Pharmacy Technician
Primary Care Careers
Colchester, CO2 7GHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 November 2026
21 days leftJob description
Creffield Medical Group in Colchester are looking to welcome a full-time PCN Pharmacy Technician on a 1 year fixed term contract. The successful candi...
Developing our prescribing systems to ensure safe, effective and efficient prescribing within the PCN;
- Supporting the reception and administration teams, at our member practices, with complex medication queries
- Supporting the GP partners on prescribing projects and cost/safety audits and actions.
- Managing patient prescriptions
- Supporting medication reviews and reconciliations
- Advising patients and healthcare professionals on medication-related queries
- Developing our prescribing systems to ensure safe, effective and efficient
- Supporting the reception and administration teams with complex medication queries
- Supporting the GP partners on prescribing projects and cost/safety audits and actions
- Minimising medication wastage
If you would like to find out more information
about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Creffield Medical Group was formed in June 2017, it is an amalgamation of Creffield Medical Centre, Layer Road Surgery, Turner Road Surgery and North Hill Medical Group and we have 30,000 patients.
Colchester is a historic, vibrant town with quick road and rail links to London Liverpool Street. It houses one of Europes finest zoos, a Norman Castle, beautifully maintained parks, an active theatre scene and new modern art gallery. The local grammar schools are amongst the best in the country and the local area is surrounded by beautiful countryside including Constable country in nearby Dedham. Mersea Island, Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea offer excellent oysters, beaches and sailing within a short drive.
Qualifications
Essential: - Registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC; - Diploma Level 3 in pharmacy services, or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- 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
- The ability to interpret complex clinical information and present it in suitable formats, to a variety of people from professional and non-professional backgrounds
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
23 October 2026
Last checked
23 October 2026
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