Pharmacy Technician

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Yeading Medical Centre Pharmacy Technician The closing date is 01 November 2026 Apply for this job Job summary The post-holder is a Pharmacy Technician and is an integral part of the general practice team, working within their professional boundaries. This role will work under the supervision of the Senior Partner and Clinical Pharmacistto ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients. The Pharmacy Technician will provide technical and administrative support to the clinicians. The Pharmacy Technician will support the practice clinical teams with queries regarding medication from patients. The Pharmacy Technician will complete audits regarding patient safety in the prescribing of medication and present the information for sharing with the clinical team. The Pharmacy Technician supports public health and screening programmes including immunisations and vaccination programmes whilst participating in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and reduce health inequalities. Main duties of the job Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients. Promote antimicrobial stewardship and reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. Assist with medicines optimisation schemes, safety audits, and prescribing incentive programmes. Implement national prescribing policies through audits, quality improvement, QOF, and enhanced services. Work with multidisciplinary teams to improve medicines management, ordering, returns, and reduce waste. Help reception teams triage prescription requests, referring complex cases to GPs or Clinical Pharmacists. Promote electronic prescribing, safe repeat prescribing, and monitoring of high-risk medicines. Train staff in the safe and legal handling of medicines, including the Electronic Prescription Service. Build relationships across primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care, mental health, and social care. Follow safeguarding policies for adults and children. Handle prescription queries and contribute to the practice team. Demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills. Participate in audits, research, and quality improvement, updating practice protocols and guidelines. Support enhanced services, patient complaints, and learning from incidents and near misses. Complete mandatory training and induction. Contribute to clinical governance and attend annual appraisals to review objectives. Support public health campaigns, including flu vaccination clinics. About us Yeading Medical Centre is an NHS general practice in Northolt, providing a wide range of healthcare services to the local community. The team consists of GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, clinical pharmacists, physician associates, mental health practitioners, social prescribers, and reception and administrative staff who work collaboratively to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care. The practice promotes a professional, supportive and patient-focused working environment. Its work ethic centres on teamwork, effective communication, confidentiality, safeguarding, continuous improvement and ensuring patients receive safe and appropriate care. Regular team training and patient feedback help the practice improve its services and maintain high standards. Working at Yeading Medical Centre offers the opportunity to gain valuable experience in primar