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Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 29 August 2025

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Job summary

Abbey Field Medical Centre and Tollgate Practice in Colchester are looking to welcome a pharmacy technician to their busy team. The position may be based at either practice. The successful candidate will benefit from this 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

  • Action the RAP
  • Review and change medications as per hospital discharges
  • Run, review and action CQC medication reports
  • Assist with the wider pharmacy team

About us

We are a practice of approximately 20,000 patients covering sites in Colchester, Greenstead and Elmstead Market. We use SystmOne clinical system.

Details

Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience - depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

28848

Job locations

Ypres Road

Colchester

Essex

CO2 7UW


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

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC.
  • Diploma Level 2/3 in pharmacy services, or equivalent.

Desirable

  • Strong experience in either a community pharmacy or a 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 it in suitable formats, to a variety of people from professional and non-professional backgrounds.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC.
  • Diploma Level 2/3 in pharmacy services, or equivalent.

Desirable

  • Strong experience in either a community pharmacy or a 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 it in suitable formats, to a variety of people from professional and non-professional backgrounds.

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

Ypres Road

Colchester

Essex

CO2 7UW


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Ypres Road

Colchester

Essex

CO2 7UW


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Abbey Field Medical Centre

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience - depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

28848

Job locations

Ypres Road

Colchester

Essex

CO2 7UW


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