Job summary

Posterngate surgery are seeking a positive, caring and self motivated Pharmacist to bring their knowledge and expertise to expand our experienced and welcoming clinical team.

Main duties of the job

Working with our multidisciplinary team to support clinicians in implementing effective dispensing, prescription management, prescribing systems and medicines management within the practice.

About us

Posterngate surgery is a large, innovative and high performing teaching practice. Working together with Selby Town Primary Care Network, we are a friendly, hardworking and supportive practice that aims to achieve the highest quality of care for or patients.

A systmone practice with a skill mix consists of 6 GP Partners, Salaried GPs, First Contact Physios, Mental Health Practitioners, Urgent Care Practitioners and Pharmacy Team supported by Practice Nurses and HCA's. Easy access from York & Leeds with free on-site parking and modern comfortable premises.

Details

Date posted

01 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1013-26-0008

Job locations

Portholme Road

Selby

North Yorkshire

YO8 4QH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Review patients by consultation on complex medication regimens, screening & management of long term conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, COPD & hypertension

Deal with telephone based medication queries from patients, pharmacies & hospital

When appropriately qualified develop and utilise prescribing skills in face to face and remote settings to further support patient care.

Provide medicines management advice to doctors, practice nurses and other health professionals to promote the safe, effective, quality and cost effective use of medicines

Run audits & design of safer prescribing systems

Review of medications for nursing & residential home patients

Manage patients & health care professionals medicine queries

Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge & work with patients & community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge

Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions & readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines & identifying & addressing medicines related issues

Manage practice formularies to improve the quality, safety & cost effectiveness of prescribing

Work with primary care professional & patients to implement NICE & other evidence based guidelines

Act as a source of medicines information for all of the practice team & patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives e.g. around out of stocks)

Implement drug withdrawals & alerts e.g. MHRA aimed at improving medicines safety

Ensure that all dispensing errors and near misses are logged in accordance with the practice procedure and to undertake any activity necessary to rectify or prevent errors

Liaise with clinicians about prescriptions to ensure accuracy and prevent risk

Keep up-to-date with current pharmacy practice, new drugs and their uses for the purpose of continuing professional development

Provide regular support and feedback to the practice on prescribing action plans

Promote high quality, cost effective and evidence based use of medicines within the practice

Lead on identifying changes to minimise drug waste

Refer to ePACT data to analyse & review practice prescribing

Job description Job responsibilities Review patients by consultation on complex medication regimens, screening & management of long term conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, COPD & hypertensionDeal with telephone based medication queries from patients, pharmacies & hospital When appropriately qualified develop and utilise prescribing skills in face to face and remote settings to further support patient care.Provide medicines management advice to doctors, practice nurses and other health professionals to promote the safe, effective, quality and cost effective use of medicinesRun audits & design of safer prescribing systems Review of medications for nursing & residential home patients Manage patients & health care professionals medicine queriesReconcile medicines following hospital discharge & work with patients & community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions & readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines & identifying & addressing medicines related issues Manage practice formularies to improve the quality, safety & cost effectiveness of prescribing Work with primary care professional & patients to implement NICE & other evidence based guidelines Act as a source of medicines information for all of the practice team & patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives e.g. around out of stocks) Implement drug withdrawals & alerts e.g. MHRA aimed at improving medicines safetyEnsure that all dispensing errors and near misses are logged in accordance with the practice procedure and to undertake any activity necessary to rectify or prevent errorsLiaise with clinicians about prescriptions to ensure accuracy and prevent riskKeep up-to-date with current pharmacy practice, new drugs and their uses for the purpose of continuing professional developmentProvide regular support and feedback to the practice on prescribing action plansPromote high quality, cost effective and evidence based use of medicines within the practiceLead on identifying changes to minimise drug wasteRefer to ePACT data to analyse & review practice prescribing

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Practising Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development

Desirable

• Relevant post-graduate qualification; i.e. PgDip/MSc or equivalent
• experience and relevant short courses
• Independent prescriber or prepared to work towards

Experience

Essential

• Post-registration experience - minimum three years
• Experience of primary care clinical IT systems
• Primary care and or medicines management in primary care

Desirable

• Team leadership experience
• Experience of training others
• Experience of Systmone

Knowledge & skills

Essential

• Understanding of current national policies, in particular those that impact on medicines management services
• A knowledge of prescribing issues affecting primary care and the interface with other areas of health and social care
• Up to date therapeutic and clinical knowledge
• Familiarity with the concept of evidence based medicine, effectiveness and appropriateness with critical appraisal skills
• Computer literate, including advanced word-processing, spreadsheet skills, email and other computer databases
• High level of analytical and literacy skills
• Ability to apply clinical knowledge appropriately in a variety of settings; e.g. practice and strategic
• Ability to plan, set objectives, priorities and review performance against
• objectives
• A solutions focussed approach
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and inter personal skills
• Ability to delegate
• Good time management
• Demonstrate a knowledge of the changing NHS structures and functions with particular emphasis on issues relating to pharmacy practice
• High level of understanding, interpretation and analysis of prescribing data; e.g. epact
• Able to develop & implement policy & procedure to sustain a quality service
• Membership of Primary Care Pharmacy Association

