Pharmacy Technician (GP Practice)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 28 Tachwedd 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Negotiable |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 09 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Greater Manchester, OL6 6HD |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | A3038-25-0004 |
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1. Job Title Pharmacy Technician2. Responsible to Clinical Pharmacist Lead, GP Partners, Practice Manager3. Job Purpose The Pharmacy Technician will support safe, effective and efficient medicines management across the practice. The role involves a blend of patient-facing and administrative responsibilities, supporting medication reviews within scope, medicines reconciliation, repeat prescribing systems, and medicines-related queries. The postholder will contribute to high-quality patient care, promote good medicines optimisation practices, and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary primary care team. 4. Key ResponsibilitiesMedicines Management Support safe and effective repeat prescribing processes, ensuring accuracy and identifying optimisation opportunities. Assist with medication-related queries from patients, carers, community pharmacies, and clinicians. Undertake medicines reconciliation for new patients, hospital discharges and outpatient correspondence. Support medication reviews within competence, working under the guidance of clinical pharmacists. Promote safe medicines use, patient education and adherence. Clinical Support Work alongside clinical pharmacists and GPs to support management of long-term conditions. Help identify patients suitable for structured medication reviews or pharmacist input. Assist in implementing prescribing changes agreed through audits, MDT discussions or QI projects. Support drug monitoring processes and recall systems where appropriate. Quality, Safety and Improvement Contribute to prescribing audits, safety reviews and medicine-related incident learning. Support QI initiatives that improve safety, efficiency and patient experience. Help ensure practice compliance with national and local prescribing policies, NICE guidance and formularies. Administrative and System Support Maintain accurate, timely electronic records (EMIS). Assist in updating medication templates, protocols and patient information materials. Support stock management and ordering processes for vaccines and practice medicines where required. Handle administrative tasks relating to medicines efficiently and professionally. Teamwork and Professional Practice Work collaboratively with GPs, pharmacists, nurses, HCAs and administrative staff. Communicate clearly and professionally with all stakeholders. Participate in team meetings, supervision and training. Maintain GPhC registration and undertake required CPD. Adhere to all governance, confidentiality and safeguarding requirements. 5. Working Relationships You will work closely with: Clinical pharmacists GPs and ACPs Practice nurses and HCAs Practice Manager and administrative teams Community pharmacists and secondary care colleagues Patients, carers and external partners