Primary Care Pharmacy Technician — Medicines Optimisation & Clinics

Conexus Healthcare C.I.C.; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Wakefield North Primary Care Network is actively recruiting a Pharmacy Technician to join its established pharmacy team. Based across GP practices, the post supports medicines optimisation, prescribing safety, and clinical activities under supervision of Clinical Pharmacists.

The role involves medicines reconciliation, antimicrobial stewardship, and patient-facing clinics, with training provided where needed and a commitment to high standards of care.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above level or equivalent NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services or equivalent.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) and excellent time management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage repeat prescription processes, including resolving queries, maintaining accurate medication records, and working from prescribing ledgers in a timely manner.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation following discharge or correspondence from secondary care, community services, and clinics.
• Maintain and optimise repeat medication lists, including synchronisation, review date management, electronic repeat dispensing, and appropriate amendments under agreed protocols.
• Support care home and nursing home patients through medicines optimisation, prescription changes, and liaison with clinicians and community pharmacies.
• Deliver patient-facing clinics where appropriate, including medicines optimisation, secondary prevention, cardiovascular disease (CVD) support, and frailty reviews.
• Undertake clinical support activities including observations (e.g. blood pressure), urine dip testing and, if required, phlebotomy (training provided).
• Support antimicrobial stewardship, opioid de-prescribing, safety alerts, and the implementation of national and local prescribing guidance.
• Contribute to prescribing safety through audits, quality improvement activity, monitoring of recalls, blood tests, and medication reviews.
• Support effective stock management, prescribing data analysis, cost-effective prescribing, and waste reduction initiatives.
• Promote safe use of medicines, report and prevent medicines-related incidents, and escalate safeguarding concerns appropriately.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Confidentiality

Driving licence

Autonomy

Education

GCSE Math & English (Grade C or above) or NVQ3 in pharmacy services

Job description

Wakefield North Primary Care Network is actively recruiting a Pharmacy Technician to join its established pharmacy team. Based across GP practices, the post supports medicines optimisation, prescribing safety, and clinical activities under supervision of Clinical Pharmacists.

The role involves medicines reconciliation, antimicrobial stewardship, and patient-facing clinics, with training provided where needed and a commitment to high standards of care.