Pharmacy Technician – Medicines Optimisation in GP Practice

Wessex LMCs Ltd.; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Southampton Sea City Partnership is recruiting a Pharmacy Technician (Salary AFC Band 5 equivalent pro-rata with NHS Pension) to support medicines optimisation services within our practices and enhance safe, cost-effective prescribing.

You will work alongside pharmacists to reconcile medicines, support Structured Medication Reviews, advise Drs, Nurses and staff, and contribute to audits, MOIS, NICE guidance, and quality improvement.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services (or equivalent).
• Pharmacy Technician Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Experience of working in GP practice or NHS provider as a pharmacy technician (hospital or community pharmacy).

Responsibilities

• Providing specialist pharmaceutical services, professional advice and direct support to the multi-disciplinary team to promote safe, effective and cost‑effective use of medicines.
• Liaising with patients, clinical and non‑clinical staff, practice, hospital and community pharmacists/technicians and carers to improve pharmaceutical care.
• Carrying out medicines reconciliation and updating patients’ medical records; referring discrepancies to clinical pharmacists or GPs.
• Assisting in Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) and related monitoring; supporting long‑term condition reviews with lifestyle and medication advice.
• Responding to medication queries from patients and staff; promoting safe prescribing and reducing medicines waste.
• Support with QOF, MOIS, NICE guidance implementation, antimicrobial stewardship and prescribing audits.

Education

NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services (or equivalent)

Pharmacy Technician Registered with GPhC

Evidence of CPD

Experience of working in GP practice or NHS provider as a pharmacy technician

Job description

Southampton Sea City Partnership is recruiting a Pharmacy Technician (Salary AFC Band 5 equivalent pro-rata with NHS Pension) to support medicines optimisation services within our practices and enhance safe, cost-effective prescribing.

You will work alongside pharmacists to reconcile medicines, support Structured Medication Reviews, advise Drs, Nurses and staff, and contribute to audits, MOIS, NICE guidance, and quality improvement.