About this role
Job summary
We're looking for a motivated and patient focused Pharmacy Technician to join our PCN Pharmacy team at Lister House Surgery.
You'll play an important role in supporting safe and effective prescribing, managing medication queries, and working collaboratively across the MDT to improve patient outcomes.
This is a great opportunity to contribute to a busy, forward-thinking practice serving a diverse community.
Main duties of the job
- Work as a part of the multidisciplinary team, supporting safe, effective and cost-effective prescribing.
- Support repeat prescriptions, helping to reduce medicines waste, inappropriate prescribing and polypharmacy.
- Manage medication supply and out-of-stock queries, liaising with community and hospital pharmacies.
- Undertake medicines reconciliation following hospital discharges and correspondence.
- Support medicines safety, including MHRA alerts, drug monitoring and medication audits.
- Help develop and update practice protocols, guidelines and procedures, maintaining accurate records.
- Provide training, mentoring and education to pharmacy administrators and the wider clinical team.
- Provide medicines advice and health education to patients and families and participate in the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway.
About us
We are a friendly GP practice with over 70 years of history, lead by a stable forward-thinking partnership that is ready to embrace the new look of Primary Care.
We have four sites and over 46,000 patients spread across the city of Derby.
We seek someone who is keen to become a part of a growing and supportive team and is looking to work in an ambitious practice.
In return, Lister House Surgery will offer you the following benefits:
- Generous holiday entitlement
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Access to a variety of NHS discounts
- Employee EAP well-being support
- Employee discounts
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details regarding this post.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Audit and quality improvement
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook)
- Experience of working to Standard operating procedures
- Community or primary care /NHS experience
Desirable
- MDT working
- Knowledge and experience of using SystmOne
- Developing pathways or processes
- Understanding of QOF, IIF and PCN DES
- MHRA and CAS alerts
- Understanding of Drug Monitoring and local relevant clinical and national guidance
- Mentoring and education
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Pharmacy Technician
Other Requirements
Essential
- A car owner with a clean licence and appropriate insurance cover for business miles
- Registered with appropriate regulatory body
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work collaboratively
- Maintain confidentiality
- Integrity
- Polite and approachable
- Able to work to deadlines
- Able to manage multiple streams of workload
Skills
Essential
- Organised and good time management
- Able to work systematically
- Interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication both written and verbal
- Clinical skills in supporting patients with their medication
- Ability to translate information and details accurately both verbally and written
Desirable
- Able to take BP and HR
- Confidence to use own judgement, based on resourcefulness and local knowledge in response to patient queries
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
Lister House Surgery
Address
207 St Thomas Road
Pear Tree
Derby
DE23 8RJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.listerhousesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)