Senior Pharmacy Technician — Primary Care Medicines Optimisation

Haringey GP Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Haringey GP Federation is seeking a qualified pharmacy technician to support clinical pharmacists within GP practices across the borough. You will help optimise medicines, improve prescribing, and promote safe, cost-effective care for patients.

Working as part of a PCN multi-disciplinary team, you will engage in medicines reviews, repeat dispensing initiatives, and online ordering, ensuring high standards of patient safety and service development.

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered pharmacy technician in primary care or related setting.
• Experience supporting clinical pharmacists within GP or primary care networks.
• Understanding of medicines optimisation and prescribing safety.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake patient-facing roles to ensure safe and effective medicine use.
• Support patients with medicines optimisation and repeat dispensing.
• Assist with audits and monitoring for high-risk medicines.
• Collaborate with clinical pharmacists and GP teams to improve prescribing.
• Provide training on safe handling of medicines and EPS onboarding.
• Contribute to antimicrobial stewardship and local quality initiatives.

Skills

Primary care pharmacy experience

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal and negotiating skills

Motivational interviewing

Education

BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences

Completion of CPPE primary care pathway

Tools

EPS (Electronic Prescription Service)

Job description

Haringey GP Federation is seeking a qualified pharmacy technician to support clinical pharmacists within GP practices across the borough. You will help optimise medicines, improve prescribing, and promote safe, cost-effective care for patients.

Working as part of a PCN multi-disciplinary team, you will engage in medicines reviews, repeat dispensing initiatives, and online ordering, ensuring high standards of patient safety and service development.