Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Autonomy
Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
- Analytical
Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Physical Skills
Skills for manipulating information
- Physical Skills
Advanced keyboard skills, use of a range of software
- Planning Skills
Skills for project management
- Management Skills
Skills for managing aspects of projects ensuring they meet financial targets.
- Communication Skills
Interpersonal and oral/written communication skills in order to communicate complex information and administrative matter
- Equality and Diversity
Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships
- Knowledge, Training and Experience
Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Knowledge, Training and Experience
Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis
- Knowledge, Training and Experience
Advanced knowledge of IT systems including MS suite of packages and information systems relevant to role
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Analytical
Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise
- Communication Skills
Ability to pull together comprehensive draft reports, data and letters
- Communication Skills
Negotiating, networking and persuasive skills
- Knowledge, Training and Experience
Basic knowledge of project principles
- Knowledge, Training and Experience
Previously worked in similar position within the public sector
Job overview
- Support project and intervention delivery.
- Assist with the practical rollout of medicines value interventions and prescribing support tools.
- Help maintain implementation packs, communication materials and tracking documents.
- Undertake follow up actions and support operational tasks across practices and providers.
Main duties of the job
- Support delivery of the NHS Strategic Commissioning Framework and LNR Operating Model.
- Data processing and basic analysis Collect and organise prescribing data, audit results and activity information. Support maintenance of simple dashboards, trackers and logs. Highlight anomalies or issues to the Band 6 technician or 8a pharmacist.
- Audit and quality support Conduct structured audit activities, repeat prescribing checks and formulary adherence reviews as directed. Ensure accurate documentation and data entry for monitoring purposes. Support gathering evidence for assurance reports.
- Stakeholder and communication support Assist with liaising between teams, coordinating meetings and managing documentation. Support dissemination of updated formulary information, prescribing guidance and technical materials. Facilitate engagement sessions and maintain effective communications with practices and PCNs.
- Administration and programme support Manage resources, shared folders, action logs and operational documentation. Support programme coordination tasks to ensure projects run smoothly. Escalate operational issues promptly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Data processing and basic analysis, audit and quality support, stakeholder and communication support, administration and programme support
See attachment for full job description and person specification
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Pharmacy Technician Medicines Value and Prescribing Quality with NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board in Leicestershire/ Northamptonshire, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Sep 2026.
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