Coast & Country Primary Care Network

Pharmacy Technician

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North East England
Permanent
Pharmacist
GBP 14 - 15 per year

Posted 8 day(s) ago

Reference: 2362999


Job summary

Are you a qualified Pharmacy Technician looking to make a real difference in patient care?

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Pharmacy Technician to join our multidisciplinary team within Coast & Country PCN, to be based at Holsworthy Medical Centre.

Full-time: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: Competitive salary, depending on experience

Applications will not be considered unless your application explains how your experience and skills meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

INTERVIEWS TO BE HELD EITHER WEEK COMMENCING 12TH OR 26TH OCTOBER 2026.

Benefits include:

  • 27 days annual leave plus pro-rata bank holidays
  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
  • Company sick pay from 6 months
Main duties of the job

Undertaking a patient facing role, you will work alongside GPs, clinical pharmacists, nurses and other healthcare professionals,helping to optimise medicines use, improve patient outcomes, and support the delivery of high-quality care across our PCN population.

You will be supporting the PCN in the achievement of its targets relating to IIF, CQC and QOF.

About us

Our surgery teams work closely together, enjoying the ability to share expertise and resources and to develop their services. Our vision is to continue to improve the quality of care that we provide in alignment with the need of our patient population.

We are able to build on the services already offered by primary care services and offer proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care.

Details
Date posted

24 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14 to £15.98 an hour Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A4815-26-0000

Job locations

Holsworthy Medical Centre

Dobles Lanes

Holsworthy

Devon

EX22 6GH

United Kingdom


Job description
Job responsibilities

You will leadimprovements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care.

You willsupport the Primary Care Network (PCN) practices by working within professional boundaries as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to ensure the effective and efficient use of medicines, and deliver key objectives of the PCN DES across the Network.

Please see the attached full job description for this role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

You will leadimprovements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care.

You willsupport the Primary Care Network (PCN) practices by working within professional boundaries as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to ensure the effective and efficient use of medicines, and deliver key objectives of the PCN DES across the Network.

Please see the attached full job description for this role.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential
  • Working in a patient facing role
  • Working in a pharmaceutical department
  • Experience with medication reviews
  • Experience of medicine optimisation and reconciliation
  • Working with community pharmacies
  • Working in a role involving administration e.g. data checking and charging
  • Working in a team as a team member
  • Working with multidisciplinary teams
Desirable
  • Working within Primary Care/General Practice
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
  • Good IT skills including the Microsoft Office suite.
  • Knowledge of shared care protocols
  • Leading improvement skills
  • Consultation skills
  • Clinical Audit skills
Desirable
  • Knowledge of PCNs
  • Knowledge of QOF
Qualifications
Essential
  • Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • GCSE grade A to C or equivalent in English & Maths
Desirable
  • Undertaking or qualified through an approved training pathway eg Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
  • Working in a patient facing role
  • Working in a pharmaceutical department
  • Experience with medication reviews
  • Experience of medicine optimisation and reconciliation
  • Working with community pharmacies
  • Working in a role involving administration e.g. data checking and charging
  • Working in a team as a team member
  • Working with multidisciplinary teams
Desirable
  • Working within Primary Care/General Practice
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
  • Good IT skills including the Microsoft Office suite.
  • Knowledge of shared care protocols
  • Leading improvement skills
  • Consultation skills
  • Clinical Audit skills
Desirable
  • Knowledge of PCNs
  • Knowledge of QOF
Qualifications
Essential
  • Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • GCSE grade A to C or equivalent in English & Maths
Desirable
  • Undertaking or qualified through an approved training pathway eg Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)
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).

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

Coast & Country Primary Care Network

Address

Holsworthy Medical Centre

Dobles Lanes

Holsworthy

Devon

EX22 6GH

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://coastandcountrypcn.gpweb.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details
Employer name

Coast & Country Primary Care Network

Address

Holsworthy Medical Centre

Dobles Lanes

Holsworthy

Devon

EX22 6GH

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://coastandcountrypcn.gpweb.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)