Pharmacy Technician — Community Pharmacy Partnerships

Change Grow Live; Washington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Wellness hour weekly

Contributory pension

Staff discounts

Friendly team

Training, career development & growth

Refer-a-Friend scheme

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Sunderland invites applications for a Pharmacy Technician on a fixed-term contract until 30 June 2028. The role supports partnerships with community pharmacies, medicines governance, and supervised interventions across Sunderland.

You will be registered with the GPhC, have a GPhC-approved qualification, and at least 2 years’ experience. Travel across the area is required; full-time hours are 37.5 per week with pro rata salary adjustments for part-time roles.

Qualifications

• GPhC-approved pharmacy technician course/qualification.
• Current registration with GPhC.
• At least 2 years’ experience as a registered Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience of multi-agency working with different professional groups.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and general IT literacy.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for community pharmacy contractors and the LPC, ensuring regular, high-quality communication with partners.
• Attend meetings with the LPC and CDLIN as required.
• Promote Change Grow Live across the Service, maximising the use of community pharmacies to support positive health outcomes.
• Ensure community pharmacies provide interventions including supervised consumption, needle exchange, and naloxone.
• Use PharmOutcomes and other systems to collect, collate and analyse data.
• Provide medicines governance advice and manage pharmaceutical products and controlled stationery in line with policies.
• Support prescribing of cost-effective pharmacotherapies in line with best practice.
• Provide medicines-related advice to prescribers and other healthcare professionals, covering dosing and interactions.
• Support responses to drug alerts overseen by Central Pharmacy Team.
• Dispense and administer medicines within onsite dispensaries, including PGDs where appropriate.
• Provide oversight on safe storage, handling and management of medicines and controlled stationery.
• Support staff training and development for safe medicines management.
• Monitor stock management, rotation and storage safety.
• Ensure controlled drugs are stored and recorded securely.

Skills

Multi-agency working

Outcomes-focused environment

Excel proficiency

Education

GPhC-approved pharmacy technician course/qualification

Current GPhC registration

Job description

Change Grow Live in Sunderland invites applications for a Pharmacy Technician on a fixed-term contract until 30 June 2028. The role supports partnerships with community pharmacies, medicines governance, and supervised interventions across Sunderland.

You will be registered with the GPhC, have a GPhC-approved qualification, and at least 2 years’ experience. Travel across the area is required; full-time hours are 37.5 per week with pro rata salary adjustments for part-time roles.