Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Optimisation

NHS Jobs; Blyth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to work within a multidisciplinary primary care team, supervised by a Clinical Pharmacist and GPs. The role focuses on medicines optimisation, reconciliation, repeat prescriptions, and safety governance to reduce GP workload while ensuring safe, cost-effective care.

Key duties include reconciliation after hospital discharge, managing repeat prescriptions, liaising with community pharmacies and care homes, and supporting prescribing with formulary

Qualifications

• Maintain registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Participate in continuing professional development (CPD).
• Attend mandatory training and PCN meetings.

Responsibilities

• Medicines Optimisation: support medicines optimisation initiatives across the practice and PCN; identify patients requiring medication reviews; promote cost-effective prescribing.
• Medicines Reconciliation: reconcile medicines after hospital discharge; review discharge summaries and outpatient letters; update patient records accurately.
• Repeat Prescription Management: process and authorise repeat prescriptions; review requests for over-ordering; identify patients needing medication monitoring.
• Prescribing Support: manage medication queries; liaise with community pharmacies, hospitals and care homes; support formulary compliance.
• Clinical System Management: maintain accurate patient medication records; ensure coding and recalls; support searches relating to monitoring.
• Monitoring and Safety: identify patients requiring blood tests or monitoring; support recall systems for high-risk medicines; escalate safety concerns.
• Medicines Safety and Governance: participate in significant event reviews; support Medicines Safety Alerts; report medicines-related incidents.
• Care Home and Community Pharmacy Liaison: work with care homes; liaise with community pharmacies; support medicines management for vulnerable groups.
• Patient Support: provide advice on medication use; help patients understand changes; signpost when clinical assessment is needed.
• Service Development: contribute to development of medicines optimisation services; participate in quality initiatives; support PCN objectives.
• Training and Development: maintain GPhC registration; CPD; attend mandatory training and PCN meetings.

Skills

GPhC registration

Medicines optimisation knowledge

Job description

NHS Jobs is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to work within a multidisciplinary primary care team, supervised by a Clinical Pharmacist and GPs. The role focuses on medicines optimisation, reconciliation, repeat prescriptions, and safety governance to reduce GP workload while ensuring safe, cost-effective care.

Key duties include reconciliation after hospital discharge, managing repeat prescriptions, liaising with community pharmacies and care homes, and supporting prescribing with formulary