Job summary
Chelmsford City Health PCN have an exciting opportunity for a hardworking, enthusiastic and innovative pharmacy technician to join our Primary Care Network who will be required to travel between the GP practices within our PCN. This role is offered on a full-time or part-time basis.
The successful candidate will benefit from this unique opportunity to build up strong working relationships across our organisation and will be actively involved in how their role evolves over time.
We have the right to close the vacancy earlier than the closing date, if we reach the maximum number of applications.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the role is to develop our prescribing systems to maximise safe, effective and efficient prescribing in order 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.
The role will also include supporting the reception and admin teams with complex medication queries.
Other regular tasks will involve working with the GPs on prescribing projects and cost/safety audits and actions.
About us
The four surgeries which make up Chelmsford City Health PCN Limited are separate practices that formed a network in order to benefit from shared resources and to be able to offer healthcare services at scale to its population of 43,000 patients. Two of the practices are dispensing practices and all four are training practices.
We offer the following benefits:
- Competitive salary based on experience
- NHS Pension
- Supportive and friendly environment
- Flexible working hours - all flexible offers and working arrangements will be considered
- Enhanced maternity/paternity benefits
- Annual Leave: 33 days for full-time, with enhancement for long service
- Peer support
- CPD Support with training and development
Supporting your work life balance and professional development is important to us, so we will be happy to discuss any requirements for flexible working.
If you would like to find out more information and discuss further, please contact Valerie Beard, PCN Support Manager or Rebecca Pittuck, Head of Operations for Chelmsford City Health Primary Care Network.
Contact details: valerie.beard@nhs.net or rebecca.pittuck@nhs.net
Details
Date posted
22 January 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£28,000 a year circa, dependent on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Reference number
8757
Job locations
Beauchamp House
37 Beauchamp Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 0DB
Employer details
Employer name
Primary Care Careers
Address
Beauchamp House
37 Beauchamp Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 0DB
Employer's website
https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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