Pharmacy Technician

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group; Diss; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A rural healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated part-time pharmacy technician for 23 hours per week. The role involves supporting the practice dispensary team, handling prescription queries, and assisting in medicines optimisation. Candidates should be registered pharmacy technicians with a Diploma Level 3 in pharmacy services, and experience in community pharmacy or primary care is desirable. The position offers a chance to work in a supportive clinical team within a well-equipped surgery.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician status is required.
• Strong experience in community pharmacy or primary care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support practice dispensary team in handling prescription queries.
• Assist in medicines optimisation and patient safety audits.
• Accurate summarising of patient records and read-coding data.

Skills

Registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC

Confident in analysing and presenting information to health professionals

Education

Diploma Level 3 in pharmacy services

Job description

About the Role

Botesdale Health Centre in Dissare looking for a professional and conscientious pharmacy technician on a part-time basis for 23 hours per week.

The pharmacy technician will act within their professional boundaries, working alongside our clinical pharmacist, clinical team within the practice and the wider Blackbourne PCN.

Other duties will include;

• Support practice dispensary team in sorting and streaming general prescription requests and queries
• Handle prescription queries and requests directly.
• Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits
• Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients
• Implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance
• Ensure efficient medicines optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes, and reducing wastage
• Accurate and timely summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data
• Ensure that all practice policies are fully implemented
• Support public health and screening programmes including immunisations and vaccination programmes

For further details, please see job description attached.

About the Candidate

To be considered for this position, the successful candidate will have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• Registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC.
• Diploma Level 3 in pharmacy services, or equivalent.
• Strong experience in either a community pharmacy or a primary care setting desirable.
• Confident in analysing and presenting information to health professionals.

About Us

We are a rural GMS 10,100 patient surgery with 4 partners, 5 salaried GPs and a fantastic clinical and practice team with an on-site dispensary. We are located in a modern, recently extended surgery with community nurses located on site as well as an X-ray suite and glorious surrounding countryside.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.