PCN Pharmacy Technician
| Posting date: | 13 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 September 2025 |
| Location: | Harpenden, AL5 4QA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | M0055-25-0005 |
Summary
Key Duties and Responsibilities Technical and Administrative Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. Supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services; Support the PCN in reviewing of practice prescribing policies for CQC and other mandatory requirements. Support the PCNs multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed. Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced service targets and the delivery of prescribing budgets. Implement efficient prescription ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage. Provide training and support on the legal, safe, and secure handling of prescriptions. Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) 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 practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests. Clinical Support medicines reconciliation for patients, specifically for patient transfers between care settings, and to include linking with local community pharmacies and/or care homes. Synchronisation of medicines for patients. Medication and prescribing queries from both patients and practice staff and other clinical roles within the PCN (GPs, Nurses, ARRS roles etc). Support practices with high-risk drug monitoring and internal procedures for safe prescribing habits. Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews (SMR). e.g. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR. Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients. Undertake patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients, via medication review with patients or care homes. Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including supporting effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique), supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients and care homes to ensure they use their medicines effectively. Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally. To help with the preparation of evidence-based resources and information to support medicines management, effective cost-effective prescribing and adherence to local and national policy and guidelines. Supervision The postholder will have access to appropriate clinical supervision and a named individual in the PCN to provide general advice and support on a day-to-day basis.Personal/Professional Development The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to include: If not already achieved, undertake the Primary Care Pharmacy Education (PCPEP) for Pharmacy Technician. Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.General The postholder will have, or acquire through training, the appropriate level of safeguarding and knowledge, skills and practice required for the post and be aware of and comply with the organisations safeguarding protection policies and procedures. Ensure that any infection prevention and control issues are reported to the line manager/Infection Prevention and Control. Ensure all aspects of patient and organisational confidentiality and GDPR requirements are met.Equality and Diversity The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation. Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues. Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non- judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Quality The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk. Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision. Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance. Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs. Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.