Pharmacy Technician

Primary Care Careers; Wolverton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available for a pharmacy technician to join the EAST:MK Primary Care Network team in Wolverton. This full-time role involves collaboration across four surgeries, enhancing prescribing systems, and supporting admin teams in medication queries. The successful candidate will engage in evolving responsibilities that enhance patient care and medication safety. Interested individuals with relevant experience are encouraged to apply for this vital position.

Qualifications

• Experience as a pharmacy technician.
• Familiarity with prescribing systems.
• Ability to handle complex medication queries.

Responsibilities

• Develop prescribing systems for safe and effective medication management.
• Support reception and admin teams with medication-related queries.
• Assist GP partners on prescribing projects and audits.

Job description

EAST:MK Primary Care Network has exciting opportunity for a pharmacy technician to join our team. The role is offered on a full-time basis, 37.5 hours per week over 5 days per week, between Monday and Saturday, on a rotation basis across the 4 surgeries; Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and The Grove Surgery that make up the PCN.

The successful candidate will benefit from this unique opportunity to build up strong working relationships across our organisation and will be actively involved in how their role evolves over time., The role will involve developing our prescribing systems to ensure safe, effective and efficient prescribing within the practice and supporting the reception and admin teams with complex medication queries. Other regular tasks will involve supporting the GP partners on prescribing projects and cost/safety audits and actions.

East:MK PCN covers a total population of around 56,000 patients, across its 4 practices in Milton Keynes: Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and the Grove Surgery.