Dixton Surgery

Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 31 March 2026

Job summary

We would like to welcome a motivated pharmacy technician to primary care. Dixton Surgery is a busy rural practice with over 5,000 patients. You will be part of a growing team with excellent opportunities for development and help support the NHS to be sustainable for the future.

Main duties of the job

To deliver excellent patient centered service to the practice population and provide expert advice on the supply of medicines.

About us

Dixton Surgery is a busy, dispensing practice situated on the edge of Monmouth. We are a border practice, so have patients and secondary care providers in both Wales and England. We are a rural practice so have a large practice area covering a large part of the beautiful north Monmouthshire countryside entering into Herefordshire and Gloucestershire along the River Wye. Our practice has a growing population of over 5,000 patients, with an interesting mix of town and country, the young and old. The Practice shares the clinical leadership and medical staffing of the local hospital (Monnow Vale Community Hospital) where we provide inpatient care for about five patients at a time. We serve three large Care Homes and also a large Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. The Practice is currently run by 4 GP Partners and 1 Management Partner. We have over 20 team members covering nursing, admin, reception and dispensary.

Date posted

04 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A3142-26-0001

Job locations

Dixton Road

Monmouth

NP25 3PL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Accurately process, dispense and check prescriptions following practice policies and procedures.

Support the GP's and the wider clinical team to undertake structured medication reviews

Answer medication related queries from patients and health care colleagues

Processing hospital discharge summaries and liaising with patients, GPs and community pharmacies to ensure any medicine changes and necessary reviews are carried out

Advising on the monitoring of high-risk drugs, and ensuring patients attend for appropriate routine monitoring

Liaising with community pharmacies and care homes about out of stock medications to ensure good patient care

Carrying out regular audits of prescribing safety using the GP practice clinical system

Contribute to financial monitoring and cost improvement strategies

Contribute to the development of a robust process to reclaim costs associated with dispensary and medication purchases.

Acting upon MHRA drug alerts and recalls and communicating any outcomes with appropriate colleagues as necessary

Communicating with patients to ensure effective medicine use