Pharmacy Technician

Job summary Coastal Medical Partnership is an innovative and forward-thinking Partnership that also represents a single Primary Care Network (PCN). We are in the unusual position of being able to work seamlessly across the network with no inter Partnership/Practice boundaries. Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new model of care which addresses our ambition to deliver person-centred, coordinated care across the district. The Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice model is supported by the direction of national policy including the Five Year Forward View where there is a need to better utilise the role of pharmacy within primary care to pro-actively help patients stay safe, well and out of hospital as well as assisting to reduce the demands on general practice. Main duties of the job The purpose of the role is to support the GPs, Clinical Pharmacists and the wider MDT across the PCN, to maximise safe, cost effective prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will develop and encourage a positive culture of medicines optimisation principles to assist the PCN in achieving local and national medicines related objectives. Under the supervision of a wider team the Pharmacy Technicians will use their expertise to ensure effective and efficient use of medicines, including running their own clinics within their area of expertise. About us We are excited to work with applicants who are looking for a varied and interesting job, working with a great multidisciplinary team (MDT). This role is an integral part of the Integrated Clinical Pharmacy Team across the PCN. We aim to always provide high quality care to our patients and also to look after each other at work to ensure safe and sustainable Primary Care. We border the spectacular South Coast and beautiful New Forest National Park giving us huge opportunity to empower our patients to improve their health as part of their well-being. This is an excellent part of the UK to be a health care professional. Coastal Medical Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to safer recruitment procedures, including satisfactory references, verification of identity and right to work in the UK, occupational health clearance and a DBS check. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate their suitability to work with vulnerable groups and comply with the Practice's safeguarding policies and procedures. Details Date posted 18 September 2026 Pay scheme Other Salary Depending on experience Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number A1850-26-0003 Job locations The Arnewood Practice Avenue Road New Milton Hampshire BH25 5JP United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Main Duties Clinical Support the delivery of clinical pharmacy services across the PCN, to include: liaising with clinicians and administrative staff to answer medicines related queries within the Technicians scope of competence or referring them to the most suitable healthcare professional where appropriate; in accordance with agreed and approved protocols, assisting the Clinical Pharmacists with Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) such as providing background information, arranging necessary monitoring tests before SMR and follow up of patients after review by the Clinical Pharmacist through clinics (telephone and face-to-face), occasional domiciliary and Care Home visits, utilising consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to optimise their use of medicines; providing medicines reconciliation for patients in a timely and effective manner when they register with the practice or transfer back into primary care, liaising with patients and other providers to ensure patients receive appropriate medication; Assist with medication safety monitoring systems including managing drug monitoring of medicines prescribed under shared care (e.g. high-risk drugs); Participate in quality improvement work and clinical audits to maximise safe and cost-effective medicines use. This will include assisting with searches, data collection and medicine safety tasks; Provide advice to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, signposting and helping to tackle local health inequalities; and Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally. Technical and administration Improve and implement efficient ordering and repeat prescribing processes, including: promoting and implementing aspects of electronic prescribing (ETP) and electronic repeat dispensing (eRD) and online ordering, in particular to minimise clinical risk and waste of medicines; supporting the PCN with prescription processing and improving the service to patients, including community pharmacy