Neighbourhood Support Pharmacy Technician


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Eastleigh, SO50 5PB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	4 Aug 2026
Closing date:	18 Aug 2026

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Summary

As a Neighbourhood Support Pharmacy Technician, you'll work closely with neighbourhood teams, GP practices, PCNs, community pharmacies, and medicines optimisation colleagues to support the delivery of high-quality medicines optimisation services. You'll contribute to prescribing safety initiatives, quality improvement programmes, and the delivery of medicines optimisation priorities and cost improvement programmes by analysing prescribing data, supporting clinical audits, reviewing medicines optimisation processes and implementing local and national prescribing guidance. You'll also produce and deliver reports and educational resources, provide medicines optimisation advice within your scope of practice, and support the delivery of service improvement initiatives. We're looking for someone who enjoys working with people, can build positive working relationships and is confident managing a varied workload. You'll be organised, proactive and able to interpret information to support informed decision making. Most importantly, you'll share our commitment to improving patient and population outcomes through safe, effective and evidence-based medicines optimisation. We're looking for someone who is: A registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC. Experienced working in a community pharmacy, hospital or primary care environment, with an interest in developing your knowledge of medicines optimisation. Enthusiastic about improving patient and population outcomes and medicines optimisation. An excellent communicator who enjoys building positive working relationships. Organised, adaptable and able to manage competing priorities. Comfortable using digital systems and data to support medicines optimisation, prescribing improvement and service development. Able to work independently whilst contributing positively as part of a supportive team. Committed to continuous professional development and delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in primary care, broaden their knowledge of medicines optimisation and influence improvements in patient care across multiple practices and neighbourhoods. The Neighbourhood Support Pharmacy Technician will support the delivery of the Medicines Optimisation workplan by working collaboratively with neighbourhood teams, PCNs community pharmacies, GP practices and colleagues across the Integrated Care Board to improve the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of prescribing. Key responsibilities include: Building and maintaining effective working relationships with neighbourhood teams, GP practices, PCNs, community pharmacies, medicines optimisation colleagues and the wider Integrated Care Board to support delivery of shared objectives. Supporting medicines optimisation objectives and priorities, including delivery of agreed cost improvement programmes and service improvement initiatives across neighbourhood teams, PCNs and GP practices. Analysing prescribing and clinical data to identify opportunities to improve patient care, prescribing quality and value. Supporting clinical audits, data collection, reporting and evaluation to support local and national priorities. Supporting the implementation of prescribing guidance, medicines optimisation programmes and change management initiatives. Producing and delivering reports, educational resources and project documentation to support healthcare professionals and service delivery. Promoting safe, evidence-based and cost-effective prescribing while supporting initiatives to reduce medicines waste. Providing medicines optimisation advice within own competence and escalating complex queries where appropriate. Supporting the review of prescribing processes and contributing to continuous quality improvement.

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