Pharmacist Technician

We are looking for a motivated, forward thinking Pharmacy Technician, preferably with primary care experience, to join the multi-disciplinary team at St Andrews Surgery. The practice team consists of 3 GP partners, Clinical Pharmacist, 3 Practice Nurses, 3 Health Care Assistants and a very supportive administration and reception team.

The role will be varied and you will be expected to undertake work alongside the practice pharmacist to answer medication queries and manage repeat prescription authorisations and re-authorisations, undertake medicines reconciliation and various other aspects of medicines management. You will also provide prescribing advice and support to the practice clinical team which will include undertaking audits, developing protocols, providing feedback to prescribers and monitoring improvements.

As part of your role you will also support the practice pharmacist with chronic disease management, shared care and anticoagulation medication processes as well as supporting the medication processes within nursing homes., We believe this to be an exciting opportunity for a pharmacy technician who would like to apply their skills to ensure safe and efficient prescribing in general practice. We would always welcome informal visits to meet the practice team., The purpose of this role is to support improvements to maximise safe and best practice in prescribing and improve the quality of patient care. You will be a point of contact for patients enquiries regarding their prescriptions. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines through effective medicines reconciliation after discharge and on other transfers of care, identification of patients potentially suitable for repeat dispensing, providing assurance of monitoring of high-risk drugs, and handling of prescription queries within the areas of competence.

The role will also include training and development of practice based prescribing clerks and administrators to support improved co-ordination and effective pharmacy administration within general practice, especially with relation to repeat prescribing systems and processes.

We are looking for a motivated, forward thinking Pharmacy Technician, preferably with primary care experience, to join the multi-disciplinary team at St Andrews Surgery. The practice team consists of 3 GP partners, Clinical Pharmacist, 3 Practice Nurses, 3 Health Care Assistants and a very supportive administration and reception team.