Pharmacy Technician

Job description Job responsibilities Working as part of Derwent Valley Medical Practices Medicines Management Team, and under the supervision of the Practice Pharmacists and General Practitioners, the Pharmacy Technician will play a key role in improving patient safety, medicines optimisation and prescribing processes for the practice population.

The post holder is employed by Derwent Valley Medical Practice and will work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to support safe, effective and efficient use of medicines across the practice. Clinical and PatientFacing Responsibilities You will:

Support safe transitions of care by completing medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and outpatient correspondence.

Hold patient focused consultations to improve medicines understanding and adherence, including inhaler technique checks and structured medicines support conversations.

Contribute to medication reviews by gathering relevant information, identifying issues and highlighting recommendations for prescribers.

Support care home medicines processes and shared care arrangements in line with local policy and practice guidance.

Assist with antimicrobial stewardship initiatives and medicines safety programmes.

Respond to routine medicines related queries, escalating complex cases appropriately.

Run recall and monitoring systems (for example, DMARD blood test monitoring) to reduce clinical risk.

Manage and action MHRA alerts and medicines safety updates.

Participate in clinical audits and quality improvement projects that improve medicines safety and patient care.

Deliver vaccinations, where appropriately trained and authorised.

Technical and Administrative Responsibilities You will:

Support and streamline repeat prescribing and medicines workflow systems, releasing GP and pharmacist capacity.

Promote Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and digital prescription ordering to improve patient access and efficiency.

Support initiatives to reduce medicines waste through effective ordering processes.

Assist with Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) processes and medicines governance tasks.

Work alongside reception and administrative teams to support effective triage of prescription requests.

Support the implementation of national and local prescribing guidance.

Contribute to QOF, QIPP and locally commissioned services, where appropriate.

Assist in maintaining CQCready medicines policies, procedures and SOPs.

Develop constructive working relationships with community pharmacy and secondary care colleagues.

Professional Responsibilities You will:

Practise in line with GPhC standards, practice policies and governance arrangements.

Maintain professional registration and ongoing continuing professional development (CPD).

Participate fully in supervision, training and appraisal.

Identify and escalate concerns promptly to protect patient safety.

Prior experience of working with SystmOne clinical system would be an advantage, but not essential as full training will be given, so a willingness and ability to learn quickly will be key to your success in this role.