PCN Pharmacy Technician

Victoria Medical Centre; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in the UK is looking for an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join their team. You will support pharmacists in delivering quality clinical services and assist with medication optimisation and patient education. This role offers a competitive salary linked to performance, NHS Pension, and structured development opportunities in chronic disease management. Ideal candidates should be motivated, willing to learn, and ready to enhance patient care across the healthcare network.

Benefits

Competitive salary with pay progression

NHS Pension Scheme

Structured CPD & study time

Access to regular in-house teaching

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated individual with a focus on patient care.
• Experience in pharmacy settings, preferably with chronic disease management.
• Commitment to ongoing training and compliance with standards.

Responsibilities

• Support pharmacists in delivering clinical pharmacy services.
• Conduct structured medication reviews and manage repeat prescribing.
• Assist with patient education and adherence support for long-term conditions.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Clinical and administrative support

Patient education

Team collaboration

Job description

Job Overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic team. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high‑quality medicines optimisation, support chronic disease management, and help improve patient care across the PCN.

Victoria Primary Care Network (VPCN) provides care for approximately 50,000 patients across Victoria Medical Practice, Downlands Medical Centre and Vita Healthcare Practices.

Responsibilities

• Support pharmacists in the delivery of clinical and administrative pharmacy services.
• Assist with medicines optimisation and long term condition management.
• Conduct structured medication reviews.
• Optimise medication based on hospital discharge letters.
• Answer medication and prescription queries from patients and other healthcare professionals.
• Manage repeat prescribing.
• Support the prescription team in day‑to‑day tasks.
• Support implementation of national policies and guidelines.
• Contribute to reducing medication wastage.
• Participate in face‑to‑face clinics in competent clinical fields (full training provided).
• Receive one‑to‑one clinical supervision and support from clinical pharmacists.
• Take part in ongoing training and career progression opportunities.
• Help reduce GP workload through effective pharmacy interventions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards, including CQC, NICE, MHRA, QOF, and PCN DES.
• Assist with patient education and adherence support for long‑term conditions.
• Contribute to audits, quality improvement projects, and service evaluations.
• Assist with clinical coding and data collection.
• Participate in multi‑disciplinary team meetings and collaborative care planning.
• Support medicines reconciliation in patients transitioning between care settings.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with pay progression linked to training & performance.
• NHS Pension Scheme.
• Protected and structured CPD & study time.
• Development pathways in chronic disease management (e.g. diabetes, CV disease, respiratory, frailty).
• Access to PCN‑wide learning, regular in‑house teaching, clinical supervision and shared learning sessions, peer support and shadowing.
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support.