Pharmacy Technician
| Posting date: | 15 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 October 2025 |
| Location: | Henfield, BN5 9JQ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A1864-25-0000 |
Summary
Responsibilities Assist patients with complex day to day medication queries and provide advice to patients and staff under supervision Deal with drug alerts and put structured plans in place to prepare alternatives when supply issues occur Manage weekly medication prescriptions for pharmacies Reconcile medication on hospital discharges Process hospital letters with medication requests/amendments Audit patients with high levels of medications and look at ways to improve polypharmacy Add/amend medication on patient records and ensuring processes are followed to allow relevant checks to be made by clinicians Help ensure that the Administration and all clinicians are prescribing in the most cost effective way and provide them with up to date information on most cost effective products and ways to do this. Assist in annual prescribing/medication projects set out by NHS England and Sussex ICB including Medicines Optimisation Incentive Scheme (MOIS) cost containment projects Monitor Drug and Device alerts from the MHRA Up keep of patient records to ensure prescriptions are written in line with MEP (Medicines, Ethics and Practice) & GPhC (General Pharmaceutical Council) guidance. Conduct audits to increase patient safety and monitoring Conduct clinical sessions working with patients to review or titrate their medication either face-to-face or on the phone Liaising with local pharmacies, community nurse teams, local hospitals, local care homes and PCN Pharmacy team Responding to the needs and wants of the business to ensure excellent patient care Work autonomously to identify shortfalls in medication safety Undertake projects using their skills to aid both the patients and the Practice Maintain accurate patient records and ensure confidentiality is upheld at all times