Pharmacy Technician

Job summary
Creffield Medical Group in Colchester are looking to welcome a full-time PCN Pharmacy Technician on a 1 year fixed term contract.

The successful candidate will benefit from this opportunity to build up strong working relationships, across our organisation, and will be actively involved in how their role evolves over time.

Main duties of the job

• Developing our prescribing systems to ensure safe, effective and efficient prescribing within the PCN
• Supporting the reception and administration teams, at our member practices, with complex medication queries
• Supporting the GP partners on prescribing projects and cost/safety audits and actions
• Managing patient prescriptions
• Supporting medication reviews and reconciliations
• Advising patients and healthcare professionals on medication-related queries
• Minimising medication wastage

About us
Creffield Medical Group was formed in June 2017, it is an amalgamation of Creffield Medical Centre, Layer Road Surgery, Turner Road Surgery and North Hill Medical Group and we have 30,000 patients.

Colchester is a historic, vibrant town with quick road and rail links to London Liverpool Street. It houses one of Europes finest zoos, a Norman Castle, beautifully maintained parks, an active theatre scene and new modern art gallery. The local grammar schools are amongst the best in the country and the local area is surrounded by beautiful countryside including Constable country in nearby Dedham. Mersea Island, Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea offer excellent oysters, beaches and sailing within a short drive.

Details
Closing date: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 30129
Location: 15 Calavry Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7GH

Person Specification
Essential qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC
• Diploma Level 3 in pharmacy services, or equivalent

Essential experience

• Strong experience in either a community pharmacy or a primary care setting
• Confident in analysing and presenting information to health professionals
• Experience of implementing and promoting cost-effective strategies
• The ability to interpret complex clinical information and present it in suitable formats, to a variety of people from professional and non-professional backgrounds

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.

Contact
For questions about the job, contact: Recruitment Team, Creffield Medical Group PCN, enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk, 01206918760

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