Job summary
We are looking to recruit to the
post of Pharmacy Technician for 37.5 hours per week, to work within our General Practice healthcare
team.
The postholder
will work with a diverse range of people from different cultural and social
backgrounds. The ability to work confidently and effectively in a varied, and
sometimes challenging environment is essential.
The successful candidate will
have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and be organised, patient
and empathetic. They will have experience of working in health, social care or
other support roles including direct contact with people, families or carer.
Kingsnorth Medical Practice is located in a semi-rural location. We are a close-knit sociable team with 4 Partners, 7 Salaried GPs, 4 Nurses, 3 HCAs, Reception team, Administration team and a Social Prescriber.
Interviews will take place on the afternoon of Friday 17th April 2026.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.
Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new model of care which addresses our ambition to deliver person-centred, coordinated care across the district. The Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice model is supported by the direction of national policy including the Five Year Forward View and GP Forward View where there is a need to better utilise the role of pharmacy within primary care to pro-actively help patients stay safe and well and out of hospital as well as helping to reduce the demands on general practice.
Please see attached full job description for further information.
About us
At Kingsnorth Medical
Practice we value and respect one another and our patients. By having a united
belief in kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork this translates
into great patient care and makes KMP a great place to work. This ethos has helped
us achieve an outstanding rating by CQC.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Pharmacy in General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation
to develop a new model of care which addresses our ambition to deliver
person-centred, coordinated care across the district. The Clinical Pharmacy in
General Practice model is supported by the direction of national policy
including the Five Year Forward View and GP Forward View where there is a need
to better utilise the role of pharmacy within primary care to pro-actively help
patients stay safe and well and out of hospital as well as helping to reduce
the demands on general practice.
Pharmacy
technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists,
community pharmacists and other members of the Practice multidisciplinary
team. Pharmacy technicians are different to clinical pharmacists as they are
not able to prescribe or make clinical decisions, instead working under
supervision to ensure effective and efficient use of medicines.
Pharmacy technicians core role
responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical and administrative
categories.
The purpose of the role is to
lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in prescribing
to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to
get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and
approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice,
including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising
clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.
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 Practice in achieving national requirements, NICE
implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.
Please see attached full job description for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Pharmacy in General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation
to develop a new model of care which addresses our ambition to deliver
person-centred, coordinated care across the district. The Clinical Pharmacy in
General Practice model is supported by the direction of national policy
including the Five Year Forward View and GP Forward View where there is a need
to better utilise the role of pharmacy within primary care to pro-actively help
patients stay safe and well and out of hospital as well as helping to reduce
the demands on general practice.
Pharmacy
technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists,
community pharmacists and other members of the Practice multidisciplinary
team. Pharmacy technicians are different to clinical pharmacists as they are
not able to prescribe or make clinical decisions, instead working under
supervision to ensure effective and efficient use of medicines.
Pharmacy technicians core role
responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical and administrative
categories.
The purpose of the role is to
lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in prescribing
to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to
get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and
approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice,
including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising
clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.
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 Practice in achieving national requirements, NICE
implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.
Please see attached full job description for further information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC.
- Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician; enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy.
- Computer literate with an ability to use Microsoft Office.
- An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues.
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment
- Excellent time keeping and prioritisation skills
Desirable
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN and Practice.
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges.
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC.
- Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician; enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy.
- Computer literate with an ability to use Microsoft Office.
- An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues.
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment
- Excellent time keeping and prioritisation skills
Desirable
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN and Practice.
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges.
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences.
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).