Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

We are delighted to announce we have an exciting new opportunity for the right candidate to join our expanding team as a Pharmacy Technician. This is a wonderful opportunity to join our primary Care Team and develop this new role, within our supportive friendly General Practice.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, forward thinking team player with a proven track record in an existing pharmacy technician role.

The ability to work alone, as well as part of a team, and the motivation to create ideas for improvement in medicines management.

Main duties of the job

Able to process the prescription workflow through the practice; from receipt of requests to issue. Lead improvements to maximise safe and cost effective prescribing .Help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes , promotion of repeat dispensing , online ordering, minimising clinical risk and reducing wasted medicines. Encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams.To provide complete safe prescriptions service following the repeat prescribing protocol.To monitor efficiency of the service and suggest improvements if appropriate. Providing the first point of contact for patients either on the telephone or face to face and provide administrative support.

About us

The Richmond Medical Group is wholeheartedly committed to providing, high quality care for all patients, respecting and encouraging their autonomy. We believe that this should be delivered in a way that is sustainable for all patients, all our staff , the NHS and the environment.

We are proud of our focus on staff welfare and well-being and as a newly merged team have worked hard to engender a team spirit that shows in the commitment of the whole team.

We have a medical team of 15 Doctors and 2 registrars, we host additional staff from social prescribers , care coordinators, midwives and nurses. will be required to work across both practice sites, supporting the integrated clinical/ pharmacy team.

Hours: Full Time and practice base, however flexible for the right candidate!