• Job Description

  Req#: A0969-25-0000?language=en&page=951&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Pharmacy Technician to join The Bell House Medical Centre, a training GP practice based in Luton. The successful Pharmacy Technician will work closely within a multidisciplinary team of GPs, practice nurses, a clinical pharmacist and other allied healthcare professionals including social prescribes, mental health link worker and physiotherapist, to provide the best possible care to patient. The Pharmacy Technician will be based within a GP practice and supporting the delivery of safe, effective and efficient systems for medicines optimisation, repeat prescriptions, reducing waste and maximising patient health outcomes.

  The successful GP practice pharmacy technician will work under the supervision of a clinical pharmacist and is a registered healthcare professional that is responsible for their own safe practice.

  Main duties of the job

  As a GP practice pharmacy technician, you will receive ongoing training and development about all aspects of practice-based prescribing and administration, as well as supporting the practice in providing medication reviews and achieving Prescribing Incentive Scheme (PIS) and Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) targets. We will develop the pharmacy technician to ensure they are equipped with the skills and knowledge required for the role.

  About us

  Bell House Medical Centre is a busy, friendly GP Practice in the heart of Luton. We have 6 GP Partners and 3 Practice Nurses including a Minor Illness Nurse; through our PCN we have a Paramedic, Pharmacist and FC Physio plus a trainee Nursing Associate. We have a variety of supporting admin and reception staff. Bell House is a training practice and we have GP Registrars, F2s and student doctors on rotation. We take the wellbeing of our staff seriously and enjoy socialising together. We are also an Active Practice and a Parkrun Practice.

  Details

  Date posted

  09 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £24,000 to £29,000 a year

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

  Reference number

  A0969-25-0000

  Job locations

  163 Dunstable Road

  Luton

  LU1 1BW

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Work closely with GPs, other healthcare professionals, and patients to ensure optimal use of medicines and improve patient care

  Undertake both patient-facing and telephone medication reviews to ensure effective use of medicines through shared decision-making discussions

  Conduct clinical safety searches to ensure blood tests/BPs are up-to-date and highlight to GPs or clinical pharmacist if abnormalities detected

  Undertake medicines reconciliation and process discharge summaries / specialist letters to update patients medical records accordingly to ensure smooth transition of care at the interface

  Undertake structured medication reviews with patients, including care home residents and refer complex patients to GPs or clinical pharmacist

  Provide basic medication advice to patients under the supervision of a clinical pharmacist or GPs

  Assisting in chronic medication reviews, including polypharmacy reviews

  Manage and synchronise repeat prescription and issue acute prescription, if appropriate

  Support primary care team with shared care protocols e.g. ensuring shared care guideline is followed, checking compliance with blood tests, liaising with patients and updating records

  Support the implementation of national and local ICB policies and initiatives within GP practice through undertaking clinical audits, support delivery of IIF, Qof and PIS targets

  Assist the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes such as cost-effective medicine switches

  Medicines Management

  Medication Reviews: Conduct regular medication reviews to ensure they are appropriate, effective and safe. This includes checking for any potential drug interactions or contraindications

  Repeat Prescriptions: Help manage and issue repeat prescriptions, ensuring that patients receive their medication in a timely manner and providing information on how to use it

  2. General Responsibilities

  Maintain and document all necessary records, including the use of GP system

  Monitor the prescribing trend within the GP surgery and identify any areas for improvement

  Work with GPs and clinical pharmacist to reduce health ine

  Work with PCN-wide MDT and practice to support medicines optimisation to get the best values from medicines and reduce costs/waste

  Implement safe repeat prescribing system, and timely monitoring and management of high-risk drugs including DOAC and drug safety alerts on ECLIPSE

  Attend meetings such as clinical meeting and care home MDT as required

  Attend training courses and supervision sessions as required.

  Support the integration of pharmacy team with community pharmacy, primary and secondary care colleagues across the system

  Carry out duties which are appropriate to the skills and competencies of the post holder and grade of the post as the priorities of the service change

  Support capacity and access improvements by participating in the triaging system to free up GPs for more urgent appointments

  Comply with regulations and GPhC Standards and Codes of Conduct

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Work closely with GPs, other healthcare professionals, and patients to ensure optimal use of medicines and improve patient care

  Undertake both patient-facing and telephone medication reviews to ensure effective use of medicines through shared decision-making discussions

  Conduct clinical safety searches to ensure blood tests/BPs are up-to-date and highlight to GPs or clinical pharmacist if abnormalities detected

  Undertake medicines reconciliation and process discharge summaries / specialist letters to update patients medical records accordingly to ensure smooth transition of care at the interface

