• Job Description

  Req#: A0695-25-0005?language=en&page=841&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for an experienced Pharmacy Technician to join our busy practice.

  The PCN Pharmacy Technician will work under the supervision of a Clinical Pharmacist

  and as an integrated part of the primary care team to ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients. The role will contribute to successful clinical management of patients and is shared across the PCN.

  Your normal basic hours of work would be 21 hours per week, Monday to Wednesday, hours worked each day tbc.

  Rate of pay:Between £15.88 £17.97 (dependant on experience)

  Main duties of the job

  The key responsibility of a PCN Pharmacy Technician is to ensure there is a centralised, safe and effective medicines optimisation process across PCN practices.

  About us

  Hanham Health is a large, forward-thinking GP practice in South Gloucestershire operating over four sites (Hanham Surgery, Oldland Surgery, Almondsbury Surgery and Pilning Surgery). We offer a high standard of service to our patients and embrace different ways of working and new initiatives.

  We invest heavily in our team members and training opportunities are encouraged.

  Further information about Hanham Health can be found at: www.hanhamhealth.co.uk

  Details

  Date posted

  27 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  A0695-25-0005

  Job locations

  33 Whittucks Road

  Hanham

  Bristol

  BS15 3HY

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Main duties of the job

  Main responsibilities

  • Review hospital letters from outpatient clinics (e.g. Eye Hospital, Cardiology, Dermatology) and update GP records with any medication changes, ensuring that the medications prescribed are appropriate and in line with the BNSSG formulary.
  • Post hospital discharge medicines reconciliation. Ensure changes to medications are appropriate and query with the discharging hospital any omissions or discrepancies where the rationale is not clearly documented in the discharge summary.
  • Inform named GP of any referrals needed following discharge from hospital, request and book patient in for any follow up blood tests requested on discharge letter, referring to district nursing team if necessary.
  • Update patients nominated pharmacy of any medication changes in a timely manner if patient requires changes to be made to their dosette box.
  • Review and action Radar Eclipse alerts by reviewing patient records, request and book patient in for necessary blood tests, refer complex alerts to GP/Pharmacist to review.
  • Blood monitoring- run monthly searches to identify patients on high-risk medications and overdue blood tests, request blood tests using ICE and contact patient to book appointment.
  • Review home blood pressure readings from patients against NICE guidelines and flag any patients that have an average home blood pressure above the target to the Clinical Pharmacist. Contact patients to initiate new antihypertensive medication or advise of a dose increase as recommended by the Clinical Pharmacist. Give advice on the importance of blood pressure monitoring and control, provide lifestyle advice/education and check compliance with medications.
  • Complete cardiovascular risk assessment (QRISK3) and flag patients as necessary to Clinical Pharmacist and assist with counselling patients on lifestyle, lipid lowering therapy and reducing risk of cardiovascular disease.
  • Support Clinical Pharmacist with project work, booking patients for Structured Medication Reviews.
  • Support prescription clerks with online patient requests, repeat prescriptions, medication queries. Refer complex medicines queries to pharmacist/nurse/GP
  • Run searches and action MHRA CAS alerts
  • To support all practices within the PCN in the achievement of QOF contributions, PCN DES and other enhanced services.
  • Promote the use of electronic prescribing including repeat dispensing.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Main duties of the job

  Main responsibilities

  • Review hospital letters from outpatient clinics (e.g. Eye Hospital, Cardiology, Dermatology) and update GP records with any medication changes, ensuring that the medications prescribed are appropriate and in line with the BNSSG formulary.
  • Post hospital discharge medicines reconciliation. Ensure changes to medications are appropriate and query with the discharging hospital any omissions or discrepancies where the rationale is not clearly documented in the discharge summary.
  • Inform named GP of any referrals needed following discharge from hospital, request and book patient in for any follow up blood tests requested on discharge letter, referring to district nursing team if necessary.
  • Update patients nominated pharmacy of any medication changes in a timely manner if patient requires changes to be made to their dosette box.
  • Review and action Radar Eclipse alerts by reviewing patient records, request and book patient in for necessary blood tests, refer complex alerts to GP/Pharmacist to review.
  • Blood monitoring- run monthly searches to identify patients on high-risk medications and overdue blood tests, request blood tests using ICE and contact patient to book appointment.
  • Review home blood pressure readings from patients against NICE guidelines and flag any patients that have an average home blood pressure above the target to the Clinical Pharmacist. Contact patients to initiate new antihypertensive medication or advise of a dose increase as recommended by the Clinical Pharmacist. Give advice on the importance of blood pressure monitoring and control, provide lifestyle advice/education and check compliance with medications.
  • Complete cardiovascular risk assessment (QRISK3) and flag patients as necessary to Clinical Pharmacist and assist with counselling patients on lifestyle, lipid lowering therapy and reducing risk of cardiovascular disease.
  • Support Clinical Pharmacist with project work, booking patients for Structured Medication Reviews.
  • Support prescription clerks with online patient requests, repeat prescriptions, medication queries. Refer complex medicines queries to pharmacist/nurse/GP
  • Run searches and action MHRA CAS alerts
  • To support all practices within the PCN in the achievement of QOF contributions, PCN DES and other enhanced services.
  • Promote the use of electronic prescribing including repeat dispensing.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • - Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • - Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
  • - Effective time management (planning and organising)
  • - Good interpersonal skills
  • - Problem solving and analytical skills
  • - Understanding of the audit process
  • - Understanding of clinical risk management
  • - Ability to use own initiative, working within in own competency
  • - Methodical
  • - Flexible and cooperative
  • - Sensitive and empathetic
  • - Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety

  Desirable

  • - EMIS/SystmOne/Vision user skills
  • - Full Driving License

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
  • BTEC/NVQ3 Pharmacy services (or equivalent)

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • - Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • - Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
  • - Effective time management (planning and organising)
  • - Good interpersonal skills
  • - Problem solving and analytical skills
  • - Understanding of the audit process
  • - Understanding of clinical risk management
  • - Ability to use own initiative, working within in own competency
  • - Methodical
  • - Flexible and cooperative
  • - Sensitive and empathetic
  • - Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety

  Desirable

  • - EMIS/SystmOne/Vision user skills
  • - Full Driving License

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
  • BTEC/NVQ3 Pharmacy services (or equivalent)

  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

  Hanham Health

  Address

  33 Whittucks Road

  Hanham

  Bristol

  BS15 3HY

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Hanham Health

  Address

  33 Whittucks Road

  Hanham

  Bristol

  BS15 3HY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hanhamhealth.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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