Pharmacy Technician
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £15.00 to £18.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £15.00 - £18.00 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, NW10 2PB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | U0125-25-0000 |
Summary
Job Specific Responsibilities - Clinical Work with the Clinical Pharmacists and Clinicians in accordance with agreed practice prescribing standard operating procedures. Process repeat medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines, changing quantities of medicines. Processing prescriptions in line with agreed clinical protocols and within your competency. As determined by the PCN, support medication reviews/monitoring and medicines reconciliation post discharge (or other transfer of care) and synchronizing medicines for patient especially if transferring between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies. Undertake patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients. Support the Clinicians and Clinical Pharmacists in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR. Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients. To develop and maintain medicines related communication to all Practice staff. To assist with the development and review of medicine audits. Provide a contact for patients and colleagues with medication queries. Support with project work/prescribing initiatives/clinical audits under the support of the Pharmacist. Liaise with Clinicians and staff to resolve prescribing queries. Technical and Administrative To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practice clinical computer system, including advice given and action taken. To assist the Pharmacist with data analysis of prescribing behaviour in line with NICE guidance and local clinical commissioning directives. To adhere to strict confidentiality policies at all times. Attend local meetings seeking to improve access to medicines or repeat prescribing processes. Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimization processes are being followed. Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage. Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS). Support promotion and maintenance of Electronic Repeat Dispensing and online ordering. Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health. Support the development of practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex patients. Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, Quality and Outcomes Framework and locally commissioned enhanced services. Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for Care Quality Commission requirements.