The role as Pharmacy Technician within GP Practice, is to support the Practice based Clinical Pharmacists to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and efficient systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste and maximising patient outcomes. To work under the supervision of the Senior Clinical Pharmacist to ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients. To provide technical and administrative support to the Clinical Pharmacists and Clinicians. To support the primary care team with queries around medication from patients; including face to face and telephone support to patients, primary and community staff. Knowledge of the principles of medication optimisation Good pharmacy knowledge including terminology A key part of the role will be dealing with daily medication requests and queries and communicating with patients and Community Pharmacies. In addition, the post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. This will involve assisting the Practices in achieving national requirements, and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives. In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.