GP Practice Pharmacy Technician

• Carry out structured medication monitoring and follow-up activities within agreed protocols.
• Assist with medication reviews by identifying potential issues requiring pharmacist or GP input.
• Promote safe, evidence-based and cost-effective prescribing.
• Support implementation of national and local prescribing guidance.
• Identify opportunities for deprescribing and medication optimisation.
• Support the Practice Prescribing Clerks in processing repeat prescription requests in accordance with practice policies.
• When required, review prescription requests for appropriateness and identify any anomalies.Manage prescription synchronisation and medication queries, escalating any complex queries to Practice Pharmacist / GP.Support patients requiring medication on repeat dispensing (batch) services.
• Perform medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge, outpatient appointments and transfers of care
• Identify discrepancies and liaise with relevant healthcare professionals to resolve issues
• Escalate complex clinical concerns to the Clinical Pharmacist or GP
• Use clinical systems to identify patients requiring monitoring or review
• Support prescribing audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Extract and analyse prescribing and medicines-related data where appropriate.
• Contribute to achievement of Quality Assurance and Improvement Framework (QAIF) and other contractual requirements.

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Good IT and data management skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage workload effectively and meet deadlines

Desirable

• Experience working within general practice or a Primary Care Network
• Independent medicines management or medicines optimisation experience
• Experience of EMIS and Electronic Prescribing clinical systems.
• Experience conducting prescribing audits
• Understanding of QAIF, Enhanced Services and NHS primary care contracts

Essential

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC.
• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent recognised pharmacy technician qualification.

Desirable

• Experience working within general practice or a Primary Care Network.
• Independent medicines management or medicines optimisation experience.
• Experience of EMIS and Electronic Prescribing clinical systems.
• Experience conducting prescribing audits.
• Understanding of QAIF, Enhanced Services and NHS primary care contracts.