Pharmacy Technician (Primary Care)

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated pharmacy professional to manage medication reviews and ensure efficient administrative operations. This role involves conducting medicine administration, supporting new pharmacists, and overseeing the day-to-day activities of the Prescription Hub. Ideal candidates must have a pharmacy degree and strong clinical consultation skills. The position offers full training, making prior experience in a similar role not essential.

Qualifications

• Relevant pharmacy qualification.
• Experience in medication reconciliation.
• Ability to consult with patients and healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Conduct medicine administration and medication reviews.
• Support new pharmacists with clinical issues.
• Manage the Prescription Hub teams' day-to-day activities.

Skills

Clinical consultation skills

Medication management

Communication with healthcare professionals

Supervisory skills

Ability to work autonomously

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

£29,000.00 to £34,500.00 per year, £29000.00 - £34500.00 a year

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

20/02/2026

About this job

Key responsibilities and tasks Clinical responsibilities: Conduct medicine administration, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation.

When appropriate, utilize consultation skills with patients to ensure they take their medicines correctly and effectively.

Reviewing clinic letters where medications have changed.

Medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients.

Synchronising medicines for transfers between care settings and linking with their local pharmacies.

Management of stock levels of seasonal vaccination (i.e., Flu and Covid-19). Maintaining reports o high-risk medications to ensure efficient monitoring is taking place.

Reviewing home blood pressure readings recorded by patients and discussing or initiating treatment when appropriate.

Providing specialist opinions, where appropriate, to address social care needs of the patients, lifestyle advice, and consulting with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients.

Initiating or alternating medication regimes as suggested by a GP based on patients blood results (i.e., Lipids, Thyroid). Monitor and amend incorrect PPA prescription claims to avoid financial loss for the practice.

Liaise with patients and local pharmacies to resolve out of stock issues and coming up with alternative solutions.

Review of patients on oral contraceptives, review pf patient history to ensure safe prescribing.

Supporting new Pharmacists with clinical or administrative issues.

Administrative responsibilities: Work closely with the PCN multi-disciplinary team for more efficient medicine optimisation.

Supervise Pharmacy Hub with general prescription requests.

Support and provide training to prescription clerks.

Develop relationships with other professionals to support integration of the pharmacy team in the primary care.

Management: Assist with the management of the Prescription Hub under guidance of the Senior Pharmacist.

Record and monitor all staff sickness and absences and inform payroll accordingly.

Manage the Prescription Hub teams day to day activities.

Complete annual appraisals for staff.

Ability to work without direct supervision.

A section of the role will be dedicated to supporting the PCN Prescribing Hub at Brooklea Health Centre.

Full training will be provided for this role and previous experience as a Prescriptions Clerk is not essential.

Process repeats prescriptions daily ensuring compliance with the prescribing hub protocols.

Perform regular searches on drugs requiring monitoring hence minimising the risk of adverse effects.

Ensure all current medication have relevant, current authorisations.

Promote cost-effective prescribing at the practice through switching drugs to the generic preparation when appropriate and encouraging the use of local primary care trust formulary medication choices.

Deal with prescription queries from a range of healthcare professionals including GPs, nurses, community pharmacists, nursing home staff as well as reception/administration staff at the practice.

Deal with medication changes from all hospital letters, removing old medication, and adding new or making changes.

Add any relevant monitoring diaries.

Perform searches and act upon drug alerts.

Add new patient medication.

Pass to registered GP for approval highlighting any concerns found, add relevant diary entries/recall.

Consult with patient via phone call, SMS, or letter.

Consult with patients pharmacy regarding changes, if necessary.

Consult with Pharmacies regarding monthly dosette box prescriptions.

This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and is subject to changed base on business needs

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