NHS

Pharmacy technician


Pay17.00 - 20.00 / hour
LocationLondon/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: A4995-25-0002?language=en&page=550&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      We are a thriving, well-established GP practice with over 13,000 patients, offering comprehensive healthcare services across two branches located in Southall and Hounslow and we are committed to improving the health and well-being of our community through professional, efficient, and compassionate service.

      If you are looking to make a real difference in a fast-paced, patient-focused setting, we would love to hear from you!

      Main duties of the job

      We are a system one practice and we would be looking for someone who preferably knows this system, we are looking for someone to take charge of our repeat prescriptions, to issue and check if they need to be reviewed, to attend our clinical meetings and to support the practice reception team in streamlining prescription queries whilst allowing the clinical pharmacist to review the more complex requests. To participate in the daily preparation of repeat prescriptions in order to ensure high quality, safe and timely repeat prescribing whilst ensuring cost effective practices.

      About us

      We work with a big group of people to provide the best services to our patients, some of these people include:

      GP's

      Nurses

      GPA's

      Pharmacists

      Paramedics

      Physiotherapists

      We all work as well as we can to provide the best service, we work well together and are always willing to make changes and accommodate where possible.

      Details

      Date posted

      02 May 2025

      Pay scheme

      Other

      Salary

      £17 to £20 an hour

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time

      Reference number

      A4995-25-0002

      Job locations

      71-73 The Broadway

      Southall

      London

      UB1 1LA


      Doctors Surgery

      1 Vincent Road

      Hounslow

      TW4 7LH


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      • Support the Lead Pharmacist and pharmacy team in ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.
      • To support the practice reception team in streamlining prescription queries, allowing the clinical pharmacist to review the more complex requests
      • To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team whilst in a supporting function to the clinical pharmacist and other clinicians and within agreed prescribing standard operating procedures

      • To participate in the daily preparation of repeat prescriptions in order to ensure high quality, safe and timely repeat prescribing
      • To encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the practice
      • To undertake medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care
      • To update and maintain accurate and timely patient medication records on each practice clinical system, including advice given and action taken
      • To liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care
      • To undertake patient facing where appropriate and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared-decision making conversations with patients
      • To carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique), supporting medication reviews, and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively
      • To assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits
      • To provide specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities

      • Ensure compliance with pharmacy regulations, ensuring safe and accurate dispensing practices.
      • Maintain accurate patient records and documentation of all clinical interventions and advice.
      • Participate in audits and quality assurance activities to maintain high standards of care.
      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      • Support the Lead Pharmacist and pharmacy team in ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.
      • To support the practice reception team in streamlining prescription queries, allowing the clinical pharmacist to review the more complex requests
      • To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team whilst in a supporting function to the clinical pharmacist and other clinicians and within agreed prescribing standard operating procedures

      • To participate in the daily preparation of repeat prescriptions in order to ensure high quality, safe and timely repeat prescribing
      • To encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the practice
      • To undertake medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care
      • To update and maintain accurate and timely patient medication records on each practice clinical system, including advice given and action taken
      • To liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care
      • To undertake patient facing where appropriate and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared-decision making conversations with patients
      • To carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique), supporting medication reviews, and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively
      • To assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits
      • To provide specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities

      • Ensure compliance with pharmacy regulations, ensuring safe and accurate dispensing practices.
      • Maintain accurate patient records and documentation of all clinical interventions and advice.
      • Participate in audits and quality assurance activities to maintain high standards of care.

      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Candidates must be a qualified and registered pharmacy technician with GPhC and hold a Diploma Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services.
      • Knowledge and understanding of drug laws
      • Interpersonal skills
      • Customer-service orientation
      • Strong communication skills
      • Computer and database skills
      • Respect for confidentiality

      Desirable

      • Knowledge and understanding of drug laws
      • Interpersonal skills
      • Customer-service orientation
      • Strong communication skills
      • Computer and database skills
      • Understands the need for confidentiality
      • Experience with SystmOne
      • Experience of working in Primary care
      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Candidates must be a qualified and registered pharmacy technician with GPhC and hold a Diploma Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services.
      • Knowledge and understanding of drug laws
      • Interpersonal skills
      • Customer-service orientation
      • Strong communication skills
      • Computer and database skills
      • Respect for confidentiality

      Desirable

      • Knowledge and understanding of drug laws
      • Interpersonal skills
      • Customer-service orientation
      • Strong communication skills
      • Computer and database skills
      • Understands the need for confidentiality
      • Experience with SystmOne
      • Experience of working in Primary care

      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

      The MWH Practice

      Address

      71-73 The Broadway

      Southall

      London

      UB1 1LA


      Employer's website

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

      Employer details

      Employer name

      The MWH Practice

      Address

      71-73 The Broadway

      Southall

      London

      UB1 1LA


      Employer's website

      https://www.mwhpractice.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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