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Job Summary
Modality Partnership Mid Sussex Division has a part-time vacancy (up to 30 hours per week) for a Pharmacy Technician to join our established pharmacy team at the Modality Mid Sussex GP partnership. The successful post holder will be working alongside other pharmacy colleagues within the practice to ultimately improve medicines safety, prescribing and further develop the role that pharmacy technicians can play in this new fast paced and continually developing area of work.. We are seeking dedicated postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values: Commitment, Accountability.
Job Summary
Modality Partnership Mid Sussex Division has a part-time vacancy (up to 30 hours per week) for a Pharmacy Technician to join our established pharmacy team at the Modality Mid Sussex GP partnership. The successful post holder will be working alongside other pharmacy colleagues within the practice to ultimately improve medicines safety, prescribing and further develop the role that pharmacy technicians can play in this new fast paced and continually developing area of work.. We are seeking dedicated postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values: Commitment, Accountability.
This job is suitable for individuals who are career driven and have a passion for patient care and supporting patients with their health outcomes. Working with the wider team such as Pharmacists, Prescribing teams, and GPs to ensure prescribing targets are met and changes are made in a timely manner.
We can offer flexibility around preferred site working and will consider hybrid remote/on site working patterns too.
As an employee with us you can benefit from
Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme
Annual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata
Employee discounts and benefits scheme
Employee assistance programme (EAP)
Education and career pathways
Enhanced Family friendly policies
Flexible working
Wellbeing support and initiative
If you are interested in learning more, please read on.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a pharmacy technician registered with the General Pharmacy Council. They will work within their professional boundaries to support the objectives of the GP, clinical and pharmacy team. They are key to maximising the safe prescribing of medications across the partnership, ensuring that targets for monitoring common medications are met and working with colleagues to enhance medicines optimisation and increase patient safety. The pharmacy technician will also play an important role in efficient prescribing, working to improve repeat prescribing processes and medicines reconciliation. Working within guidelines and competencies agreed with the Lead Pharmacist, they will also engage directly with patients, helping them to better understand and benefit from their medications. Patient safety sits at the heart of all these activities.
The role is not a regular 9am-5pm job; the job requires innovation, flexibility, and commitment and the postholder will be required to work resourcefully as part of the team to ensure tasks are completed.
About Us
Modality Mid Sussex is a large practice serving 29,000 patients across 4 sites (Ship Street Surgery, Judges Close Surgery, Crawley Down Health Centre + Parkview Health Partnership) and belonging to the larger Modality family. At Modality Mid Sussex, we have multi-disciplinary professionals working across the sites including a well-established pharmacy team. Our vision is a Commitment to Care Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellent.
All employees are welcomed to enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme. We are committed to developing our people through education and career pathways and who align to our organisational values of CARE.
Modality Partnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all our potential applicants in line with the Equality Act, 2010.
Details
Date posted
19 June 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience £32,000 per annum WTE depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
E0281-25-0100
Job locations
Judges Close Surgery
High Street
East Grinstead
RH19 3AA
Crawley Down Health Centre
Bowers Place
Crawley Down
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 4HY
Parkview Health Centre
Leylands Road
Burgess Hill, Sussex
RH15 8HS
The Ship Street Surgery
Ship Street
East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH194EE
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.
You will love this job if you are passionate about delivering high quality care for patients, and you are a team player and want to be part of a pharmacy hub where you can be innovative as part of a forward-thinking team to bring your ideas to the table.
Working under the supervision of the Lead Clinical Pharmacist you will ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients, and will provide technical and administrative support to the Clinical Pharmacists and Clinicians.
If you feel this is the ideal career opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge of working in a division of a GP super-partnership, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.
Please note: Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any point during the recruitment stage.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage.
We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.
You will love this job if you are passionate about delivering high quality care for patients, and you are a team player and want to be part of a pharmacy hub where you can be innovative as part of a forward-thinking team to bring your ideas to the table.
Working under the supervision of the Lead Clinical Pharmacist you will ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients, and will provide technical and administrative support to the Clinical Pharmacists and Clinicians.
If you feel this is the ideal career opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge of working in a division of a GP super-partnership, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.
Please note: Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any point during the recruitment stage.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage.
We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence based medicine.
- An appreciation of the NHS agenda and Government targets.
- Awareness of systems to support management of patients in a primary care setting, delivering pharmaceutical input and support in the context of pathways of care and the business of the organisation.
- Awareness of GP budget-management and funding systems to enable GP clinical pharmacist services to assist delivery of PCN and NHS priorities and requirements for financial balance and quality.
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing.
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation.
Experience
Essential
- 2 years experience in a hospital, community or primary care pharmacy.
- Primary care experience.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
- Clear, polite telephone manner.
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office packages and case management systems.
- Knowledge of the principles of medication optimisation.
- Good pharmacy knowledge including terminology.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improvement of prescribing
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation.
- Understanding of current national policies, in particular those that impact on medicines management services.
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising).
- High levels of analytical literacy skills
- Organised with good time management.
- Ability to follow policy and procedure.
- Systemone / Emis user skills.
- Experience of medicines reconciliation.
- Understanding of community pharmacy systems.
- Ability to develop and implement policy and procedure to sustain a quality service.
- Understanding of QOF.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Works effectively independently and as a member of a team.
- Flexible approach to meet service needs and ensure a stakeholder focused response.
- Self-motivated and proactive.
- Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work.
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required.
- Independently mobile to be able to work across several sites and travel to meet with stakeholders.
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
- Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment; ability to deal with both urgent and important tasks and to prioritise effectively whilst also supporting others.
- Excellent time keeping and prioritisation skills.
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician.
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmacy services.
- Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH).
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician.
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmacy services.
- Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Modality Partnership
Address
Judges Close Surgery
High Street
East Grinstead
RH19 3AA
Employer's website
https://www.modalitypartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Modality Partnership
Address
Judges Close Surgery
High Street
East Grinstead
RH19 3AA
Employer's website
https://www.modalitypartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
LNKD1_UKTJSeniority level
- Seniority levelEntry level
Employment type
Job function
- Job functionHealth Care Provider
- IndustriesPharmaceutical Manufacturing
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