Pendle East Primary Care Network

PCN Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 22 February 2026

Job summary

The purpose of the role is to support the Practices and GP Prescribing Leads in ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and efficient systems for repeat prescribing and medicines management.

Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy is developing, and we are looking for a motivated individual who isflexible to respond to the developing nature of the role and the needs and priorities of individuals requiring support. Under the direction of the clinical pharmacists, we expect that you will be able to work independently and manage your own workload. You will need excellent communication skills to be able to liaise with patients, primary care staff, community pharmacists and other partners.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for the main duties and responsibilities for this role.

About us

There are 5 GP practices that have come together to form Pendle East Primary Care Network covering a population of approximately 47, 500 patients.

Our mission in Pendle East is to strengthen, develop and support local General Practice, to enable the delivery of high-quality care to local people.

We are building teams within the PCN to enable peer support and team working both within and across professions.

We have an opportunity to create something special and we want you to be part of it. We have the infrastructure, the relationships, and the potential to create a team that will make a significant difference to GP practices, to outcomes for local populations, and to individual lives for patients across Pendle.

Details

Date posted

11 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Follows Agenda for Change Banding

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A3101-26-0001

Job locations

Pendle East Community Hub

Colne Health Centre

Colne

Lancashire

BB8 0JZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Overview and Person Specification document separately for the specifics about this post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Overview and Person Specification document separately for the specifics about this post.

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Knowledge of pharmacy procedures
  • Understanding of medicines legislation and ethics
  • Knowledge of diversity issues and ability to work in non-discriminatory way.
  • IT skills including MS Word and Excel

Desirable

  • Skills in analysing and presenting prescribing activity data
  • EMIS Web user

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Knowledge of pharmacy procedures
  • Understanding of medicines legislation and ethics
  • Knowledge of diversity issues and ability to work in non-discriminatory way.
  • IT skills including MS Word and Excel

Desirable

  • Skills in analysing and presenting prescribing activity data
  • EMIS Web user

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or Equivalent

Desirable

  • Accuracy Checking Qualifications

Experience

Essential

  • Medicines management or dispensing role in the community

Desirable

  • Policy / procedure development
  • General Practice repeat prescribing systems
Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Knowledge of pharmacy procedures
  • Understanding of medicines legislation and ethics
  • Knowledge of diversity issues and ability to work in non-discriminatory way.
  • IT skills including MS Word and Excel

Desirable

  • Skills in analysing and presenting prescribing activity data
  • EMIS Web user

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Knowledge of pharmacy procedures
  • Understanding of medicines legislation and ethics
  • Knowledge of diversity issues and ability to work in non-discriminatory way.
  • IT skills including MS Word and Excel

Desirable

  • Skills in analysing and presenting prescribing activity data
  • EMIS Web user

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or Equivalent

Desirable

  • Accuracy Checking Qualifications

Experience

Essential

  • Medicines management or dispensing role in the community

Desirable

  • Policy / procedure development
  • General Practice repeat prescribing systems

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 (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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 (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Pendle East Primary Care Network

Address

Pendle East Community Hub

Colne Health Centre

Colne

Lancashire

BB8 0JZ


Employer's website

https://www.pendleeastpcn.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Pendle East Primary Care Network

Address

Pendle East Community Hub

Colne Health Centre

Colne

Lancashire

BB8 0JZ


Employer's website

https://www.pendleeastpcn.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Support Officer

Kirsty Parker

kirsty.parker2@nhs.net

07862752873

Details

Date posted

11 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Follows Agenda for Change Banding

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A3101-26-0001

Job locations

Pendle East Community Hub

Colne Health Centre

Colne

Lancashire

BB8 0JZ


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