Pharmacy Technician
Bedminster Family Practice
Bedminster, BS3 4ATView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 December 2026
19 days leftJob description
Pharmacy technicians core role responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical and administrative categories. The purpose of the role is to lead i...
The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines. In addition, the post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. This will involve assisting the PCN in achieving national requirements, NICE implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives. All Pharmacy Technicians must work within their competencies and have professional indemnity for their role.
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.
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. Technical and Administrative
Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team
to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed.
Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage.
Transcribe medications from discharge
summaries and clinical letters.
Answer drug-based queries from patients
and health professionals.
Undertake shared-care drug monitoring,
for example for DMARDs, NOACs, and high-risk medications such as amiodarone.
Provide training and support on the
legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of
the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
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 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
implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices,
care homes and other primary care settings.
Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP
agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services.
Supporting quality improvement measures
and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services
Support the PCN in reviewing and developing
practice policies for CQC requirements.
Bedminster Family Practice has 2 GP Partners, and our Clinical Pharmacist is a non-GP Partner.
Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing clinical
pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN
multi-disciplinary team.
us
Bedminster Family Practice is a purpose-built building with c13,500
patients cared for by a dedicated team. We have an exciting opportunity for a
Pharmacy Technician to join our team of allied healthcare professional
including Practice Nurses, First Contact Physiotherapist, Pharmacists,
Physician Associate, and Health Care Assistants.
You will join an existing team including two Clinical Pharmacists and prescription clerks in supporting the registered
patients of Bedminster Family Practice Pharmacy.
Why
work for us
6 weeks leave plus
bank holidays pro rata
Pension Scheme
Flexible working
Free parking
Training and professional
development opportunities
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD) Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges.
- Relevant advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence based medicine.
- An appreciation of the NHS agenda and Government targets
- Awareness of systems to support management of patients in a primary care setting, delivering pharmaceutical input and support in the context of pathways of care and the business of the organisation(s).
- Awareness of GP budget-management and funding systems to enable GP clinical pharmacist services to assist delivery of PCN and NHS priorities and requirements for financial balance and quality.
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing.
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation.
How to apply
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First seen
12 November 2026
Last checked
12 November 2026
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