Sutton Coldfield Group Practice

Pharmacy Technician- Primary Care Network

The closing date is 26 January 2026

Job summary

SCGP mission statement and values:

PASSIONATE ABOUT HEALTH COMPASSIONATE WITH PEOPLE

Our vision is to be a bold and innovative general practice which is integrated in the community and delivers quality care in partnership with our patients.

All members of the SCGP team are dedicated to providing a quality service in order to achieve safe health services, which meet patient needs.

Good general practice is based on good doctor and patient relationships requiring trust and mutual respect. We believe this is basic to good patient care. We work in a partnership with our patients.

Reporting to: PCN Lead Clinical Pharmacist

Hours: Full time

Sutton Coldfield Group Practice (SCGP) Primary Care Network consists of a single merged innovative practice on a single IT system. We pride ourselves on providing high quality patient centered care by a well-supported team of staff with a focus on a culture of continued learning and improvement. We span six sites within a five mile radius and cover 52,000 patients.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Pharmacy Technician with a minimum of 2 years experience to join our existing PCN pharmacy team.

Please ensure that your CV includes your personal email address and telephone number to help us contact you efficiently during the recruitment process.

Main duties of the job

Support the PCN Clinical pharmacists in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services.

Liaise with clinicians and administrative staff to resolve medicines-related queries

Monitor practice prescribing and adherence to local and national prescribing policies

Improve service and quality through mechanisms such as audit

About us

SCGP sites within our PCN include:

Falcon, 93 Carhampton Rd, B75 7PG

Four Oaks, 21 Mere Green Rd, B75 5BS

Ley Hill, 228 Lichfield Road, B74 2UE

Sutton Park, 34 Chester Rd N, B73 6SP

Tudor, 233 Tamworth Rd, B75 6DX

Vesey, 61 Holland Rd, B72 1RL

If upon you joining SCGP (Sutton Coldfield Group Practice), you are currently a patient at one of the SCGP practices, you will be asked to transfer to a different practice. During your probation, unless there is no other alternative available for you, you will be expected to transfer to another practice to ensure that you are not treated by a colleague.

Details

Date posted

12 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£17.46 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A3813-26-0000

Job locations

Sutton Park Surgery

34 Chester Road North

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B73 6SP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Pharmacy technicians play an increasingly important role in complementing clinical pharmacists, and multi-disciplinary teams in the PCN.

The role of the technician will cover clinical, technical and administrative duties. The primary purpose of this role is to ensure that systems, structures and processes are in place to deliver the smooth and efficient day to day running of the sites.

Liaise with clinicians and administrative staff to resolve medicines-related queries

Monitor practice prescribing and adherence to local and national prescribing policies

Improve service and quality through mechanisms such as audit

Job description

Job responsibilities

Pharmacy technicians play an increasingly important role in complementing clinical pharmacists, and multi-disciplinary teams in the PCN.

The role of the technician will cover clinical, technical and administrative duties. The primary purpose of this role is to ensure that systems, structures and processes are in place to deliver the smooth and efficient day to day running of the sites.

Liaise with clinicians and administrative staff to resolve medicines-related queries

Monitor practice prescribing and adherence to local and national prescribing policies

Improve service and quality through mechanisms such as audit

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • It is a requirement of the role to be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have a BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences with a minimum of 2 years experience to join our existing PCN pharmacy and medicines optimisation team.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • It is a requirement of the role to be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have a BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences with a minimum of 2 years experience to join our existing PCN pharmacy and medicines optimisation team.

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

Sutton Coldfield Group Practice

Address

Sutton Park Surgery

34 Chester Road North

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B73 6SP


Employer's website

https://leyhillsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sutton Coldfield Group Practice

Address

Sutton Park Surgery

34 Chester Road North

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B73 6SP


Employer's website

https://leyhillsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Clinical Pharmacist

Surinderpal Virdee

Surinderpal.virdee@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

12 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£17.46 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A3813-26-0000

Job locations

Sutton Park Surgery

34 Chester Road North

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B73 6SP


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