Primary Care Careers

Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 27 June 2025

Job summary

EAST:MK Primary Care Network has exciting opportunity for a pharmacy technician to join our team. The role is offered on a full-time basis, 37.5 hours per week over 5 days per week, between Monday and Saturday, on a rotation basis across the 4 surgeries; Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and The Grove Surgery that make up the PCN.

The successful candidate will benefit from this unique opportunity to build up strong working relationships across our organisation and will be actively involved in how their role evolves over time.

Main duties of the job

  • developing our prescribing systems to ensure safe, effective and efficient prescribing within the practice;
  • supporting the reception and admin teams with complex medication queries.
  • supporting the GP partners on prescribing projects and cost/safety audits and actions.

About us

East:MK PCN covers a total population of around 56,000 patients, across its 4 practices in Milton Keynes: Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and the Grove Surgery.

Our overarching objective is to deliver the highest standard of care. We work collaboratively with colleagues in the NHS, public and community services to make as much of an impact to improving patient access and care. Patient-centred care is a firm belief in our network, and we are looking for energetic and proactive individuals that will enjoy working in a vibrant team.

Details

Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,000 a year minimum, dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8638-4

Job locations

CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES MED CENTRE

68 BRADWELL COMMON BOULEVARD

BRADWELL COMMON

MILTON KEYNES

MK13 8RN


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team.
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the primary care network.
  • Highly motivated.
  • Energy and enthusiasm.
  • The ability to work under pressure and organise workload effectively.
  • An enquiring and critical approach to work.
  • Caring attitude to patients.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives and agencies.
  • Strong experience in either a community pharmacy or primary care setting .
  • Confident in analysing and presenting information to health professionals.
  • Experience of implementing and promoting cost effective strategies.
  • Ability to interpret complex clinical information and present in suitable formats to a variety of people from professional and non-professional backgrounds.

Desirable

  • Experience or working in a primary or urgent care setting.
  • Experience of working in a GP practice.
  • Knowledge/use of primary care IT systems like SystmOne.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified and registered pharmacy technician with GPhC
  • Diploma Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team.
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the primary care network.
  • Highly motivated.
  • Energy and enthusiasm.
  • The ability to work under pressure and organise workload effectively.
  • An enquiring and critical approach to work.
  • Caring attitude to patients.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives and agencies.
  • Strong experience in either a community pharmacy or primary care setting .
  • Confident in analysing and presenting information to health professionals.
  • Experience of implementing and promoting cost effective strategies.
  • Ability to interpret complex clinical information and present in suitable formats to a variety of people from professional and non-professional backgrounds.

Desirable

  • Experience or working in a primary or urgent care setting.
  • Experience of working in a GP practice.
  • Knowledge/use of primary care IT systems like SystmOne.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified and registered pharmacy technician with GPhC
  • Diploma Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services.

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES MED CENTRE

68 BRADWELL COMMON BOULEVARD

BRADWELL COMMON

MILTON KEYNES

MK13 8RN


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES MED CENTRE

68 BRADWELL COMMON BOULEVARD

BRADWELL COMMON

MILTON KEYNES

MK13 8RN


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

East MK PCN

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,000 a year minimum, dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8638-4

Job locations

CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES MED CENTRE

68 BRADWELL COMMON BOULEVARD

BRADWELL COMMON

MILTON KEYNES

MK13 8RN


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