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Pharmacy Technician - Mid Sussex Division

Modality Partnership
East Grinstead
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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)

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