Primary Care Pharmacy Technician – Medicines Optimisation

Primary Care Careers; Bedford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vale Medical Practice seeks a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join its expanding multisdisciplinary team in Bedford. The role is full-time (37.5 hours) across Wootton and Shortstown sites, reporting to the senior clinical pharmacist and senior pharmacy technician.

You will support medicines optimisation, safety monitoring and repeat prescribing within a collaborative GP-led environment, both in-person with the team and across the practice network.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC.
• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent.
• Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD.

Responsibilities

• Medicines reconciliation.
• Management of repeat prescribing systems.
• Medicines safety monitoring.
• Responding to medication-related queries.
• Audit and quality improvement work.
• Supporting national and local prescribing initiatives.

Skills

SystmOne

Medicines optimisation

Medication safety governance

Communication skills

Organisational skills

IT skills

Teamwork

Independent working

Education

GPhC registration

BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science

CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway

Evidence of CPD

Tools

SystmOne

MS Office

Job description

The Vale Medical Practice seeks a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join its expanding multisdisciplinary team in Bedford. The role is full-time (37.5 hours) across Wootton and Shortstown sites, reporting to the senior clinical pharmacist and senior pharmacy technician.

You will support medicines optimisation, safety monitoring and repeat prescribing within a collaborative GP-led environment, both in-person with the team and across the practice network.