Pharmacy Technician

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

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

NHS Pension

Health and wellbeing support

Vivup Employee Assistance Programme

Bike2work scheme

Blue Light card

Job summary

Warwickshire East PCN is seeking a permanent full-time Pharmacy Technician, based at Southam Surgery, to support the practice-based Clinical Pharmacist. You will assist with repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation and reducing waste, while driving changes under agreed protocols.

A clean UK driving licence and car are essential. You will travel between practices to support prescribing processes, review records, and maintain information systems.

Qualifications

• BTEC or NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences.
• GPhC professional registration.
• Experience as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Support the Clinical Pharmacist across PCN practices, including medicines and prescribing queries from patients and staff.
• Carry out medicines switches under agreed protocols, reviewing and amending records and informing patients.
• Carry out record housekeeping such as dose optimisation and medicines synchronisation.
• Improve prescribing safety and quality after hospital admissions and attendances.
• Improve patient and carer understanding of, and compliance with, their medicines.
• Support prescribing process improvements, including electronic repeat dispensing and online ordering.
• Carry out prescribing and clinical audits on GP clinical systems and maintain relevant information systems.
• Act on major MHRA drug alerts and advise on resulting medication changes.
• Monitor prescribing expenditure at practice level and propose changes to stay within budget.

Skills

CPD evidence

NHS architecture knowledge

Pharmacy law & legislation

Microsoft Office

Project planning & delivery

Time management

Education

BTEC/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences

Tools

GP clinical systems

Job description

A permanent full-time Pharmacy Technician post with Warwickshire East PCN, a cluster of five GP practices run through South Warwickshire GP Federation, based at Southam Surgery. The post-holder supports the practice-based Clinical Pharmacist on repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation and reducing medicines waste, including carrying out medicines switches under agreed protocols. The role involves travelling between practices, so a clean UK driving licence and full use of a car are essential. Current GPhC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Support the Clinical Pharmacist across PCN practices, including medicines and prescribing queries from patients and staff
• Carry out medicines switches under agreed protocols, reviewing and amending records and informing patients
• Carry out record housekeeping such as dose optimisation and medicines synchronisation
• Improve prescribing safety and quality after hospital admissions and attendances
• Improve patient and carer understanding of, and compliance with, their medicines
• Support prescribing process improvements, including electronic repeat dispensing and online ordering
• Carry out prescribing and clinical audits on GP clinical systems and maintain relevant information systems
• Act on major MHRA drug alerts and advise on resulting medication changes
• Monitor prescribing expenditure at practice level and propose changes to stay within budget
• Liaise with CCG/CSU medicines optimisation, community pharmacy and hospital pharmacy teams
• Handle sensitive information under data protection, Caldicott and confidentiality requirements
• Attend practice meetings and patient participation groups to promote the role within the PCN

What’s required

Qualifications

• BTEC or NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences

Registration & licences

• GPhC professional registration

Experience

• Experience as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy

Skills & knowledge

• Evidence of post-qualifying and continuing professional development
• Understanding of new NHS architecture, including the relationship between provider, PCN and commissioners
• Knowledge of pharmacy law, ethics and current legislation
• Microsoft Office skills
• Evidence of planning and delivering projects and services on time
• Planned, organised approach with the ability to prioritise own workload to meet strict deadlines

Checks & eligibility

• Clean UK driving licence and full use of a car

Nice to have

• Ability to use GP clinical systems

What’s offered

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS Pension
• Health and wellbeing support
• Vivup Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike2work scheme
• Access to the Blue Light card