Medicines Technician Locality

Job summary
Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull Integrated Care Board (BBCS ICB) has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacy technician to join the Prescribing Support Team.

The post holder will be working within allocated GP practices to support the implementation of the medicines optimisation strategy to promote high quality, evidence based, safe and cost-effective prescribing. Highly regarded by the organisation and GP practices, you will be an integral member of the team supporting the delivery of Medicines Optimisation initiatives that improve care and tackle health inequalities. The post offers an excellent opportunity for a candidate to further develop their insight into primary care and broaden their experience within different healthcare settings.

Although there is an expectation that the successful candidate will be able to travel across the BBCS ICB geography where required, the current posts will support the three locality teams across the Birmingham and Solihull places. Preference for alignment of locality will be discussed during the recruitment process.

The core operational hours between 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday; team members will work their agreed hours during this time. The ICB promotes flexible and agile (practice locations or office base) working as a commitment to equality and making staff feel valued.

Main duties of the job
The Prescribing Support Team is a large, dynamic, and innovative team, providing expert pharmaceutical advice to GPs and other primary care clinicians.

Work closely with colleagues in the medicines management team to deliver the vision of the ICB to ensure strategic alignment with health and care priorities and equity across the footprint with the aims of minimising harm and maximising benefit for patients, from medicines prescribed or supplied, alongside achieving cost effective care for people living in the BBCS footprint.

Your responsibilities will include auditing repeat medication systems, participating in clinical audits, promoting cost effective product usage and reviewing areas where there is potential for reducing medicines waste. Participate in, and where appropriate lead, medicines management projects and improvement initiatives. You will develop and maintain key relationships with allocated GP practices and be on hand to provide specialist technical support, medicines related information and training within agreed parameters to practice staff and ICB colleagues.

As a member of the team, patients will be at the heart of everything you do - you will be joining a team dedicated to delivering high quality care and tackling health inequalities.

About us
Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull Integrated Care Board (ICB) brings together the NHS, local councils and voluntary sector partners to support 2.7 million people. Our vision is to make the area the healthiest place to live and work by improving life chances and reducing inequalities.

As an employee, you will demonstrate our system values, champion inclusion and help address health inequalities so everyone can thrive. In return, the ICB offers a supportive, ambitious and inclusive workplace, with opportunities to develop and work with partners to deliver meaningful change.

Job responsibilities

• Project management, monitoring, and progress-chasing
• Being the key point of contact for identified groups, including organisation of meetings, issuing papers and compiling minutes
• Day to day business and administrative support
• Ad-hoc project work where requested.
• Ensuring maximum effectiveness of the team by planning and managing diaries, providing personal assistance and continual support

Accountabilities

• Promote high quality, evidence based, cost effective prescribing by registered primary care clinicians working within GP practices.
• To provide specialist prescribing support and advice within agreed parameters to practice staff (including GPs, nurses) and other ICB/Cluster staff as appropriate.
• To utilise, analyse and interpret complex data (including prescribing data) and informatics systems to assist the prescribing support team members to formulate locally delivered action plans.
• Work across the ICB/Cluster on projects and initiatives as required and promote awareness of medicines optimisation issues.
• This role requires mobile working between GP practices and the ICB/Cluster offices to deliver services. The post holder may be required to work at any establishment at any time throughout the duration of their contract. The role may also require working alone.

Essential qualifications

• Holds a recognised General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) accredited qualification or a GPhC approved apprenticeship for Pharmacy Technician.
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacy technician.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Essential experience

• Relevant post registration experience as a pharmacy technician
• Broad medicines management knowledge
• Knowledge of legislation and clinical governance issues related to medicines and prescribing.
• Experience of working to and developing Standard Operating Procedures/work protocols

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Closing date: 08 November 2026

The ICB is a registered Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will shortlist suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria.