Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly, innovative, expanding and forward thinking team. We serve a population of over 49000 in four locations with 6 practice premises, two are semi-rural locations on the edge of the Cotswolds, one in the centre of Old Town, Swindon and Taw Hill in North Swindon, Tadpole Surgery in Tadpole Garden Village and Moredon Surgery in the centre of North Swindon. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician for 37.5 hours per week to join our team as we continue to expand the practice.

Main duties of the job

The pharmacy technician will support the role of the pharmacist to deliver the Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice model of care. The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in general practices, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

Medicines Optimisation & Patient Care

Support the repeat prescribing process, ensuring compliance with practice protocols and NHS guidelines.

Conduct medication reconciliation for patients following hospital discharge.

Provide guidance to patients on the safe and effective use of medicines, including inhaler techniques and adherence support.

Assist in medication reviews, highlighting concerns to the Clinical Pharmacist or GP.

Promote cost-effective prescribing by reviewing prescribing trends and identifying areas for improvement.

Clinical Governance & Quality Improvement

Support initiatives to improve medicines safety and reduce waste.

Assist in the implementation of prescribing policies and guidelines.

Participate in audits and quality improvement projects to enhance medication safety.

Ensure compliance with national and local prescribing guidelines.

Operational & Digital Support

Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient medication records using electronic prescribing systems e.g., EMIS, SystmOne.

Assist in processing and reviewing prescription requests to improve workflow efficiency.

Help manage drug recalls, safety alerts, and stock control within the practice.

Training & Development

Provide training and support to practice staff on medicines-related topics.

Support patients in self-management of their medication through education and guidance.

About us

Westrop Medical Practice serves a population of over 49,000 in six locations, three are semi-rural locations on the edge of the Cotswolds, one in the centre of Old Town and two in North Swindon.

Westrop Medical Practice's mission is to be a national exemplar for primary care provision. We work closely with our practice teams to support, develop, and transform patient care and improve processes in the practices with innovation and technology at the heart of what we do. We also play a highly active role in discussions at an ICA and ICS level.

Westrop Medical Practice are members of the Brunel Health Group. Brunel is a group of 14 independent surgeries, who work closely together to offer services such as the COVID vaccination programme and paramedic home visiting service. As a group we provide care to 150 000 patients and we are the largest primary care research group across the Southwest of England.