Pharmacy Technician

Integrated Care System; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Sheffield is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to enhance patient care through effective medicines optimization. The role involves supporting clinical pharmacists, undertaking patient-facing responsibilities, and fostering collaborative practices within multidisciplinary teams. Applicants should have a BTEC/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences, relevant experience, and professional registration with GPhC.

Qualifications

• Experience as a qualified pharmacy technician in primary care or related fields.
• Understanding of pharmacy law and ethics.
• Ability to maintain comprehensive clinical notes.

Responsibilities

• Lead improvements in prescribing to optimize patient care.
• Support medication reviews and reconcile medicines.
• Implement national prescribing policies in practice.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy knowledge

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences

Professional registration with GPhC

Job description

Clinical Pharmacy inGeneral Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation to developa new model of care which addresses our ambition to deliver person-centred,coordinated care across the district. The Clinical Pharmacy in General Practicemodel is supported by the direction of national policy including the Five YearForward View and GP Forward View where there is a need to better utilise therole of pharmacy within primary care to pro-actively help patients stay safeand well and out of hospital as well as helping to reduce the demands ongeneral practice.

Pharmacy techniciansplay an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, communitypharmacists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Pharmacytechnicians are different to clinical pharmacists as they are not able toprescribe or make clinical decisions, instead working under supervision toensure effective and efficient use of medicines.

Pharmacy technicianscore role responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical andadministrative categories.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of therole is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice inprescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will helppatients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreedand approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in GeneralPractice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering,minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.

In addition, the postholder will be responsible for encouraging the development of betterunderstanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout thepractice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeuticdevelopments. This will involve assisting the practice in achieving nationalrequirements, NICE implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisationinitiatives.

There are no linemanagement responsibilities for the post holder.

About us

Primary Care Sheffield (PCS) is a GP-ledorganisation. Our shareholders are 75 GP practices in Sheffield covering over600,000 patients. As well as providing a unified voice for general practice inthe city, we play an active role both within our Accountable Care Partnership(ACP) and the wider South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System (ICS).

PCS run nine practices in the City Darnall, North Darnall,Highgate, Mulberry, City, Sothall, Harrold Street, Buchanan Road, and HeeleyGreen which delivered care to 50,000 patients, approximately 7.5% ofSheffields total population. The practices are in some of the most deprivedareas of the city with four of them located in wards which rank in the mostdeprived decile nationally.

Were ambitious for our shareholders and sowe continue to work hard, both with providers and commissioners, to find newways of maximising positive patient outcomes and experiences.Care Partnership (ACP) and the wider South Yorkshire andBassetlaw Integrated Care

System (ICS). You will play a key role in ensuring weembed high standards of patient care and the services we provide are of highquality.

Job responsibilities

Hours: 37.5

Temporary: 9 months

Interview date: 12th September 2025

Clinical Responsibilities

Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensureeffective medicines

use, through shareddecision-making conversations with patients.

Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicineadministration,

supporting medication reviews andmedicines reconciliation.

Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership withpatients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.

As determined by the practice support medication reviews andsynchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linkingwith local community pharmacies

Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure Medication Reviews - SMR i.e. undertake medicines use review and or organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR

Provide expertise to address both the public health and social careneeds of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help intackling local health inequalities.

Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists formore complex patients.

Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduceinappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.

Technical and AdministrativeResponsibilities

Support the practice team to ensure efficient medicines optimisationprocesses are being followed.

Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducingmedication wastage.

Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling ofmedicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service - EPS.

Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing - eRD and online ordering

Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members ofthe multi-disciplinary team to support integration across health and socialcare including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mentalhealth.

Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescriptionrequests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the moreclinically complex requests.

Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidancewithin GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.

Support the practice to deliver on QIPP agenda, IIF, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services

Support the practice in reviewing and developing practice policies forCQC requirements

1.Work with a named clinical point of contact for advice and support

2.Undertake continual personal and professional development, taking anactive part in reviewing and developing the role and responsibilities, andprovide evidence of learning activity as required

3.Participate in appraisal

4.Participate in any network mandated training.

5.Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including confidentiality,safeguarding, lone working, information governance, equality, diversity andinclusion training and health and safety

1.Demonstrate a flexible attitude and be prepared to carry out otherduties as may be reasonably required from time to time within the generalcharacter of the post or the level of responsibility of the role, ensuring thatwork is delivered in a timely and effective manner

2.Identify opportunities and gaps in the service and provide feedback tocontinually improve the service and contribute to business planning

3.Work in accordance with practice policies and procedures

4.Contribute to the wider aims and objectives of the practice to improveand support primary care.

5.Engage with local peer support, clinical supervision and action learningsets

The mainduties and responsibilities shown above are not exhaustive but should merely beregarded as a guide. The post-holder will be expected to conduct any reasonableactivities according to the service needs at that time. These will be subjectto periodic review and may be amended to meet the challenging needs of theservice. The post-holder will be expected to participate in this process andthe organisation would aim to reach agreement to changes.

This postis subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act -Exceptions Order 1975 andas such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to theDisclosure and Barring Service, formerly known as CRB to check for anyprevious criminal convictions.

The advert may close early if we reach a suitable amount of applicants.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

• Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues Ability to demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data

Skills and Knowledge

• Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation Ability to maintain comprehensive clinical notes and implement and evaluate care plans Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion Strong organisational skills, including planning, prioritising, time management and record keeping Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and clinical systems Ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety High level of written and verbal communication skills Excellent time keeping and prioritisation skills
• Relevant advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence-based medicine An appreciation of the NHS agenda and Government targets Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities, individuals, their families and carers Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults policies and processes

Experience

• Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
• Awareness of systems to support management of patients in a primary care setting, delivering pharmaceutical input and support in the context of pathways of care and the business of the organisation

Qualifications

• Professional registration with GPhC BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences Evidence of continued professional development (CPD) Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
• PCN CPPE, GP Pharmacy Technician Medicines Optimisation Programme or equivalent

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.