Pharmacy Technician

Lister House Surgery; Tideswell CP; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

NHS Pension Scheme

Access to NHS discounts

Employee EAP well-being support

Employee discounts

Job summary

Lister House Surgery in Derby is seeking a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our PCN Pharmacy team. You will support safe prescribing, manage medication queries, and collaborate across the MDT to improve patient outcomes.

You will handle repeat prescriptions, medicines safety, reconciliations after hospital discharges, and participate in CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway. We value a patient-centered approach and a team-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team, supporting safe, effective and cost-effective prescribing.
• Support repeat prescriptions, helping to reduce medicines waste, inappropriate prescribing and polypharmacy.
• Manage medication supply and out-of-stock queries, liaising with community and hospital pharmacies.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation following hospital discharges and correspondence.
• Support medicines safety, including MHRA alerts, drug monitoring and medication audits.
• Help develop and update practice protocols, guidelines and procedures, maintaining accurate records.
• Provide training, mentoring and education to pharmacy administrators and the wider clinical team.
• Provide medicines advice and health education to patients and families and participate in CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway.

Job description

We're looking for a motivated and patient focused Pharmacy Technician to join our PCN Pharmacy team at Lister House Surgery. You'll play an important role in supporting safe and effective prescribing, managing medication queries, and working collaboratively across the MDT to improve patient outcomes. This is a great opportunity to contribute to a busy, forward-thinking practice serving a diverse community.

• Work as a part of the multidisciplinary team, supporting safe, effective and cost-effective prescribing.
• Support repeat prescriptions, helping to reduce medicines waste, inappropriate prescribing and polypharmacy.
• Manage medication supply and out-of-stock queries, liaising with community and hospital pharmacies.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation following hospital discharges and correspondence.
• Support medicines safety, including MHRA alerts, drug monitoring and medication audits.
• Help develop and update practice protocols, guidelines and procedures, maintaining accurate records.
• Provide training, mentoring and education to pharmacy administrators and the wider clinical team.
• Provide medicines advice and health education to patients and families and participate in the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway.

We are a friendly GP practice with over 70 years of history, lead by a stable forward-thinking partnership that is ready to embrace the new look of Primary Care.

We have four sites and over 46,000 patients spread across the city of Derby.

We seek someone who is keen to become a part of a growing and supportive team and is looking to work in an ambitious practice.

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Access to a variety of NHS discounts
• Employee EAP well-being support
• Employee discounts