Pharmacy Technician: Medicines Optimisation in Primary Care

Conexus Healthcare Ltd; Castleford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Conexus Healthcare Ltd in Wakefield North PCN is recruiting an additional Pharmacy Technician to join the GP Surgeries that form Wakefield North Primary Care Network. You will work within a collaborative team led by the Lead Pharmacist and Lead Pharmacy Technician to support safe prescribing and medicines management.

Responsibilities include managing repeat prescriptions, medicines reconciliation, liaising with clinicians and community pharmacies, and contributing to medicines optimisation for

Responsibilities

• Manage repeat prescription processes, including resolving queries, maintaining accurate medication records, and working from prescribing ledgers in a timely manner.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation following discharge or correspondence from secondary care, community services, and clinics.
• Maintain and optimise repeat medication lists, including synchronisation, review date management, electronic repeat dispensing, and appropriate amendments under agreed protocols.
• Support care home and nursing home patients through medicines optimisation, prescription changes, and liaison with clinicians and community pharmacies.
• Deliver patient-facing clinics where appropriate, including medicines optimisation, secondary prevention, cardiovascular disease (CVD) support, and frailty reviews.
• Undertake clinical support activities including observations (e.g. blood pressure), urine dip testing and, if required, phlebotomy (training provided).
• Support antimicrobial stewardship, opioid de-prescribing, safety alerts, and the implementation of national and local prescribing guidance.
• Contribute to prescribing safety through audits, quality improvement activity, monitoring of recalls, blood tests, and medication reviews.
• Support effective stock management, prescribing data analysis, cost-effective prescribing, and waste reduction initiatives.
• Promote safe use of medicines, report and prevent medicines-related incidents, and escalat[e] safeguarding concerns appropriately.

Job description

Conexus Healthcare Ltd in Wakefield North PCN is recruiting an additional Pharmacy Technician to join the GP Surgeries that form Wakefield North Primary Care Network. You will work within a collaborative team led by the Lead Pharmacist and Lead Pharmacy Technician to support safe prescribing and medicines management.

Responsibilities include managing repeat prescriptions, medicines reconciliation, liaising with clinicians and community pharmacies, and contributing to medicines optimisation for