We are seeking a motivated and detail-focused Pharmacy Technician to join our GP practice multidisciplinary team. The post holder will use EMIS Web to support safe, effective and efficient medicines management, repeat prescribing and medicines optimisation within primary care.This role is open to both Band 4 and Band 5 Pharmacy Technicians, with responsibilities aligned to experience, qualifications and scope of practice.
Main duties of the job
* Undertake medicines reconciliation from hospital discharge summaries and clinical correspondence, ensuring accurate and timely updating of patient records.
* Support medicines management activities, including prescription screening, processing, and optimisation.
* Assist with and oversee the repeat dispensing process to ensure safe, efficient continuity of care.
* Respond to and communicate effectively with patients regarding medication-related queries.
* Liaise with community pharmacies to support stock management and mitigate medication shortages.
* Coordinate medication synchronisation in line with patients regular repeat prescription cycles.
* Oversee medication recall and monitoring processes, ensuring timely action and compliance with required reviews (e.g. blood pressure checks, blood tests, annual medication reviews).
* Support Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) monitoring in line with local and national guidance.
* Participate in prescribing and medicines optimisation audits, including those linked to CQC, QOF, and local incentive schemes, as directed by the Prescribing Team or ICB (training provided where required).
* Support high-risk drug monitoring to promote patient safety.
* Review and act on existing and new Shared Care Protocols in accordance with agreed guidance.
* Action medicines safety alerts and recalls issued by CAS, MHRA, ICB, or other relevant bodies.
* Run clinical System Reports to stratify and prioritise patients for reviews.
About us
Poplars Medical Centre is a friendly,supportive GP practice serving approximately 11,500 patients in Swinton. We area well-established, welcoming and well-organised team and pride ourselves onbeing a genuinely positive place to work where staff feel valued and supported.
The post holder will work as part of thepractice pharmacy team, supporting medicines optimisation, repeat prescribingprocesses and medicines-related administration. The role is essential toensuring safe prescribing systems, efficient workflows and high-quality patientcare. The Pharmacy Technician will work under the clinical supervision and linemanagement of the GP Lead Practice Pharmacist.
Job responsibilities
THE POPLARS MEDICAL CENTREJOB DESCRIPTION
Location: Poplars Medical Centre, Swinton
Position: Full-time / Part-time, Permanent
Salary: Depending on experience Agendafor Change Band 5 (£31,049-£37,796)
Hours of Operation: 8.00am 6.30pm, Mondayto Friday
Accountable to: Practice Partners /Practice Manager
Line Managed by: GP Lead PracticePharmacist
JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will work as part of thepractice pharmacy team, supporting medicines optimisation, repeat prescribingprocesses and medicines-related administration. The role is essential toensuring safe prescribing systems, efficient workflows and high-quality patientcare. The Pharmacy Technician will work under the clinical supervision and linemanagement of the GP Lead Practice Pharmacist.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Undertake medicines reconciliation from hospital discharge summaries andclinical correspondence, ensuring accurate and timely updating of patientrecords.
Support medicines management activities, including prescriptionscreening, processing, and optimisation.
Assist with and oversee the repeat dispensing process to ensure safe,efficient continuity of care.
Respond to and communicate effectively with patients regardingmedication-related queries.
Liaise with community pharmacies to support stock management andmitigate medication shortages.
Coordinate medication synchronisation in line with patients regularrepeat prescription cycles.
Oversee medication recall and monitoring processes, ensuring timelyaction and compliance with required reviews (e.g. blood pressure checks, bloodtests, annual medication reviews).
Support Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) monitoring in line with localand national guidance.
Participate in prescribing and medicines optimisation audits, includingthose linked to CQC, QOF, and local incentive schemes, as directed by thePrescribing Team or ICB (training provided where required).
Support high-risk drug monitoring to promote patient safety.
Review and act on existing and new Shared Care Protocols in accordancewith agreed guidance.
Action medicines safety alerts and recalls issued by CAS, MHRA, ICB, orother relevant bodies.
Create and run clinical system reports to identify, stratify, andprioritise patients for medicines review.
Use EMIS, Ardens, AccuRx and EPS tosupport medicines-related workflows.
Support improvements to prescribingprocesses to reduce administrative burden.
Accurately code and recordmedicines-related activity.
Support data collection for audits andquality improvement.
TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
Work closely with the GP Lead PracticePharmacist and wider MDT.
Communicate effectively with patientsregarding medicines queries within scope.
Support induction and training of staffin medicines-related processes.
Contribute to a supportive andcollaborative team culture.
CLINICAL GOVERNANCE
Work in accordance with CQC, NHS andpractice governance requirements.
Adhere to medicines management SOPs andsafety protocols.
Participate in audits, significant eventreviews and learning activities.
Maintain confidentiality, data protectionand safeguarding standards.
Person Specification
Experience
* Pharmacy-based experience
* Experience handling prescriptions and medicines-related queries
* Experience of medicines reconciliation
* Experience of audit or quality improvement activity
Qualifications
* Qualified Pharmacy Technician NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
* Experience working in primary care Accuracy Checking Technician ACT qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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