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Northumbria Primary Care
About
Established in 2015, Northumbria Primary Care is an innovative not for profit business venture which aims to achieve excellence through collaboration within primary care.
Our model is to bring together visionary general practice teams in an organisation which has the enthusiasm, drive and expertise to shape the future delivery of primary care services.
Pharmacy Technician (Primary Care)
Closed for applications on: 12-Jan-2026 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 12-Jan-2026 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- NPC Ponteland and NPC Haydon Bridge and Allendale
- Address
- Meadowfield Industrial Estate
- Town
- Ponteland and Haydon Bridge
- Postcode
- NE20 9SD
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC Band 4)
Specialty
- Main area
- Pharmacy Technician
Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC, they may be asked to work at other practices across our group. We do however limit this as much as possible as we appreciate continuity is vital to effective primary care.
Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It’s open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.
Whilst NPC are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Northumbria Primary Care for a Band 4 Registered Pharmacy Technician to join the team, supporting a group of GP practices within our West Northumberland Neighbourhood (NPC Ponteland and NPC Haydon Bridge and Allendale). The successful candidate will work closely with clinical and administrative colleagues to process a wide range of medication related tasks. The successful candidate will be expected to work between Ponteland and Haydon Bridge. The base site will be Ponteland and milage can be claimed from base site - the postholder must have business insurance on their policy.
The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive primary care medicines management system acting on current best practice. The Pharmacy Technician will be required to undertake activities predominantly within practice, but will need to be flexible to work to the wider demands of the network.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
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The role will contribute to the efficient and effective delivery of medicines to patients e.g. medicines supply, actioning of discharge summary medication changes, liaising with care homes regarding prescription queries and supporting the organisation move towards online prescription services. An understanding of primary care operations and use of SystmOne would be an advantage but is not essential.
Working for our organisation
Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 120,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Appointees will have a nominated base site within NPC as we appreciate continuity and teamwork is vital to effective primary care. As a large multi-site organisation we benefit from offering cross site support and the opportunity to work flexibly across our practices. We also offer evening and weekend working which further enhances flexible working opportunities. Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work under the management of the Clinical Pharmacists in the West Neighbourhood to deliver a comprehensive medicines management to ensure a safe and efficient service is maintained, delivering a range of medicines management activities including medicines reconciliation and repeat prescription requests
To liaise with pharmacy staff in all sectors and other healthcare professionals to ensure a patient orientated medicines management service is provided, conducting medicines reviews for patients identified by the wider multidisciplinary team or from other medicines management initiatives.
To work closely with the Clinical Pharmacists to adopt a team approach to medicines management, acting as a key member of the multidisciplinary team and the wider pharmacy team, providing medicines management advice to healthcare professionals, patients and carers.
To work with the Clinical Pharmacists to develop and undertake medicines management audits, to support discussion within the practice and agree subsequent actions.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within Northumbria Primary Care. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- BTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ Level 3 supported by appropriate underpinning knowledge e.g. national certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent qualification.
- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
- To hold CPPE PCPEP qualification. If not held will need to be complete within 24 months.
- An appropriate accredited technician checking qualification.
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Previous relevant experience working in Pharmacy
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
- Evidence of personal insight and sound judgment.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in primary care, or with primary care teams
- Previous medicines management experience
- Audit experience
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Molly Dewar
- Job title
- Senior Admin Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01661825514
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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