Pharmacy TechnicianNHS

Job summary

Due to the current post holders relocation, we are looking to recruit a Pharmacy Technician. This role will provide technical support to the Clinical Pharmacists and other clinicians within Old School Surgery to ensure professional operational standards and excellence in pharmaceutical care and safety are maintained.

The post holder will have access to appropriate clinical supervision to provide general advice and support on a day-to-day basis.

This post is part of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme for PCNs funded by NHS England

You will join a large, valued and supportive clinical pharmacy team (6 Pharmacists and 1 other Pharmacy Technician) based solely at Old School Surgery and play a key role in medicines optimisation, patient safety, and quality improvement, working collaboratively with GPs, nurses, care coordinators and other allied health professionals to improve outcomes for our population of over 32,000 patients.

This is ideally a full-time position, across 4 or 5 days, but consideration will be given to excellent candidates who may prefer slightly fewer hours.

Main duties of the job

As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be an integral part of our pharmacy team within general practice. Working within your professional competence and scope of practice, you will:

Work with our Clinical Pharmacists to ensure patients are managing their medication safely and support the safe, accurate and timely prescribing of medication.

Provide technical and administrative support to the Clinical Pharmacists and Clinicians.

Support the Primary care team with audits, guidance and respond to queries around medication from patients, their carers, and other health professionals.

Job description

Support the role of the Clinical Pharmacists in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services.

Perform medicines improvement work to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing under the supervision of the GP or Clinical Pharmacist.

Assist with medication safety monitoring systems (e.g. high-risk drugs).

Liaise with clinicians and administrative staff to resolve medicine-related queries.

Monitor practice prescribing and local and national prescribing policies.

Improve service and quality through mechanisms such as audits.

Reconciliation of medicines post discharge from hospital, intermediate care & into care homes, including identifying & rectifying unexplained changes & working with patients, admissions & discharge care coordinator & community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need

Assist Clinical Pharmacists with any searches, data collection, medicine safety tasks.

Implement changes to medication that result from CAS/MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local/national guidance.

Develop relationships and work closely with community, hospital and pharmacy colleagues and the wider health system.

About us

The Old School Surgery is a large, innovative and forward-thinking practice committed to delivering high-quality patient care whilst supporting the wellbeing and development of our staff.

We offer:

• Competitive salary.
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme.
• Flexible and family-friendly working arrangements where possible.
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing support.
• Regular Lunch & Learn educational sessions.
• Access to our in-house Wellbeing Team and Mental Health First Aiders.
• Newly refurbished staff facilities including free fresh-ground coffee, fruit and snacks.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• An amazing bean to cup coffee machine (free)
• Free, fresh fruit and milk, chilled mineral water and biscuits provided every day.
• Secure bike storage, clothes drying and shower facilities.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Regular wellbeing initiatives, yoga sessions and social events.
• Beautiful outdoor terrace and staff social spaces.
• Opportunities for professional development and postgraduate learning.
• Supportive multidisciplinary team including GPs, Advanced Practitioners, Nurses, Clinical Pharmacists, Care Coordinators, Physiotherapists and an experienced administrative team.

We are proud of our positive culture, strong team ethos and commitment to staff wellbeing. If you enjoy working collaboratively and want to make a real difference to patients, we'd love to hear from you.