Pharmacy Technician

Northumbria Primary Care; Whitley Bay; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional primary care provider in Whitley Bay is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician to coordinate medicines management activities and ensure a high standard of patient care. The successful candidate will supervise pharmacy staff, conduct medicines reviews, and collaborate with healthcare professionals. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment that values teamwork and innovation while providing care to a diverse patient group.

Qualifications

• Experience in patient care and medicines management.
• Ability to supervise pharmacy technicians and trainees.
• Knowledge of legal and safety regulations regarding medicines.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate the medicine hub activities ensuring quality patient care.
• Deliver comprehensive medicines management in primary care.
• Conduct medicines reviews and audits.

Skills

Coordination and teamwork

Medicines management

Problem-solving

Education

Relevant pharmacy qualification

Job description

About NPC

NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be an employee of NPC and not Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
While appointees have a base practice within NPC, they may be asked to work at other practices across the group, though continuity is vital to effective primary care.

Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It's open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.

NPC is a highly innovative organisation. The use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Locations

Senior Pharmacy Technician will work between 49 Marine Avenue, Park Parade, Nelson and Spring Terrace surgeries.

Key Responsibilities

• Co‑ordinate the medicine hub activities to the extent necessary to ensure the development and maintenance of a high standard of patient care, sound teamwork and close co‑operation with the clinical and managerial team.
• Work under the management of the Clinical Pharmacy Service to deliver a comprehensive medicines management in a primary care setting, ensuring a safe and efficient service is maintained, delivering a range of medicines management activities including medicines reconciliation and repeat prescription requests.
• Conduct medicines reviews for patients and work closely with the Clinical Pharmacist to adopt a team approach to medicines management.
• Work with the Clinical Pharmacist to develop and undertake medicines management audits, support discussion within the practice and agree subsequent actions.
• Supervise medicines technicians, Pharmacy technicians, student pharmacy technicians and pre‑registration pharmacists.
• Interpret prescriptions for drug problems such as drug dosage, form and administration. Consider legality, clarity and risk associated with prescribed medicines and prescriptions and make basic interventions to ensure medicines are safe for patients and refer as appropriate to a medicines management technician or pharmacist.
• Interpret basic medicine supply information and consider appropriate solutions to ensure continuation of supply, referring as appropriate. Assess situations concerning the availability of prescribed medicines and refer non‑standard prescriptions to relevant authority.
• Assist and coach practice staff in the collation and analysis of data for reviews/ audits as required, improving medicines management within the practice.
• Support embedded systems to ensure governance and operational issues are reviewed, discussed weekly with the team and escalated as required.

Working in our Organisation

Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 130,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside. While appointees will have a base practice within NPC, they may be asked to work at other practices across the group; we limit this as much as possible to preserve continuity.

Additional Responsibilities

• As Senior Pharmacy Technician, the post‑holder will be responsible to the Practice Manager and will work autonomously in the day‑to‑day management of the team they manage.
• The post‑holder will work under the management of the Clinical Pharmacy Service to deliver a comprehensive medicines management hub in a primary care setting, ensuring a safe and efficient service is maintained, delivering medicines reconciliation and repeat prescription requests.
• On site at the medicine hub every day, the post‑holder will deal with staffing issues, informal complaints, ensuring the workforce are appropriately supported, trained and appraised.
• Conduct medicines reviews for patients identified by the wider multidisciplinary team or from other medicines management initiatives.
• Act as a key member of the multidisciplinary team and the wider pharmacy team, providing medicines management advice to healthcare professionals, patients and carers.
• Coordinate the CSU medicine hub activities to the extent necessary to ensure a high standard of patient care, sound teamwork and close co‑operation with the clinical and managerial team.
• Supervise and support pharmacy staff in all sectors to ensure a patient‑oriented medicines management service is provided.
• Act as a key member of the multidisciplinary team and the wide pharmacy team, providing medicines management advice to healthcare professionals, patients and carers.
• Develop and undertake medicines management audits, to support discussion within the practice and agree subsequent actions.

Diversity and Inclusion

Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre‑employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance. We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, hold a Gold award from the Defence Recognition Scheme, support Apprenticeships, Age Positiva and are a mindful employer.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, those who have a disability that requires support in the workplace (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.

Reasonable Adjustments

Please let the recruitment team know as soon as possible if you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.

Health and Safety Requirements

Applicants must meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) and complete additional pre‑employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.

Application Process

Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and ensure you know everything necessary before applying to join our fantastic organisation.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust holds a sponsor licence. If you are required to hold a sponsor licence for the role, you must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application. For Skilled Worker visa, see Overview – GOV.UK.

DBS requirement

It is a requirement that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.