# PCN Pharmacy Technician - The Old School Surgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hinckley and Bosworth Medical Alliance Ltd. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pcn-pharmacy-technician-the-old-school-surgery/11b53dbd-b9be-4f51-ad73-343ab39287a5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pcn-pharmacy-technician-the-old-school-surgery/11b53dbd-b9be-4f51-ad73-343ab39287a5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hinckley and Bosworth Medical Alliance Ltd - **Location:** The Old School Surgery, Hinckley Road, Stoney Staton, LE9 4LJ, United Kingdom - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacy technician - **Salary:** Negotiable - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-12T10:38:05.798Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/B0055-26-0025 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/B0055-26-0025/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=B0055-26-0025 - **Employer website:** https://hbmagpfederation.co.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job summary Due to some changes within a practice, we are delighted to be recruiting a Pharmacy Technician, to work at The Old School Surgery for Hinckley and Bosworth Medical Alliance. The Old School Surgery is part of Fosseway PCN, and is a practice that is anticipated to increase its patient list size over the coming years. There is already a Pharmacy Technician within the practice, and the successful applicant will be working alongside them, to support the needs of the practice. There is a degree of flexibility in regards to the working hours per week, with a minimum requirement of 18.75 hours, up to a maximum of 37.5 hours per week. Salary will be pro-rata based on working hours. Please note that should this vacancy attract sufficient interest it may be necessary to close the vacancy at an earlier date. We therefore suggest that you apply at an early stage to avoid disappointment Benefits: Access to the NHS Pension Eyecare Scheme Funded CPD Days (if appropriate) Access to NHS Staff Discount Scheme Minimum of 25 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays (pro rata). Increasing with length of service Sick pay ### Main duties of the job We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking pharmacy technician to join our like-minded practice. We endeavour to find the best pharmacy talent to join our team. The successful pharmacy technician candidate will play an important role in complementing our members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team. This is an evolving job role with huge scope for development as we expand our PCN team further over the years. It is a requirement of the role to be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician. We are seeking a pharmacy technician preferably with previous experience of working in primary care. We expect the successful candidate to contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive primary care medicines management system acting on current best practice / service change requests from our clinical commissioning group. The Pharmacy Technician will be required to undertake activities predominantly at a practice level, but will need to be flexible to work to the wider demands of the network. For example, the role will involve liaising with community pharmacy teams to highlight and manage problems identified by community pharmacy, such as medicines waste. An understanding of primary care operations and use of SystmOne would be an advantage but is not essential. ### About us Hinckley and Bosworth Medical Alliance is a GP Federation that supports 12 GP practices across Hinckley & Bosworth locality, which form 3 Primary Care Networks (PCNs). We employ in excess of 40 PCN staff across a number of clinical grades and in supportive roles, and we continue to grow. This includes a team of 8 Social Prescriber Link Workers As a rapidly growing Federation, we have structures in place to ensure that all staff have appropriate mentors and are supported in their professional development. ### Details - Date posted: 12 August 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: Depending on experience From £28,442.96 per year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: B0055-26-0025 - Job locations: The Old School Surgery, Hinckley Road, Stoney Staton, LE9 4LJ, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities The post holder will Support the practice in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services Perform medicines improvement work to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing under the supervision of the GP or Clinical Pharmacist Improve the use of medicines and help patients with medication adherence. Assist with medication safety monitoring systems (e.g. high-risk drugs) Liaise with clinicians and administrative staff to resolve medicine-related queries Monitor practice prescribing and adherence to practice, local and national prescribing policies Improve service and quality through mechanisms such as audits Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility: Operational Support the Clinical Pharmacists in Structured Medication Reviews (e.g. organise necessary monitoring tests before SMR and identification of appropriate patients) Undertake patient-supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision-making Support medicine reconciliation of patients whose care is transferred back into primary care in a timely and effective manner liaising with patients and other providers to ensure patients receive appropriate medication on discharge Liaise with PCN dispensaries and community pharmacies to aid effective medicines reconciliation Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration, supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation post-discharge and other transfers of care Assist with the development and implementation of systems to ensure safe and effective monitoring of high-risk medication Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing Assist Clinical Pharmacists with any searches, data collection, medicine safety tasks Work with pharmacy team to develop safe, effective and efficient systems for repeat prescribing Increase uptake of Electronic Repeat Dispensing Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services Review and analyse prescribing data across the network using available tools producing reports and feedback for practices Undertake, participate and share outcomes of clinical audits to facilitate improvement Implement changes to medication that result from CAS/MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local/national guidance Collaborating Working Relationships Work collaboratively with the PCN team Develop relationships and work closely with community, hospital and MMT pharmacy colleagues and the wider health system Liaise with other stakeholders for the collective benefit of patients Participate in practice meetings, patient participation groups and other meetings to improve engagement with the role of pharmacy technician Practice Targets Support practices in achieving QOF To be aware of the prescribing budget and identify and action areas for cost improvement Work with PCN team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved PCN responsibilities Identify, report and/or process any issues of concern relating to safeguarding and quality of care arising from working with patients and referring onwards as appropriate. Participate in the induction and training of new members of staff and contribute to PCN development. Professional development Work with your line manager to undertake continual personal and professional development, taking an active part in reviewing and developing the roles and responsibilities. Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety. Undertake the CPPE Primary Care Education Pathway Work with your line manager to access regular clinical supervision, to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present. Miscellaneous Work as part of the team to seek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to business planning. Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner. Duties may vary from time to time, without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility HBMA Privacy notice is available upon request. ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - General Pharmaceutical Council Registration (required) **Desirable** - Reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.