Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician – Primary Care: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician – Primary Care (Wansbeck Primary Care Network)

We have a great opportunity for pharmacy technicians wishing to develop their careers as part of our progressive team, with a national reputation for innovation and development. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has a diverse and supportive clinical pharmacy team with a proven track record of providing high quality, patient-centred care. Our pharmacy technicians undertake patient-facing clinical roles, using their skills as part of a multidisciplinary team to support patients wherever they are across primary and secondary care (hospital, home or care home).

Our team offer you a unique clinical, patient-facing role that allows pharmacy technicians to develop or maintain skills within primary care. Full access to acute trust teams and resources will help to enable system wide approach to patient care, and designed around you to make the most of your skill set.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacy technician to support medicines optimisation across Wansbeck Primary Care Network (Seaton Park Medical Group, Gables Medical Group, Guidepost Medical Group and Bedlingtonshire Medical Group) to help meet their population needs. This clinical patient-facing role will involve medicines optimisation stewardship, enhancing medicines support for care homes and their residents, supporting patients at transitions of care and providing medicines management support and leadership across the network.

You may already be a pharmacy technician working in general practice or an experienced pharmacy technician ready to take the next step in your career.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oBTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ Level 3 supported by appropriate underpinning knowledge e.g. BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences, NPA or equivalent qualification.
• oRegional Qualification or equivalent for Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians. (If not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
• oRegistered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• oEvidence of relevant specialist continuing professional development.
• oTo have successfully completed an appropriate accredited technician checking qualification e.g. Regional Scheme, Buttercups. Regional Qualification for Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians (if not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
• oA1 or equivalent NVQ assessor qualification (if not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
• oIT skills to include pharmacy systems, Microsoft word and Excel.
• oRelevant evidence of CPD demonstrating that their knowledge and training are current and show evidence of revalidation if appropriate.
• oThe above qualifications will ensure the post holder has the required skills for the role and has the specialist training and experience to degree or equivalent level.

Closing Date: 31 August 2026