Pharmacy Technician - Primary Care
| Posting date: | 22 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,049.00 to £37,796.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 October 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton, SO16 4XE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9348-25-2303 |
Summary
*Supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medications during patient transfers, working with local community pharmacies. *Assisting the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) by organising necessary monitoring tests. *Addressing public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice and information to tackle health inequalities. *Managing shared care protocols and collaborating with Clinical Pharmacists for complex patients. *Promoting antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. *Implementing national prescribing policies in GP practices and care homes. *Supporting the PCN in achieving the QIPP agenda, QOF, and enhanced services. *Building relationships with pharmacy professionals and multidisciplinary teams to enhance integration across health and social care. *Training administrative staff on issuing repeat and acute prescriptions and ensuring compliance with safety protocols. *Assisting with medicines reconciliation and updating patients' medical records. *Helping achieve the Practice's QOF targets for prescribing and contributing to the improvement of repeat prescribing systems. *Providing advice on changes in prescribing to improve safety and effectiveness. *Participating in medication audits and assisting in managing prescribing budgets with the Medicines Management team. *Raising awareness about medication throughout the clinical team and responding to medication queries from patients and staff. *Presenting at patient group meetings and other relevant events. *Undertake cross-sector work as required, including hospital ward/dispensary duties. Clinical and Professional Responsibilities: *Assist in the medication reconciliation process by confirming the medications currently taken by the patient, which may involve gathering information verbally from the patient, their relatives, their general practitioner (GP), hospital discharge summaries, or clinic letters, as well as consulting medical notes. Record and update the medication reconciliation in the patient's electronic record. *Independently resolve discrepancies and make necessary interventions regarding the patient's medications in collaboration with the prescriber when possible. If needed, refer to the pharmacist or an appropriate healthcare professional and document any interventions in the clinical record. *Complete all relevant electronic forms if any errors are found. *Inform the pharmacist and lead GP of any identified errors. *Ensure all necessary documentation is correctly completed in the units visited. *Arrange for the prompt dispensing of non-stock supplies for inpatients, following the hospital formulary and guidance on restricted medications, in accordance with established procedures. *Ensure that medications are transferred with the patient between healthcare settings to avoid duplication of supply. *Assess the suitability, quality, and identity of patients' own drugs (PODs) for extended use and dispose of any discontinued or unsuitable PODs according to local procedures and guidance. *Evaluate the suitability of patients' own drugs for discharge medications, and organise a timely supply of new or additional items according to local procedures and guidelines. *Comply with legislative changes related to the Falsified Medicines Directive. *Provide medicines management support to other community and primary care service areas as agreed by the line manager, and cover for other team members' leave and sickness across all sites provided by the medicines management team. *Develop the role of the Medicines Management Technician. Communication Responsibilities: *Undertake sessions within a dispensary to maintain ACT competency, targeting two hours per week. It is the post holder's responsibility to ensure compliance with accreditation requirements in areas such as being an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT). *Assess patient compliance with medication and their ability to self-medicate, which may require visiting patients in their homes. Organise compliance aids for patients (e.g., blister packs, Dossett boxes) to support their independence *Respond professionally to medication queries from patients, staff, and other healthcare providers, such as community pharmacies, referring to the appropriate multidisciplinary team member in accordance with practice protocols. *Liaise with GP practices, community pharmacists, and hospital teams regarding medication-related issues to ensure a smooth transition for the patient from secondary to primary care. *Provide information and counselling on the use of medicines to selected patients, their carers, and other healthcare professionals, taking into account their level of understanding and emotional well-being. *Assess patients for smoking and alcohol consumption, providing brief advice and making referrals to relevant pharmacists, alcohol care teams, smoking cessation advisors, or GPs when necessary using appropriate IT systems or documented protocols. *Collaborate with other members of the multidisciplinary team as appropriate. *Attend and actively participate in team meetings. *Liaise with prescribers and appliance contractors to ensure appropriate prescription requests. Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.