Pharmacy Technician (Taunton Dean West PCN)

100Fold CIC; Taunton, Wellington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Taunton seeks a Lead Pharmacist to manage acute and repeat prescriptions, ensure safe prescribing processes, and lead structured medication reviews. You will support a multi-disciplinary team, contribute to quality improvement initiatives, and deliver training on prescribing safety. Candidates must hold a Master's degree in pharmacy and possess minimum 2 years of related experience. This role is vital for enhancing integration between various pharmacy services and optimizing patient care.

Qualifications

• Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
• In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge in evidence-based healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Lead on acute and repeat prescription management.
• Undertake structured medication reviews for patients with polypharmacy.
• Monitor and action prescribing safety alerts.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to communicate complex information

Knowledge of primary care prescribing

Planning and monitoring skills

Education

Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm or equivalent)

Independent prescribing qualification

Completed or working towards a Primary Care Pharmacy Education pathway qualification

Job description

As a Lead Pharmacist, the post-holder will take a proactive role inmanaging acute and repeat prescriptions, medicines reconciliationpost-discharge, and addressing complex medication-related queries. They willalso support care homes, run clinics (both face-to-face), contribute to qualityimprovement initiatives, and ensure safer prescribing systems. The roleincludes providing clinical leadership in medicines optimisation and enhancingintegration between primary care, community, and hospital pharmacy services toimprove patient outcomes and reduce workload pressures.

The post-holder will work as an integral part of the PCNmulti-disciplinary team, providing advanced clinical support across practicesand working closely with the PCN Pharmacy Team, Pharmacy Technicians, andgeneral practice staff. This role focuses on medicines optimisation, improvingprescribing safety, and delivering high-quality structured medication reviews,particularly for patients with complex polypharmacy, those in care homes, andindividuals with multiple long-term conditions.

The post-holder will have managerial responsibilities for bothprofessional development and line management of the Pharmacy team, and ensurecompliance with DES requirements and other relevant contractual obligations.

Main duties of the job

Lead on acute and repeat prescription management, ensuring safe,effective prescribing processes.

Undertake structured medication reviews for patients with polypharmacy,long-term conditions, and complex clinical needs.

Carry out medicines reconciliation following discharge from hospital,care homes, or intermediate care.

Run patient-facing clinics for long-term conditions and medicinesoptimisation.

Support care homes by improving medicines management, safety, andadministration processes.

Respond to complex medication-related queries from clinicians, staff,community pharmacists, and patients.

Monitor and action prescribing safety alerts, formulary updates, andhigh-risk medicine reviews.

Lead and contribute to clinical audits, quality improvement projects,and prescribing data analysis.

Develop and implement local prescribing policies and repeat prescribingsystems.

Support CQC compliance relating to medicines governance and safety.

Deliver training and education to practice teams on therapeutics andprescribing safety.

Promote integration between primary care, community pharmacy, andsecondary care services.

Contribute to service development, pathway implementation, and publichealth initiatives.

Ensure effective signposting and referral to appropriate clinicians orservices.

for further queries please contact Maria on the given email address.

About us

Taunton Deane WestPrimary Care Network is an NHS collaboration between 2 GP Practices -Wellington Medical Centre and Lister House Partnership. Our surgery teams areworking closely with each other, enjoying the ability to share expertise andresources, to develop new services. As an approved PCN Learning Organisationthere is a focus on creating a learning culture and enabling both learners andeducators to thrive.

Our vision is tocontinue to improve the quality of care that we provide in alignment with theneed of our patient population. Because we are part of a PCN, we are able totake advantage of additional staff roles that are now available to support allof our patients. These additional roles help us to provide the right care atthe right time, from the right professional.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the Lead Pharmacist Job description and person specification for a full breakdown of duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional Registration
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm or equivalent)
• Independent prescribing qualificationSpecialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
• Completed or working towards a Primary Care Pharmacy Education pathway qualification
• Independent prescribing qualificationSpecialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
• Completed or working towards a Primary Care Pharmacy Education pathway qualification

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience
• In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences

Knowledge and Skills

• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Is able to plan, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long-term conditions
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
• Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
• Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Produce timely and informative reports
• Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
• Work effectively independently and as a team member
• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.