Job Summary
The purpose of the role is to support the Practices and GP Prescribing Leads in ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and efficient systems for repeat prescribing and medicines management.
About Us
There are 5 GP practices that have come together to form Pendle East Primary Care Network covering a population of approximately 47,500 patients.
Our mission in Pendle East is to strengthen, develop and support local General Practice, to enable the delivery of high-quality care to local people.
We are building teams within the PCN to enable peer support and team working both within and across professions.
We have an opportunity to create something special and we want you to be part of it. We have the infrastructure, the relationships, and the potential to create a team that will make a significant difference to GP practices, to outcomes for local populations, and to individual lives for patients across Pendle.
Details
Date posted: 03 March 2026
Pay scheme: Salary depending on experience follows Agenda for Change Banding.
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: A3101-26-0002
Job locations: Pendle East Community Hub, Colne Health Centre, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 0JZ
Job Description
Job responsibilities: Please refer to the Job Overview and Person Specification document separately for the specifics about this post.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Knowledge of pharmacy procedures
* Understanding of medicines legislation and ethics
* Knowledge of diversity issues and ability to work in a non-discriminatory way.
* IT skills including MS Word and Excel
Desirable
* Skills in analysing and presenting prescribing activity data
* EMIS Web user
Qualifications
Essential
* NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or Equivalent
Desirable
* Accuracy Checking Qualifications
Experience
Essential
* Medicines management or dispensing role in the community
Desirable
* Policy / procedure development
* General Practice repeat prescribing systems
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.
Employer details
Employer name: Pendle East Primary Care Network
Address: Pendle East Community Hub, Colne Health Centre, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 0JZ
Employer's website: https://www.pendleeastpcn.nhs.uk/
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