Pharmacy Technician

Job summary We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Clinical Pharmacist to join our friendly and supportive practice team. This is an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist who enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary GP team and would like to develop their role within primary care. The successful candidate will have a varied role, supporting safe and effective prescribing, structured medication reviews, clinical monitoring and quality improvement. You will work closely with our GPs, nursing team, pharmacy team and wider practice staff to improve patient care and support the delivery of practice and PCN priorities. Main duties of the job Main duties will include: Reviewing and managing medication, including structured medication reviews and medication optimisation. Processing and clinically reviewing DOCMAN correspondence, ensuring appropriate actions are taken and documented. Supporting delivery of PQS, QOF and other quality improvement requirements . Reviewing patients with high blood pressure, including medication optimisation and monitoring. Supporting cardiovascular disease prevention and long-term condition management. Monitoring medicines and ensuring appropriate blood tests and clinical monitoring are completed. Reviewing hospital discharge and outpatient correspondence where medication changes are required. Supporting safe, effective and cost-effective prescribing across the practice. Identifying prescribing issues, medicines safety concerns and opportunities for improvement. Working collaboratively with GPs, nurses, ACPs, paramedics and other members of the multidisciplinary team. Providing advice to clinicians and patients regarding medicines. Supporting audits, searches and practice improvement projects. Contributing to medicines-related policies, protocols and clinical audits. Helping the practice achieve its clinical, prescribing and quality targets. About us Theale Medical Centre is a busy GP practice caring for approximately 11,000 patients. We have a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team consisting of GPs, nurses, pharmacists, paramedics, ACPs and a wider administrative and reception team. We are committed to providing high-quality, safe and patient-centred care while continually looking for ways to improve our services and processes. Our Clinical Pharmacists have an important role within the practice and are involved in a broad range of clinical and prescribing work, including medication reviews, DOCMAN, blood pressure management, medicines monitoring, prescribing optimisation, audits and delivery of PQS and other quality improvement work. We use a number of digital systems to support our clinical work, including EMIS Web, Accurx and Ardens. We are keen to support professional development and provide opportunities for the successful candidate to develop their skills and take ownership of areas of clinical and quality improvement work. We are looking for someone who is organised, clinically confident, approachable and able to work independently while being a valued member of our wider practice team. Details Date posted 22 September 2026 Pay scheme Other Salary Depending on experience Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working Reference number A0483-26-0006 Job locations Englefield Road Theale Reading RG7 5AS United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Pharmacy Technician Job Description Theale Medical Centre is looking for an enthusiastic, organised and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our multidisciplinary practice team. The Pharmacy Technician will play an important role in supporting the safe and effective use of medicines across our patient population. Working alongside our Clinical Pharmacists, GPs, nurses and wider multidisciplinary team, the role will support medicines optimisation, medication monitoring, clinical administration and quality improvement. This is a varied role with opportunities to develop your skills and take responsibility for specific areas of medicines management within the practice. Key Responsibilities Medicines Optimisation Support the Clinical Pharmacists and wider clinical team with medicines optimisation. Undertake appropriate medication-related reviews and administrative medicines management tasks within scope of practice. Identify patients requiring medication reviews, monitoring or follow-up. Support safe, effective and cost-effective prescribing. Identify prescribing issues, medicines safety concerns and opportunities for improvement. Support patients with medication-related queries and signpost or escalate to the appropriate clinician when required. DOCMAN and Clinical Correspondence Review and process relevant DOCMAN correspondence within agreed timescales. Identify medication changes, monitoring requirements and actions arising from hospital correspondence. Ensure appropriate actions are completed or allocated to the appropriate clinician. Update patient records a