  Undertake structured medication reviews with patients, including care home residents and refer complex patients to GPs or clinical pharmacist

  Provide basic medication advice to patients under the supervision of a clinical pharmacist or GPs

  Assisting in chronic medication reviews, including polypharmacy reviews

  Manage and synchronise repeat prescription and issue acute prescription, if appropriate

  Support primary care team with shared care protocols e.g. ensuring shared care guideline is followed, checking compliance with blood tests, liaising with patients and updating records

  Support the implementation of national and local ICB policies and initiatives within GP practice through undertaking clinical audits, support delivery of IIF, Qof and PIS targets

  Assist the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes such as cost-effective medicine switches

  Medicines Management

  Medication Reviews: Conduct regular medication reviews to ensure they are appropriate, effective and safe. This includes checking for any potential drug interactions or contraindications

  Repeat Prescriptions: Help manage and issue repeat prescriptions, ensuring that patients receive their medication in a timely manner and providing information on how to use it

  2. General Responsibilities

  Maintain and document all necessary records, including the use of GP system

  Monitor the prescribing trend within the GP surgery and identify any areas for improvement

  Work with GPs and clinical pharmacist to reduce health ine

  Work with PCN-wide MDT and practice to support medicines optimisation to get the best values from medicines and reduce costs/waste

  Implement safe repeat prescribing system, and timely monitoring and management of high-risk drugs including DOAC and drug safety alerts on ECLIPSE

  Attend meetings such as clinical meeting and care home MDT as required

  Attend training courses and supervision sessions as required.

  Support the integration of pharmacy team with community pharmacy, primary and secondary care colleagues across the system

  Carry out duties which are appropriate to the skills and competencies of the post holder and grade of the post as the priorities of the service change

  Support capacity and access improvements by participating in the triaging system to free up GPs for more urgent appointments

  Comply with regulations and GPhC Standards and Codes of Conduct

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Good level of written and oral communication skills.
  • Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently as required
  • Good computer skills
  • Understanding of pharmacy law, ethics and current legislation.
  • Understanding of confidentiality and data protection act.
  • Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines.
  • Work under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe, effective use of medicines.
  • Good clinical pharmacy knowledge, including terminology.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
  • Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients).
  • Recognise priorities when problem solving and identify deviations from the normal pattern and can refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
  • Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
  • Work effectively independently and as a team member.
  • Good IT skills.
  • Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional experience and direct service provision.

  Desirable

  • Medicines policy, current NHS policies, processes and structures especially relating to medicines and pharmacy awareness of equality and valuing diversity principles.
  • Knowledge of, and ability to work to, policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.
  • Good clinical knowledge of common long-term conditions and clinical terminologies.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BTEC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualifications in pharmacy (Meeting the qualification requirements for a Pharmacy Technician as specified by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)).
  • Be registered with the GPhC.

  Desirable

  • Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development.
  • Understanding the context of general practice and having an appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
  • Patient counselling and consultation skills.
  • Be enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from an approved training pathway e.g.: Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH).

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Flexible, cooperative & adaptable.
  • Motivated forward-thinker.
  • Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Good level of written and oral communication skills.
  • Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently as required
  • Good computer skills
  • Understanding of pharmacy law, ethics and current legislation.
  • Understanding of confidentiality and data protection act.
  • Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines.
  • Work under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe, effective use of medicines.
  • Good clinical pharmacy knowledge, including terminology.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
  • Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients).
  • Recognise priorities when problem solving and identify deviations from the normal pattern and can refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
  • Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
  • Work effectively independently and as a team member.
  • Good IT skills.
  • Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional experience and direct service provision.

  Desirable

  • Medicines policy, current NHS policies, processes and structures especially relating to medicines and pharmacy awareness of equality and valuing diversity principles.
  • Knowledge of, and ability to work to, policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.
  • Good clinical knowledge of common long-term conditions and clinical terminologies.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BTEC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualifications in pharmacy (Meeting the qualification requirements for a Pharmacy Technician as specified by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)).
  • Be registered with the GPhC.

  Desirable

  • Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development.
  • Understanding the context of general practice and having an appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
  • Patient counselling and consultation skills.
  • Be enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from an approved training pathway e.g.: Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH).

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Flexible, cooperative & adaptable.
  • Motivated forward-thinker.
  • Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  BELL HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

  Address

  163 Dunstable Road

  Luton

  LU1 1BW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.bellhousedoctor.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  BELL HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

  Address

  163 Dunstable Road

  Luton

  LU1 1BW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.bellhousedoctor.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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