractual requirements
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation within patient records

About us

Nexus MK PCN offices are based in Linford Wood Milton Keynes and cover 5 practices which include Oakridge Park Medical Centre, Wolverton Health Centre, The Stonedean Practice, Sovereign Health Centre, Purbeck Medical Centre.

Job responsibilities

The PCN Pharmacy Technician will support medicines optimisation and safe, effective prescribing across five GP practices within the PCN. The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary primary care team, supporting GPs, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to improve patient outcomes, reduce medicines-related risk, and contribute to efficient practice systems. - Job description attached

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience working in primary care, general practice, or community pharmacy
• Good understanding of repeat prescribing systems
• Knowledge of medicines optimisation and prescribing safety
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• IT literate clinical system SystmOne desirable

Desirable

• Previous experience working in General Practice or PCN
• Experience with medication reviews and medicines reconciliation
• Understanding of QOF IIF and PCN contractual requirements
• Accuracy checking qualification (ACT)
• Experience working across multiple sites

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in primary care, general practice, or community pharmacy
• Good understanding of repeat prescribing systems
• Knowledge of medicines optimisation and prescribing safety
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• IT literate clinical system SystmOne desirable

Desirable

• Previous experience working in General Practice or PCN
• Experience with medication reviews and medicines reconciliation
• Understanding of QOF, IIF and PCN contractual requirements
• Accuracy checking qualification (ACT)
• Experience working across multiple sites

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.

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