Pharmacy Technician

Inthis role, you will work under the guidance of the Partners and Clinical Pharmacist to ensure the accurate, timely, and safe supply of prescribed medications.

You will provide both technical and administrative support to clinicians and assist with patient medication queries.

Comeand work at one of the best GP Surgeries in Surrey (voted number 1 in Surrey inGP Patient Survey 2025 and only 1 of 4 practices to score 100% in patient satisfaction). Ottershaw surgery is a popular and high performing small village practice with a strong family doctor ethos with the aim to provide the best standards of care to patients in a supportive environment.

We run a traditional GP model of care that encourages continuity and high standards of care for our patients with high staff and patient satisfaction.

• Undertake patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients
• Conduct medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration ,support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.
• Perform medication switches or dose adjustments as directed by prescribers or pharmacists.
• Assist with medication queries from patients, community pharmacies, and prescribers, and forward recommendations for alternatives.
• Support implementation of MHRA alerts, safety updates, and prescribing audits.
• Utilise the GP practice clinical systems (EMIS Web) to conduct prescribing audits.
• Support QOF and CQC searches related to prescribing safety.

• Qualified Pharmacy Technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP)

• Experience of working in a primary care setting
• Knowledge of GP Clinical system EMIS Web

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.