Pharmacy Technician

Description

Location: Chatham, Medway or Ashford, Kent

Hours: up to 37.5 hours per week (part time hours accepted)

Contract type: Ongoing Locum contract

Job Summary

We are looking for a motivated and detail–oriented Pharmacy Technician to join our primary care team. You will play a key role in ensuring safe, effective and cost–efficient prescribing for our patients, working closely with GPs, clinical pharmacists, nurses and administrative colleagues.

You will use EMIS Web daily to manage repeat prescribing, medicines reconciliation, medication reviews support, searches and audits. The role suits a registered pharmacy technician who enjoys patient–facing and clinical systems work and wants to develop within primary care.

Key Responsibilities

Prescribing and Medicines Management

Process and authorise repeat prescription requests in EMIS Web in line with practice protocols and agreed authorisation limits. Process acute prescription requests, and escalate queries to the appropriate prescriber. Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge, outpatient letters and specialist correspondence, updating patient records accurately and promptly in EMIS Web. Identify and resolve discrepancies, ensuring medication changes are clearly coded and communicated to the clinical team. Support structured medication reviews by preparing patient records, flagging issues, and following up actions. Maintain accurate repeat templates, medication synchronisation and review dates. Process medication requests from care homes, community pharmacies, and electronic prescribing services (EPS). Use EMIS Web to run searches, reports and population health queries to identify patients for medication reviews, safety alerts and audits. Support QOF, PCN Directed Enhanced Service (DES) and local enhanced service delivery through accurate record keeping and targeted searches. Qualifications and Registration

Essential: GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent Evidence of ongoing CPD Experience

Essential: Experience working in Primary Care

Ad ID: 5419325700