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Dove Valley Practice

Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 27 June 2025

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Job summary

Dove Valley Practice is looking to recruit a Pharmacy Technician to our team. This is a new post and the successful candidate should be a hardworking, enthusiastic candidate with a good set of interpersonal skills. They should be willing to learn, and form part of an effective team.

The contract is for 4 hours per day on Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

Key roles and responsibilities

  • To deal with patient prescription queries, discharge letters, upgrade patient records accordingly, and update medicines.

  • To call the hospital to confirm changes and discuss with the clinical pharmacist if needed.

  • To set up the patient's repeat prescription and synchronise the medication.

  • Deal with out-of-stock medicines and find suitable alternatives.

  • To switch branded medicines to generic medicines to improve cost, following BNF, NICE, GMMMG, and local guidelines before making any changes.

  • To help the practice with QOF work and primary care incentive schemes.

  • IIF (Investment and impact fund) work in practice.

  • Medicine monitoring and arranging blood tests for patients.

  • Sending alert messages to patients to update their BP, BMI, and other information required by practice.

About us

We are a long-standing practice, providing excellent quality care in the Barnsley area and rated as 'good' by the CQC. At the moment we have 8 GPs, 3 PAs, 1 ACP and 2 Practice Nurses, as well as other attached staff who provide a wide range of services at 2 surgery sites

As well as a commitment to excellence in looking after our patients, we are also a teaching and training practice for medical students from the Sheffield Universities and GP trainees from the Barnsley Vocational Training Scheme.

Details

Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.80 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1179-25-0004

Job locations

Powell Street

Worsbrough

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S70 5NZ


Powell Street

Worsbrough

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S705NZ


Gold Street

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S701TT


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To deal with patient prescription queries, discharge letters, upgrade patient records accordingly, and update medicines.

  • To call the hospital to confirm changes and discuss with the clinical pharmacist if needed.

  • To set up the patient's repeat prescription and synchronise the medication.

  • Deal with out-of-stock medicines and find suitable alternatives.

  • To switch branded medicines to generic medicines to improve cost, following BNF, NICE, GMMMG, and local guidelines before making any changes.

  • To help the practice with QOF work and primary care incentive schemes.

  • IIF (Investment and impact fund) work in practice.

  • Medicine monitoring and arranging blood tests for patients.

  • Sending alert messages to patients to update their BP, BMI, and other information required by practice

.Other tasks appropriate to the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To deal with patient prescription queries, discharge letters, upgrade patient records accordingly, and update medicines.

  • To call the hospital to confirm changes and discuss with the clinical pharmacist if needed.

  • To set up the patient's repeat prescription and synchronise the medication.

  • Deal with out-of-stock medicines and find suitable alternatives.

  • To switch branded medicines to generic medicines to improve cost, following BNF, NICE, GMMMG, and local guidelines before making any changes.

  • To help the practice with QOF work and primary care incentive schemes.

  • IIF (Investment and impact fund) work in practice.

  • Medicine monitoring and arranging blood tests for patients.

  • Sending alert messages to patients to update their BP, BMI, and other information required by practice

.Other tasks appropriate to the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Highly motivated and willing to attend training
  • Awareness of accountability of own role and other roles within the Practice

Desirable

  • Previous pharmaceutical experience
  • Experience of Microsoft Office
  • Experience in General Practice/NHS setting
  • Experience of SystmOne computer system

Experience

Essential

  • Reliable with a good attendance record
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
  • Ability to work with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
  • Ability to work effectively in a busy environment.
  • Prepared to work overtime/flexible hours in accordance with the practice needs

Desirable

  • Pharmaceutical experience
  • Experience/knowledge of general practice and primary care systems
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Highly motivated and willing to attend training
  • Awareness of accountability of own role and other roles within the Practice

Desirable

  • Previous pharmaceutical experience
  • Experience of Microsoft Office
  • Experience in General Practice/NHS setting
  • Experience of SystmOne computer system

Experience

Essential

  • Reliable with a good attendance record
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
  • Ability to work with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
  • Ability to work effectively in a busy environment.
  • Prepared to work overtime/flexible hours in accordance with the practice needs

Desirable

  • Pharmaceutical experience
  • Experience/knowledge of general practice and primary care systems

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

Dove Valley Practice

Address

Powell Street

Worsbrough

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S70 5NZ


Employer's website

http://www.thedovevalleypractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Dove Valley Practice

Address

Powell Street

Worsbrough

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S70 5NZ


Employer's website

http://www.thedovevalleypractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Business Manager

Mrs J Beardshall

sc85007@nhs.net

01226648150

Details

Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.80 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1179-25-0004

Job locations

Powell Street

Worsbrough

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S70 5NZ


Powell Street

Worsbrough

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S705NZ


Gold Street

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S701TT


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