Overview
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust is inviting applications for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to join the Woodsley and Holt Park Primary Care Network (PCN). The PCN serves a population of over 115,000 across ten GP practices in North Leeds, contributing to high-quality, personalised community care.
You will be a valued member of a multidisciplinary team, supporting safe, effective, and efficient medicines-related care across multiple practices. You will work with pharmacists, GPs, nurses, social prescribers, and other health professionals within the practices, PCN, community pharmacies, and wider care network to optimise medicines use, support long-term condition management, and reduce medication-related harm.
This role offers opportunities for professional development and flexible working in a collaborative primary care environment. For informal enquiries, contact Tom Hindmarsh, PCN Senior Pharmacy Technician. Email: thomas.hindmarsh@nhs.net | Phone: 07840 842 909.
Responsibilities
* Deliver high-quality medicines-related support across ten general practices under the direction of the PCN Senior Pharmacy Technician and Senior Clinical Pharmacist.
* Support clinical medication reviews, repeat prescription management, patient education, and adherence to best practice prescribing standards.
* Review and reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and clinic letters; manage medication queries from patients and staff; refer to clinical pharmacists as appropriate.
* Identify patients for structured medication reviews and support implementation of local and national prescribing guidance.
* Contribute to QOF, improve safety, and reduce waste through audits and patient engagement with a person-centred, evidence-based approach. Include both patient contact and non-patient contact work.
* Work effectively as part of a broader clinical team, ensuring patients receive the right medication, at the right dose, and at the right time.
About us
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust delivers a range of community-based health services across the city, working in people’s homes, local health centres, community hospitals, and in partnership with other local trusts, charities, and Leeds City Council. The organisation has a strong culture and, in our latest CQC evaluation, was rated "Good" overall, with Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.
Benefits include generous annual leave and NHS discount opportunities. For details, visit www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk and click on the Join Our Team tab.
Right to Work: This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirming the right to work in the UK. If sponsorship is not available, please consider eligibility before applying.
Legal and Safety Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975 (Exceptions Order). A DBS check will be required.
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