Primary Care Pharmacy Technician – Medicines Optimisation

Oakridge Park Medical Centre; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Oakridge Park Medical Centre is seeking a PCN Pharmacy Technician to support medicines optimisation and safe prescribing across five GP practices. You will work within a multidisciplinary primary care team with GPs, pharmacists, and nurses to improve patient outcomes and efficiency of practice systems.

The role focuses on repeat prescribing, medication reviews, reconciliation after discharge, and contributing to cost-effective prescribing and audits.

Qualifications

• Experience in primary care, GP practice, or community pharmacy.
• Good understanding of repeat prescribing systems.
• Knowledge of medicines optimisation and prescribing safety.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• IT literate; SystmOne desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support repeat prescribing processes in line with local and national guidance.
• Carry out medication reviews under supervision.
• Identify and resolve medicines-related issues (over/under-ordering, synchronisation, adherence).
• Support medicines reconciliation after hospital discharge and clinic letters.
• Review and action prescribing tasks, queries, and workflows.
• Support cost-effective prescribing and medicines optimisation initiatives.
• Respond to medicines-related patient queries (phone, online, or face-to-face).
• Gather information to support structured medication reviews (SMRs).
• Support long-term condition management through medicines optimisation.
• Promote safe use of medicines and provide basic medicines advice.
• Support clinical audits related to prescribing and medicines safety.
• Identify and escalate medicines safety concerns (high-risk medicines).
• Ensure compliance with local/PCN/national prescribing policies.
• Contribute to meeting PCN and practice QOF, IIF, and contractual requirements.
• Maintain accurate documentation in patient records.

Skills

Primary care experience

Repeat prescribing

Medicines optimisation

Team collaboration

Communication skills

IT literacy

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Oakridge Park Medical Centre is seeking a PCN Pharmacy Technician to support medicines optimisation and safe prescribing across five GP practices. You will work within a multidisciplinary primary care team with GPs, pharmacists, and nurses to improve patient outcomes and efficiency of practice systems.

The role focuses on repeat prescribing, medication reviews, reconciliation after discharge, and contributing to cost-effective prescribing and audits.