Job summary
Wakefield North Primary Care Network is looking to recruit an additional Pharmacy Technician to join our existing team. The current team have built excellent working relationships between themselves and colleagues across the PCN, practices and colleagues from other PCNs. This is an exciting time to join Primary Care and shape the future of patient care at the first points of contact.
As a pharmacy technician you will be an integral part of the general practice team, working within your professional boundaries in each practice
within the PCN. You will be working under the
supervision of the PCN Clinical pharmacist(s) to ensure that patients receive
safe, accurate and timely supply of their prescribed medication.
Main duties of the job
Providing technical support to the clinical pharmacists, practice GPs, nurses, HCAs and reception/administrative staff, and support the PCN and practices clinical teams with queries around medication from patients and medicine reconciliation following discharge from other care providers. Completing audits around patient safety in the prescribing of medication and present the information for sharing with the clinical team.
The base for this role will be at Henry Moore Clinic, but working with all six practices within the PCN.
About us
We consist of six GP practices on the Eastern side of
Wakefield District. Our practices are
Henry Moore Clinic, Riverside Medical Centre, Tieve Tara Medical Centre, Station
Lane Medical Centre, St Thomas Road Surgery and Newland Surgery.
You will be part of our growing multi-disciplinary additional
roles team, who all work together to support our GP practices and their
patients. The roles currently include
care coordinators, clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, paramedics,
Health and wellbeing coaches, First Contact Physiotherapist, Social Prescribing
Link Worker and nursing staff.
Our PCN is committed to improving the care provided to
our patients, reducing health inequalities and raising the standards and
quality of our general practices.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details of the responsibilities of this role.
Interviews will take place on Monday 11th August 2025.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details of the responsibilities of this role.
Interviews will take place on Monday 11th August 2025.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication, demonstrating clear and polite verbal skills.
- Strong IT skills, including MS Excel, Word and Outlook
- Strong understanding of medicines legislation and ethics
- Ability to work autonomously and as a team member with minimal supervision
- Excellent interpersonal skills, adaptable and quick to make relationships with new teams
- Excellent time management skills (including planning and management of tasks)
- Problem solving & analytical skills
- Ability to follow policy and procedure
- Able to identify risk and appropriately escalate
Desirable
- Demonstrable skills in analysis and presenting prescribing activity data
- SystmOne clinical system user
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working as a pharmacy technician
- Working with the general public
- Medicines management or dispensing role in the community or within a hospital setting
Desirable
- Working within a general practice or PCN
- Knowledge of General Practice repeat prescribing systems
- Policy and protocol development
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE Mathematics & English (Grade C or above) level or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or Equivalent
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable
- Completion of CPPE primary care educational pathway
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Hard working, reliable, honest, pleasant and approachable
- Motivated, flexible and forward thinker
- High levels of integrity
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure
- Holds a full driving licence and access to a vehicle to drive around the PCN
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication, demonstrating clear and polite verbal skills.
- Strong IT skills, including MS Excel, Word and Outlook
- Strong understanding of medicines legislation and ethics
- Ability to work autonomously and as a team member with minimal supervision
- Excellent interpersonal skills, adaptable and quick to make relationships with new teams
- Excellent time management skills (including planning and management of tasks)
- Problem solving & analytical skills
- Ability to follow policy and procedure
- Able to identify risk and appropriately escalate
Desirable
- Demonstrable skills in analysis and presenting prescribing activity data
- SystmOne clinical system user
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working as a pharmacy technician
- Working with the general public
- Medicines management or dispensing role in the community or within a hospital setting
Desirable
- Working within a general practice or PCN
- Knowledge of General Practice repeat prescribing systems
- Policy and protocol development
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE Mathematics & English (Grade C or above) level or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or Equivalent
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable
- Completion of CPPE primary care educational pathway
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Hard working, reliable, honest, pleasant and approachable
- Motivated, flexible and forward thinker
- High levels of integrity
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure
- Holds a full driving licence and access to a vehicle to drive around the PCN
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).
