Job Summary
In this role, you will work under the guidance of the Partners and Clinical Pharmacist to ensure the accurate, timely, and safe supply of prescribed medications.
Job responsibilities
* Undertake patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients
* High risk drug monitoring
* Conduct medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.
* Perform medication switches or dose adjustments as directed by prescribers or pharmacists.
* Assist with medication queries from patients, community pharmacies, and prescribers, and forward recommendations for alternatives.
* Support implementation of MHRA alerts, safety updates, and prescribing audits.
* Utilise the GP practice clinical systems (EMIS Web) to conduct prescribing audits.
* Support QOF and CQC searches related to prescribing safety.
About Us
Come and work at one of the best GP Surgeries in Surrey (voted number 1 in Surrey in GP Patient Survey 2025 and only 1 of 4 practices to score 100% in patient satisfaction). Ottershaw surgery is a popular and high performing small village practice with a strong family doctor ethos with the aim to provide the best standards of care to patients in a supportive environment. We run a traditional GP model of care that encourages continuity and high standards of care for our patients with high staff and patient satisfaction.
Details
Date posted: 16 January 2026
Pay
Salary: £16 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A2186-26-0000
Job locations
3 Bousley Rise, Ottershaw, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0JX
Job Description
Qualifications
Essential
* Qualified Pharmacy Technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
Desirable
* Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP).
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working in a primary care setting
* Knowledge of GP Clinical system EMIS Web
Essential
* Experience of working in a primary care setting
* Knowledge of GP Clinical system EMIS Web
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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. UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Ottershaw Surgery
3 Bousley Rise
Ottershaw, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0JX
Employer's website: https://ottershawsurgery.nhs.uk/
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