The Oaks Medical Centre
Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 30 August 2026

Job summary
The Oaks Medical is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy Team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our prescription system.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a supportive, forward-thinking primary care team committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.

Working alongside experienced Clinical Pharmacists, pharmacy technician, prescription clerk, GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals, you will play a key role in supporting medicines optimisation, improving prescribing safety and enhancing patient outcomes across our practice population of almost 12,000 patients.

The post is a fixed term 12 month contract. There is a potential for the role to become permanent following the fixed term period, subject to organisational requirements and satisfactory performance.

The role is part time, however exact hours and salary are negotiable for the right candidate.

Main duties of the job
The role offers a varied mix of patient-facing and non-patient-facing responsibilities, including medication reviews, medicines reconciliation, document processing, repeat prescribing support, high-risk medicines monitoring, patient queries, Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) optimisation, clinical audits and quality improvement projects.

About us
We are a very friendly, forward thinking 3 Partner Practice in central Beeston with a list size of approximately 12,000 patients.

At the Oaks Medical Centre we recognise that the quality of care we provide is only as good as the quality of the people that work at our practice. We are one of only a few practices in the UK that were rated Outstanding in all domains by CQC.

We are committed to providing an open, friendly and supportive environment where all staff are comfortable sharing ideas and who can expect to be provided with all the tools and support they need to enjoy working and succeeding.

Benefits

• Competitive salary - negotiable dependent on experience
• NHS pension or NEST
• Role fully supported. We are a medical student teaching practice with many years experience of teaching, excellent feedback from students and train administrative apprentices and Registrars.
• Working with GPs and Nurses with a wide range of special interests including diabetes, family planning, minor surgery and dermatology
• Hours and salary are negotiable for the right candidate, dependent on experience.
• Potential to become permanent role at end of fixed term period.
• Working with our pharmacy team including our pharmacists, pharmacy technician and prescription clerks, as well as full MDT team.

Details
Date posted: 03 August 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 1 years
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: A0638-26-0006
Job locations: 20 Villa Street, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2NY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
As a Pharmacy Technician, you will work under the supervision of the Pharmacy team, and GPs to support the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centered care across the practice.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting medicines optimisation and prescribing safety initiatives.
• Undertaking medication reviews and medicines reconciliation.
• Processing incoming letters relating to medication.
• Managing repeat prescribing processes and responding to medication queries.
• Supporting high-risk medicines monitoring, including Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) optimisation.
• Completing clinical searches, audits and quality improvement projects.
• Supporting delivery of QOF, Enhanced Services and medicines optimisation initiatives.
• Working collaboratively with GPs, Clinical Pharmacists, Nurses, Community Pharmacies and Secondary Care providers.
• Supporting care home medicines optimisation and transfer of care processes.
• Contributing to service development and continuous improvement across the practice.
• Following Infection Prevention and Control guidelines.
• Raising safeguarding concerns where appropriate, relating to medications or other issues.

Person Specification

Experience
Essential

• Experience working as a registered Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience supporting medicines optimisation and medication safety.
• Experience managing repeat prescribing and medicines reconciliation.
• Experience dealing with medication queries from patients and healthcare professionals.
• Experience using clinical IT systems.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience undertaking audits or quality improvement activities.
• Experience managing own workload and working autonomously within professional boundaries.

Desirable

• Experience working in General Practice or Primary Care.
• Experience using SystmOne.
• Experience supporting patients prescribed high-risk medicines.
• Experience undertaking Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) optimisation.
• Experience supporting Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and Enhanced Services.
• Experience working with care homes.

Skills and Qualities
Essential

• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face.
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports.
• Good organisational skills.
• Effective time management
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and the ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct.
• Patient-focused with a professional and compassionate approach.
• Reliable, organised and able to manage competing priorities.
• Proactive with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Able to demonstrate initiative, accountability and sound judgement.
• Committed to maintaining confidentiality and high professional standards.
• Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, infection prevention and control, safeguarding, information governance and health and safety.

Desirable

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours (Early mornings 07:00-08:00, late nights 18:30-20:00, Saturdays 09:00-17:00)
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on an infrequent basis, including to visit people in their own home or local care homes

Qualifications
Essential

• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Meets the qualification and registration requirements of the GPhC.
• Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Desirable

• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACT) qualification.
• Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) qualification.

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: The Oaks Medical Centre
Address: 20 Villa Street, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2NY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Practice Manager: Charlotte Hubbard
Email: Charlotte.Hubbard2@nhs.net
Phone: 01159254566