Pharmacy Technician - Tunbridge Wells Primary Care Network

Integrated Care System; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic Primary Care Network as a Pharmacy Technician in Tunbridge Wells, where you'll support Clinical Pharmacists and assist in medication management and patient care. This role offers opportunities for professional development, including enrollment in NHS England's CPPE Education Programme, with favorable conditions and supportive work culture.

Benefits

Match NHS Annual Leave entitlement

Flexible working arrangements

Training, support, and career development

Employee Assistance Programme

Recognition via Employee of the Month scheme

Qualifications

• Requires BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
• Must hold NVQ level 3 and be registered with GPhC.
• Familiarity with NICE technology appraisals and NHS Long Term plan is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support medication reviews and optimising patient medicine use.
• Contribute to prescribing protocols and quality targets.
• Carry out patient-facing roles and audits.

Skills

Patient Support

Medicine Management

Auditing

Project Management

Education

BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

NVQ Level 3

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Tools

EMIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pharmacy Technician - Tunbridge Wells Primary Care Network

Are you a new or experienced Pharmacy Technician looking for your next challenge?

Are you interested in expanding your role within Primary Care?

West Kent Primary Care is seeking to employ a Pharmacy Technician on behalf of Tunbridge Wells Primary Care Network (PCN) to support their team of technicians and work with one or two of their eight member practices.

TunbridgeWells Primary Care Network (PCN) is made up of 8 member GP practices servicingover 84,000 patients. We are a forwardthinking, dynamic and cohesive PCN offering services including First Contact MSKAssessment, Social Prescribing, Paramedics and Clinical Pharmacy.

We are happy for applicants with primary and/or community care experience to apply.

Interviews to take place 23 July 2025.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with practice prescribing teams to support effective medication use through conversations withpatients and Primary Care colleagues. The post holder will support the Clinical Pharmacists to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and efficientmedicine management systems. This will include repeat prescribing, medicinesoptimisation, reducing medicines waste and maximising patient outcomes andundertaking searches and audits to improve with quality of services provided.

As part of this role the PCN willfund for you to be enrolled into the NHS England CPPE Education Programme whichlasts for 15 months. Study leave and time off to attend courses will be builtinto your work plan.

About us

West Kent Primary Carewill act as employer for this role. We are a collaborative and ambitious GPFederation working with GP practices across Sevenoaks, Weald, Tonbridge,Tunbridge Wells, Malling, and Maidstone to improve General Practice provision inthe area. West Kent Primary Care are a supportive and friendly organisationwhose aim is to provide high quality, seamless health care thatenables people to lead healthier lives, whilst feeling supported and cared for.

What we can offer:

• Favourableterms and conditions
• Match NHSAnnual Leave entitlement
• NEST and NHSPension
• A comprehensive induction into the companyfollowed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Training, support, and development in yourcareer
• Flexibleworking arrangements
• Recognitionvia Employee of the Month scheme
• Wellbeingsupport and Employee Assistance Programme

*Due to thegeographical location and travel required for the role, it would be beneficial to have a full driving license.

Job responsibilities

To undertake patient facing and patient supportroles to ensure effective medicine use

Carry out medicines optimisation tasks inaccordance with PCN and practice protocols to update patients medical records/ prescribing accordingly

To support the achievement of the practicesprescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) targets

Supporting the delivery of specifications thatrelate directly to the Investment & Impact Funding system

Working with the Clinical Pharmacists and PrescriptionClerks to contribute to the review and development of repeat prescribingprotocols to improve the efficiency and effectiveness by championing electronicprescriptions

To support the Clinical Pharmacist to providemedication reviews, patient information leaflets, medicine awareness; and toundertake community visits as appropriate.

Support initiatives for antimicrobialstewardship

To identify areas of good practice and todisseminate this across the PCN.

To devise and carry out various audits and drugsearches

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent and have a NVQ level 3 and be registered with The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

other

• Knowledge or Use of the clinical system EMIS

Experience

• Previous experience in primary, secondary or community care
• Able to use Microsoft Office applications
• Experience of participation in audits or project management.
• Experience working with GP Practices
• Up to date knowledge of drug actions, doses, formulations and interactions.
• Familiarity with NICE technology appraisals relevant to primary care.
• Knowledge and Understanding of the NHS Long Term (10 year) plan

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.