Pharmacy Technician – Medicines Optimisation & PCN Lead

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Drayton Surgery in Portsmouth is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join the prescription team. You will focus on safe and timely supply of prescribed medication, including repeat prescribing, care home prescriptions, and hospital discharge reconciliations.

A CPPE pathway plus the required qualifications are essential for the role. You will lead medicines management across PCNs, support antimicrobial stewardship, and contribute to CQC readiness through audits and staff training.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) plus Level 3 QCF Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science, or GPhC accredited equivalent gained before July 2011
• Completed CPPE pathway, or close to finishing it

Responsibilities

• Process monthly prescriptions for nursing and care homes, checking for changes, adherence and over-ordering
• Manage repeat prescribing and prescription requests, identifying ways to improve the patient journey
• Reconcile medication from hospital discharge notifications and outpatient letters against repeats, correcting discrepancies
• Coordinate discharge summaries and other letters relating to medication
• Carry out medicines optimisation tasks, including inhaler technique checks, medication reviews and reconciliation
• Respond to medicine queries from clinicians, patients and relatives by phone, face to face and email, escalating out-of-scope acute requests to pharmacists
• Liaise with patients, nursing homes, carers, hospital and community pharmacies, updating medical records
• Monitor high-risk medicines using practice and Ardens templates, and flag blood tests, recalls and reviews to clinicians
• Support practice and PCN prescribing budgets through audit, analysis of drug use and cost-effective prescribing
• Train and support practice and pharmacy staff on safe handling of medicines, EPS and electronic prescribing
• Lead medicines management across PCNs, including safe repeat prescribing systems, and support antimicrobial stewardship
• Prepare for CQC inspections by carrying out medication audits and arranging patient appointments

Skills

Medicines management

CPPE pathway knowledge

Patient safety

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) plus Level 3 QCF Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science, or GPhC accredited equivalent

CPPE pathway completed or near completion

Job description

The Drayton Surgery in Portsmouth is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join the prescription team. You will focus on safe and timely supply of prescribed medication, including repeat prescribing, care home prescriptions, and hospital discharge reconciliations.

A CPPE pathway plus the required qualifications are essential for the role. You will lead medicines management across PCNs, support antimicrobial stewardship, and contribute to CQC readiness through audits and staff training.