PCN Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

Rockingham Forest Primary Care Network is continuing to develop and strengthen its PCN pharmacy team and is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join us.

This is an exciting opportunity to work across GP practices within the PCN and play a key role in improving medicines optimisation and patient safety in primary care.

Pharmacy Technicians are highly valued members of our multidisciplinary team, supporting pharmacists, GPs, and practice staff to ensure the safe, effective, and efficient use of medicines.

We are committed to developing the Pharmacy Technician role within general practice and supporting individuals to work at the top of their scope, with opportunities for learning, progression, and role evolution as the PCN pharmacy service grows.

Main duties of the job

The role will primarily support the PCN Clinical Pharmacists with medicines reconciliation and medication reviews, ensuring accurate and uptodate medication records for patients registered with member practices. Initially, the focus will be on medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge, outpatient clinic letters, and other care transitions, with the role developing further over time.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Completing medicines reconciliation from discharge summaries and clinical correspondence
• Supporting medication reviews by ensuring records are accurate, complete, and appropriately coded
• Managing and resolving medicationrelated queries in line with agreed protocols
• Supporting repeat prescribing processes and medicines safety systems
• Ensuring appropriate monitoring is in place for prescribed medicines
• Maintaining effective systems and procedures to support safe, efficient medicines management
• Working closely with pharmacists, GPs, practice teams, and external providers to optimise patient care

About us

LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest true partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 170,000 patients across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our team presents an opportunity to be part of a large organisation that is changing the way primary care is delivered today.

Living and breathing our values at Lakeside Healthcare

Caring & Respect: Simply put we genuinely care about people: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come first in everything we do. We strive to ensure we connect and respond to all needs with compassion, care and respect to improve the lives and wellbeing of the communities we serve.

Teamwork & Quality: In all areas of our business we network, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each another to ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and best decisions to provide the best service.

About the Practice/Department/Team

Rockingham Forest PCN is a collaborative network of GP practices working together to deliver high-quality, patient centred primary care across North Northamptonshire.

Employer details

Employer name

Lakeside Healthcare Group

Address

The Medical Centre

Forest Gate Road

Corby

Northamptonshire

NN17 1TR

Employer's website

https://www.lakesidehealthcaregroup.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Lakeside Healthcare Group

Address

The Medical Centre

Forest Gate Road

Corby

Northamptonshire

NN17 1TR

Employer's website

https://www.lakesidehealthcaregroup.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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