Pharmacy Technician – The Old School Surgery

Avon Local Medical Committee Ltd; West of England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Avon Local Medical Committee Ltd is recruiting a Pharmacy Technician for Old School Surgery. You will provide technical support to Clinical Pharmacists and other clinicians, helping ensure safe, accurate and timely prescribing and medicines management within primary care.

The post offers access to appropriate clinical supervision for day-to-day advice and professional development. This role is part of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme for PCNs funded by NHS England, with a full-time

Job description

Job summary

Due to the current post holders relocation, we are looking to recruit a Pharmacy Technician. This role will provide technical support to the Clinical Pharmacists and other clinicians within Old School Surgery to ensure professional operational standards and excellence in pharmaceutical care and safety are maintained. The post holder will have access to appropriate clinical supervision to provide general advice and support on a day-to-day basis. This post is part of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme for PCNs funded by NHS England.

You will join a large, valued and supportive clinical pharmacy team (6 Pharmacists and 1 other Pharmacy Technician) based solely at Old School Surgery and play a key role in medicines optimisation, patient safety, and quality improvement, working collaboratively with GPs, nurses, care coordinators and other allied health professionals to improve outcomes for our population of over 32,000 patients. This is ideally a full-time position, across 4 or 5 days, but consideration will be given to excellent candidates who may prefer slightly fewer hours.

Main duties of the job

As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be an integral part of our pharmacy team within general practice. Working within your professional competence and scope of practice, you will:

• Work with our Clinical Pharmacists to ensure patients are managing their medication safely and support the safe, accurate and timely prescribing of medication.
• Provide technical and administrative support to the Clinical Pharmacists and Clinicians.
• Support the Primary care team with audits, guidance and respond to queries around medication from patients, their carers, and other health professionals.