Pharmacy Technician

Posting date:	09 September 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Negotiable
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	09 October 2025
Location:	Leicester, LE3 8NF
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	A5857-25-0003

Summary

Pharmacy technicians play an important role; complementing our clinical pharmacy team along with the wider practice team. Not only will you be working closely within the practice, you will be expected to work closely with colleagues outside of the organisation such as the PCN, community pharmacies, CCG pharmacy professionals and secondary care. The pharmacy technicians core responsibilities will cover clinical, technical and administrative duties. The purpose of the role is to improve patient care by implementing best practice and maximising prescribing safety. The post holder will help patients get the most from their medicines, improve repeat prescribing processes, lead and promote repeat dispensing/online ordering as well as aiming to reduce medicine waste. The role is funded under the additional role reimbursement scheme (ARRS). The post-holder will be required to enrol on the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP). You will have a key role in the pharmacy team. Clinical Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients. Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including 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 to ensure they use their medicines effectively. As determined by the practice, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies. Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR Provide expertise to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities. Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients. Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally. Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. Support the practice to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services Technical and Administrative Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed. Support prescription team by implement efficient ordering 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). Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multidisciplinary team to support integration across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health. Support and provide leadership for practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests. Support the practice in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements. All Pharmacy Technicians must work within their competencies, and have professional indemnity for their role. The post-holder will: Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity. The post-holder must be aware of and committed to the Equality and Diversity policies of the appointing GP practices and comply with all the requirements of these policies and actively promote Equality and Diversity issues relevant to the post. Ensure the principles of openness, transparency and candor are observed and upheld in all working practices. The post holder will have, or acquire through training provided by the organisation, 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 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. Personal/Professional development: The post-holder will participate in the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP) and any other training required by the practices as part of this employment, with such training to include: 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 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