Pharmacy Technician - Ystwyth Medical Group

Job summary

Salary Available Upon Request

24 hours a week

The Primary Care Pharmacy Technician will work alongside the practice's Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to support the clinical team in all aspects of prescribing and medicines safety.

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 assistance in the 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 repeat prescribing clerks to support improved co-ordination and effective pharmacy administration within general practice, especially with relation to repeat prescribing systems and processes.

24 hours - ideally working Wednesday - Friday from February / March 2026. There may be scope for some additional hours.

Main duties of the job

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 assistance in the monitoring of high-risk drugs, and handling of prescription queries within the areas of competence.

About us

We are a friendly family orientated practice situated in Aberystwyth, a beautiful coastal area in West Wales.Aberystwyth is a thriving university town which is also home to Welsh Government offices, Ceredigion County Council headquarters and the National Library of Wales. There are excellent primary and secondary schools in the area, along with numerous cultural and outdoor amenities including a leading arts center, mounting biking, walking and numerous water sports.