Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Optimisation, Primary Care

Overdale Medical Practice; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Overdale Medical Practice is recruiting a Pharmacy Technician to join our Derbyshire-based team. You will support medicines management, prescribing processes and work under the supervision of Practice Pharmacists and GPs to improve patient safety and outcomes.

The role involves medicines reconciliation after hospital discharge, processing prescription requests, and contributing to audits and quality improvements within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC registration is essential.
• Experience as a Pharmacy Technician in primary care/settings is desirable.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support medicines management and prescribing under supervision of Practice Pharmacists and GPs.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation after hospital discharge and outpatient appointments.
• Process prescription requests within agreed protocols and support monitoring/recall systems.
• Identify patients needing reviews and ensure appropriate follow-up.
• Promote safe, cost-effective prescribing and liaise with pharmacies and secondary care.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Teamwork

IT literacy

Education

GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician

BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Overdale Medical Practice is recruiting a Pharmacy Technician to join our Derbyshire-based team. You will support medicines management, prescribing processes and work under the supervision of Practice Pharmacists and GPs to improve patient safety and outcomes.

The role involves medicines reconciliation after hospital discharge, processing prescription requests, and contributing to audits and quality improvements within a multidisciplinary team.