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Main Duties and Responsibilities The postholder will work alongside the Practice Pharmacist and wider practice team to support the safe, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines across the practice.

Responsibilities will include:

• Repeat prescribing: Process and manage repeat prescription requests in accordance with practice policies, agreed protocols and prescribing procedures, identifying and escalating discrepancies or concerns.

• Medicines reconciliation: Support medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge, transfers of care and other relevant changes to a patient's medication.

• Medicines optimisation: Assist with medication reviews, ensuring patients receive appropriate medicines and identifying opportunities to improve treatment and adherence.

• Prescription queries: Respond to routine medication-related queries within the scope of the role and refer clinical concerns to the Practice Pharmacist or an appropriate prescriber.

• Medicines safety: Support the identification and management of medication-related risks, including high-risk medicines, drug interactions, contraindications and overdue monitoring, escalating concerns appropriately.

• Patient support: Communicate with patients and carers regarding medicines, prescription processes and medication-related issues, providing information within professional competence.

• Prescribing support: Undertake relevant searches, audits and reviews to identify patients requiring medication reviews, monitoring or follow-up.

• Reducing medicines waste: Identify opportunities to reduce unnecessary prescribing and medicines waste, supporting the efficient use of NHS resources.

• Liaison and coordination: Work collaboratively with GPs, pharmacists, practice staff, community pharmacies, hospital teams and other healthcare professionals to support continuity of care.

• Clinical systems and records: Maintain accurate, timely and confidential patient records, ensuring medication information is updated appropriately on clinical systems.

• Policies and procedures: Work in accordance with practice protocols, prescribing guidance, medicines management policies and relevant professional standards.

• Quality improvement: Contribute to prescribing audits, service reviews and initiatives to improve medicines safety, prescribing quality and patient outcomes.

• Professional development: Maintain GPhC registration, undertake relevant training and continuing professional development, and work within the limits of professional competence.

General Responsibilities The postholder will:

• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with data protection requirements at all times.

• Adhere to infection prevention and control, health and safety, safeguarding and other relevant practice policies.

• Communicate professionally and effectively with patients, colleagues and external healthcare providers.

• Recognise the limits of their knowledge and competence and seek advice or escalate concerns when necessary.

• Participate in team meetings, training and service development activities as required.

• Undertake other reasonable duties appropriate to the role and level of responsibility.

Job description

Main Duties and Responsibilities The postholder will work alongside the Practice Pharmacist and wider practice team to support the safe, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines across the practice.

Responsibilities will include:

• Repeat prescribing: Process and manage repeat prescription requests in accordance with practice policies, agreed protocols and prescribing procedures, identifying and escalating discrepancies or concerns.

• Medicines reconciliation: Support medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge, transfers of care and other relevant changes to a patient's medication.

• Medicines optimisation: Assist with medication reviews, ensuring patients receive appropriate medicines and identifying opportunities to improve treatment and adherence.

• Prescription queries: Respond to routine medication-related queries within the scope of the role and refer clinical concerns to the Practice Pharmacist or an appropriate prescriber.

• Medicines safety: Support the identification and management of medication-related risks, including high-risk medicines, drug interactions, contraindications and overdue monitoring, escalating concerns appropriately.

• Patient support: Communicate with patients and carers regarding medicines, prescription processes and medication-related issues, providing information within professional competence.

• Prescribing support: Undertake relevant searches, audits and reviews to identify patients requiring medication reviews, monitoring or follow-up.

• Reducing medicines waste: Identify opportunities to reduce unnecessary prescribing and medicines waste, supporting the efficient use of NHS resources.

• Liaison and coordination: Work collaboratively with GPs, pharmacists, practice staff, community pharmacies, hospital teams and other healthcare professionals to support continuity of care.

• Clinical systems and records: Maintain accurate, timely and confidential patient records, ensuring medication information is updated appropriately on clinical systems.

• Policies and procedures: Work in accordance with practice protocols, prescribing guidance, medicines management policies and relevant professional standards.

• Quality improvement: Contribute to prescribing audits, service reviews and initiatives to improve medicines safety, prescribing quality and patient outcomes.

• Professional development: Maintain GPhC registration, undertake relevant training and continuing professional development, and work within the limits of professional competence.

General Responsibilities The postholder will:

• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with data protection requirements at all times.

• Adhere to infection prevention and control, health and safety, safeguarding and other relevant practice policies.

• Communicate professionally and effectively with patients, colleagues and external healthcare providers.

• Recognise the limits of their knowledge and competence and seek advice or escalate concerns when necessary.

• Participate in team meetings, training and service development activities as required.

• Undertake other reasonable duties appropriate to the role and level of responsibility.

What is the salary for this pharmacy technician role in Birmingham?

The advertised salary for this pharmacy technician role at Hall Green Health is £29330.00 to £33241.00 p.a.. Typical pharmacy technician pay in Birmingham varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

How many pharmacy jobs are currently open in Birmingham?

PharmSee is currently tracking 9 active pharmacy vacancies in Birmingham across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open Birmingham pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

How do I apply for this role?

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