Pharmacy Technician: Medicines Safety & Optimisation

NHS Jobs; Houghton-le-Spring; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support medication safety audits, monitoring, and repeat prescribing in a GP practice setting.

You will handle medication queries from patients and secondary care, review hospital discharges, and assist with QOF monitoring and medicines optimisation workstreams. The role requires GPhC registration and strong collaboration with healthcare professionals to ensure safe, effective use of medicines.

Qualifications

• GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician is required.
• Strong communication with patients and healthcare professionals essential.
• Experience supporting medication safety audits and monitoring is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support medication safety audits and monitoring across the practice.
• Assist with repeat prescribing processes and medication queries from patients and secondary care.
• Review hospital discharges and secondary care clinic letters for accuracy.
• Conduct general QOF medication monitoring audits and provide information to patients and healthcare professionals on medicines.
• Assist with appliance requests and management of medication shortages.
• Support synchronisation of repeat medications and EPS-related queries.

Skills

GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician

Good communication skills

Medication safety audits

Education

GPhC registration as Pharmacy Technician

Job description

NHS Jobs is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support medication safety audits, monitoring, and repeat prescribing in a GP practice setting.

You will handle medication queries from patients and secondary care, review hospital discharges, and assist with QOF monitoring and medicines optimisation workstreams. The role requires GPhC registration and strong collaboration with healthcare professionals to ensure safe, effective use of medicines.