Senior Pharmacy Technician: Medicines Optimisation & Primary Care

Farnham Medical Centre; South Shields; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 38.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Birthday off

Employee of the month

Long service awards

Staff quizzes

Social events

Free tea and coffee

Zusammenfassung

Farnham Medical Centre in South Shields is seeking an experienced Pharmacy Technician to support medicines optimisation and safe prescribing within a busy GP practice. You will conduct structured medication reviews, assist with repeat prescribing, and work with GPs, pharmacists and the broader team to improve patient outcomes.

You will maintain accurate records, participate in governance and quality improvement initiatives, and help patients understand their medicines while upholding GDPR and

Qualifikationen

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Level 3 BTEC/NVQ in Pharmaceutical Sciences (or equivalent recognised qualification).
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Medicines management or medicines optimisation training.
• Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or equivalent training.

Aufgaben

• Undertake structured medication reviews for patients in line with practice protocols and national guidance.
• Identify patients who may benefit from medication reviews, including those with long-term conditions, polypharmacy, frailty, or high-risk medicines.
• Review medication records and identify opportunities to improve safety, adherence, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
• Support patients to understand and optimise their medicines.
• Escalate complex clinical issues to the GP as appropriate.
• Document all interventions accurately within the patient's clinical record.
• Support medicines reconciliation following discharge from hospital and other care settings.
• Identify and address medication safety concerns.
• Promote safe prescribing and medication use.
• Assist with audits relating to prescribing and medicines management.
• Support initiatives to improve prescribing quality and reduce waste.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Problem solving

Teamwork

IT literacy

Pharmacy knowledge

Patient support

EMIS knowledge

Ausbildung

GPhC registration

Level 3 BTEC/NVQ in Pharmaceutical Sciences

CPD evidence

Medicines management training

Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway

Tools

EMIS system

Jobbeschreibung

Farnham Medical Centre in South Shields is seeking an experienced Pharmacy Technician to support medicines optimisation and safe prescribing within a busy GP practice. You will conduct structured medication reviews, assist with repeat prescribing, and work with GPs, pharmacists and the broader team to improve patient outcomes.

You will maintain accurate records, participate in governance and quality improvement initiatives, and help patients understand their medicines while upholding GDPR and