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Pharmacy Technician

Fuller and Forbes Partnership

Ottery St Mary, EX11 1EQ

Salary

Negotiable

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

6 September 2026

6 days left

Job description

Our Pharmacy Technician will support the clinical team by ensuring the safe and efficient management of medicines, including repeat prescription proce...

  • Support medicines reconciliation and liaise with community pharmacies.
  • Assist in prescription audits, medication safety processes, and stock management.
  • Provide patient education and support around medication use.
  • Collaborate with the pharmacy and clinical teams to streamline medicines management systems.

Role duties

Medication Management Support

Collaborate with Clinical Pharmacists and clinicians to

adhere to agreed practice prescribing and standard operating procedures.

Assist in managing shared care protocols and support

Clinical Pharmacists with complex patient cases.

Medication Reviews and Reconciliation

Support medication reviews/monitoring and medicines

reconciliation post-discharge or other transfers of care, particularly focusing

on synchronizing medicines for patients transferring between care settings.

Patient Interaction

Undertake patient support roles to ensure effective

medicines use through shared decision making conversations.

Provide a contact point for patients and colleagues with

medication related queries, enhancing patient support and care continuity.

Record Management

Maintain accurate patient medication records on the

practices clinical computer system, recording advice given and actions taken.

Assist the Pharmacist with data analysis related to

prescribing behaviour to align with NICE guidance and local clinical

commissioning directives.

System Utilisation and Training

Implement and support the use of the Electronic

Prescription Service (EPS), Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD), and online

ordering systems to streamline processes and reduce medication wastage.

Provide training and support on the legal, safe, and

secure handling of medicines.

Operational Efficiency

Develop efficient ordering and return processes to

minimize medication wastage.

Support the promotion and maintenance of eRD and the

optimization of repeat prescribing processes.

Interprofessional Collaboration

Foster relationships with other pharmacy professionals and

members of the multidisciplinary team to support integration across health and

social care sectors including primary care, community pharmacy, and secondary

care.

Assist in developing and reviewing medicines audits and

practice reception team protocols for general prescription requests to allow

GPs and clinical pharmacists to focus on clinically complex patients.

Policy and Compliance

Support the implementation of national prescribing

policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes, and other primary care

settings.

Assist in reviewing and developing practice policies to

meet CQC requirements and support our PCN in delivering on the QIPP agenda,

QOF, and locally commissioned enhanced services.

Professional Standards

Work within competencies and maintain professional

indemnity for the role.

Promote a culture that values equality and diversity,

complying with relevant policies and actively promoting related issues.

Safety and Safeguarding

Acquire appropriate levels of safeguarding knowledge and

practice required for the post, complying with the organisations safeguarding

policies.

Report any infection prevention and control issues to the

line manager as required.

We are excited to expand our pharmacy team and are currently recruiting for one Pharmacy Technician to join our ever-growing and dynamic workforce for 25 hours per week.

If you're passionate about improving patient outcomes and want to be part of a forward-thinking and supportive team, we'd love to hear from you.

Please be advised we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience
  • Proven experience as a Pharmacy Technician within a primary care setting, demonstrating familiarity with clinical pharmacy operations and medication management protocols.
  • Experience in medication reconciliation, prescription handling, and supporting clinical audits and reviews.

Other Skills

Essential

  • Technical Skills
  • Proficiency in using clinical computer systems, including Electronic Prescription Ser-vice (EPS) and Electronic Health Records (EHR).
  • Skilled in managing, ordering, and dispensing medications in accordance with standard operating procedures and legal requirements.
  • Clinical Competencies
  • Strong understanding of medication management systems, drug interactions, and contraindications.
  • Ability to support clinical pharmacists in conducting Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) and medication synchronisation across care settings.
  • Communication Skills
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively handling queries from patients and collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
  • Ability to provide training and support to practice staff on the safe and effective use of medicines and related systems.
  • Previous SystmOne web software usage is an advantage

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educational Background
  • Vocational qualification in Pharmacy Technology, NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences, or equivalent is essential.
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or equivalent regulatory body as a Pharmacy Technician (if available).

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

19 August 2026

Last checked

20 August 2026

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