About this role
Job summary
Our Clinical Pharmacy Team is recruiting for a part-time, home-based Pharmacy Technician to work closely with the Director of Clinical Pharmacy and support the safe, effective and compliant delivery of prescribing across the organisation.
The Pharmacy Technician will play a key role in supporting medicines governance, prescribing assurance, and formulary management activities. The role will predominantly focus on prescribing audits, medicines management, and governance processes, whilst acting as a source of expert medicines and prescribing knowledge for colleagues across the business.
The successful candidate will have experience performing and analysing audits using patient medication record systems and/or ePACT data, alongside strong communication, IT and analytical skills. They will possess excellent attention to detail and enjoy investigating issues, identifying trends and supporting quality improvements that enhance patient safety and regulatory compliance.
Main duties of the job
- Conduct prescribing, medicines management and pharmacy audits, analysing findings and identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Support formulary management and medicines governance processes across the organisation.
- Utilise patient medication record systems and/or ePACT data to undertake audit and monitoring activities.
- Complete temperature monitoring checks and maintain accurate records in line with pharmacy regulations.
- Manage prescription forms and associated documentation.
- Support MHRA Alerts and Recalls processes, ensuring timely actions are completed and comprehensive audit trails are maintained.
- Maintain governance records, compliance documentation and pharmacy-related policies.
- Provide medicines and prescribing expertise to colleagues across the business.
- Assist with training and guidance for HCAs, reception staff and wider clinical teams.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives, quality improvement projects and service development.
- Investigate discrepancies, identify risks and support problem-solving activities relating to medicines management.
- Travel to our Birmingham office, when required, to undertake prescription audits and governance activities.
About us
The Medinet Group is a leading independent healthcare provider delivering high-quality clinical services across the UK and Ireland, comprising Acute Services (Medinet), Outpatient Specialist Services (Medinet Community), and Mental Health and Wellbeing Services (Medinet Minds).
With over 20 years' experience, partnerships with more than 100 NHS Trusts, and more than 2 million patients treated, we have built a strong reputation for clinical excellence and operational delivery.
As we continue to grow, we are scaling our clinical workforce and strengthening our operations to deliver services efficiently and at pace.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Department: Clinical Governance / Clinical Pharmacy
Team: Clinical Pharmacy
Reporting to: Director of Clinical Pharmacy
Hours: 10-15 hours per week over 2-3 working days (must work at least two of the following days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
Salary: £12,000 - £13,000 per annum (commensurate with experience)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
- Recent experience working in primary care e.g. PCN or for a GP Practice
- Experience conducting clinical and prescribing audits using data from a variety of sources and analysing outcomes
- Robust knowledge of the legal prescription requirements for controlled drugs
- Demonstrable understanding of pharmaceutical stock storage requirements and the actions required where standards are not met
- Understanding of MHRA Alerts and Recalls processes
- Audit, governance and record-keeping experience
- Strong organisational, analytical and communication skills
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications particularly Excel and Microsoft Teams
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to investigate issues and problem solve independently
- Ability to work autonomously in a remote environment
- Ability to travel to Birmingham up to 10 times a year
Desirable
- Competence using EMIS Web
- The ability to build reports to extract data from patient records
- Experience of analysing audit outcomes and leading or supporting quality improvement projects
- Experience managing MHRA Alerts and Recalls
- Understanding of CQC requirements relating to prescribing and medicines management
- Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
HealthHarmonie
Address
26 Highfield Road
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 3DP
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.healthharmonie.com/ (Opens in a new tab)