Pharmacy Technician

Job summary
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an onsite Primary Care Pharmacy Technician to join Farnham Primary Care Network on a permanent, full-time basis.

Farnham PCN prides itself on delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, supported by a skilled and collaborative multidisciplinary team. As our Pharmacy Technician, you will play a key role in optimising medicines management, supporting clinical workflows, and helping to ensure safe, effective prescribing across our practices.

Main duties of the job

• Conduct medication reconciliation using clinical correspondence and hospital discharge summaries.
• Support effective medicines management, including prescription screening and processing.
• Respond to and communicate with patients regarding medication-related queries.
• Liaise with local community pharmacies to address supply issues and medicine shortages.
• Carry out medication synchronisation to align with regular repeat prescriptions.
• Manage medication monitoring recalls, such as blood pressure checks, blood tests, and annual reviews.
• Undertake prescribing audits aligned with CQC and QOF priorities, as directed by the Prescribing Team (training available).
• Complete routine and annual medication monitoring tasks.
• Work within Shared Care Protocols to support safe prescribing and monitoring.
• Action medicines safety alerts issued by CAS, MHRA, and the ICB.
• Perform Level 1 and Level 2 medication reviews (training provided as needed).
• Assist with pre-SMR (Structured Medication Review) screening processes (training available).

About us
Farnham Integrated Care Service (FICS) is a federation offering services at the heart of Farnham Primary Care Network (PCN). Serving patients from our GP Practices, offering various clinical and non-clinical NHS commissioned services. FICS offers both reactive and proactive care through urgent same day care services and integrated care management. See Farnham PCN website for further information.

Job responsibilities
As a Primary Care Pharmacy Technician, you will work within professional standards and defined boundaries, supporting your General Practice team in collaboration with Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians across PCN.

You will contribute to resolving medication-related queries, work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team, enhance patient outcomes, and support initiatives that improve access to healthcare services.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable

• Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP), or evidence that you have already started or are working towards its completion.

Skills
Essential

• Knowledge of repeat prescribing processes
• Understanding of medicines optimisation and patient safety
• Familiarity with CQC and QOF standards
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Professional and patient-centred approach
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Problem-solving mindset

Experience
Essential

• Experience in primary care or community pharmacy
• Medicines reconciliation and medicines management
• Working within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience using EMIS

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.