Desirable

• Demonstrate a knowledge of the changing NHS structures and functions with particular emphasis on issues relating to pharmacy practice
• High level of understanding, interpretation and analysis of prescribing data; e.g. epact
• Able to develop & implement policy & procedure to sustain a quality service
• Membership of Primary Care Pharmacy Association

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Practising Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council A demonstrable commitment to professional development Desirable Relevant post-graduate qualification; i.e. PgDip/MSc or equivalent experience and relevant short courses Independent prescriber or prepared to work towards Experience Essential Post-registration experience - minimum three years Experience of primary care clinical IT systems Primary care and or medicines management in primary care Desirable Team leadership experience Experience of training others Experience of Systmone Knowledge & skills Essential Understanding of current national policies, in particular those that impact on medicines management services A knowledge of prescribing issues affecting primary care and the interface with other areas of health and social care Up to date therapeutic and clinical knowledge Familiarity with the concept of evidence based medicine, effectiveness and appropriateness with critical appraisal skills Computer literate, including advanced word-processing, spreadsheet skills, email and other computer databases High level of analytical and literacy skills Ability to apply clinical knowledge appropriately in a variety of settings; e.g. practice and strategic Ability to plan, set objectives, priorities and review performance against objectives A solutions focussed approach Excellent communication (oral and written) and inter personal skills Ability to delegate Good time management Demonstrate a knowledge of the changing NHS structures and functions with particular emphasis on issues relating to pharmacy practice High level of understanding, interpretation and analysis of prescribing data; e.g. epact Able to develop & implement policy & procedure to sustain a quality service Membership of Primary Care Pharmacy Association Desirable Demonstrate a knowledge of the changing NHS structures and functions with particular emphasis on issues relating to pharmacy practice High level of understanding, interpretation and analysis of prescribing data; e.g. epact Able to develop & implement policy & procedure to sustain a quality service Membership of Primary Care Pharmacy Association

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

Posterngate Surgery

Address

Portholme Road

Selby

North Yorkshire

YO8 4QH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.posterngatesurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Posterngate Surgery

Address

Portholme Road

Selby

North Yorkshire

YO8 4QH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.posterngatesurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Posterngate surgery are looking for a motivated and experienced Pharmacy Technician to join our team.

Main duties of the job

To provide technical and administrative support to the pharmacy team and clinicians. Support the receptionists with complex queries around medication from patients. Facilitate the implementation of medication changes under the guidance of the clinical pharmacist and complete audits around patient safety in the prescribing of medication and present the information for sharing with the clinical team.

About us

Posterngate surgery is a large, innovative and high performing teaching practice. Working together with Selby Town Primary Care Network, we are a friendly, hardworking and supportive practice that aims to achieve the highest quality of care for or patients.

A systmone practice with a skill mix consists of 6 GP Partners, Salaried GPs, First Contact Physios, Mental Health Practitioners, Urgent Care Practitioners and Pharmacy Team supported by Practice Nurses and HCA's. Easy access from York & Leeds with free on-site parking and modern comfortable premises.

Details

Date posted

01 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A1013-26-0009

Job locations

Portholme Road

Selby

North Yorkshire

YO8 4QH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work with the pharmacy team & clinicians in accordance with agreed practice prescribing standard operating procedures

Process repeat medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines, changing quantities of medicines

Liaising with patients and professional partners by phone and email regarding medication queries and medication reviews

Carry out medication reviews and structured medication reviews using agreed computer templates and in line with your competency and training

Issuing prescriptions in line with agreed clinical protocols and within your competency

Medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care

Medication synchronisation where required

To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practice clinical computer system, including advice given and action taken

To generate blood forms required for medication monitoring and medication reviews and maintain recall system

Liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care

Monitor, initiate and amend dosing of medications such as thyroxine and cholecalciferol in accordance with practice protocols

Monitor practice adherence to the repeat prescribing policy

To assist the Pharmacist with data analysis of prescribing behaviour in line with NICE guidance and local clinical commissioning directives

To support the prescribing team by sharing appropriate medication guidance and establishing a method of communication to both to the dispensing team and clinical staff

To assist with the development and review of medicines audits

To undertake specific project work in agreement with the prescribing lead / clinical pharmacist such as monitoring of medication misuse and controlled drugs and developing resources to aid clinicians in managing this problem

To maintain and develop medicines communication to staff

To support those with chronic diseases to develop good lifestyle changes to assist in the management of their conditions

Provide a contact for patients, clinicians, nursing team, secondary care and community pharmacists with medication queries

Project work/prescribing initiatives/clinical research under the support of the clinical pharmacist or prescribing lead

Liaise with clinicians and staff in the surgery to resolve prescribing queries

Liaise with nursing and residential homes in the practice area about medication queries

Job description Job responsibilities Work with the pharmacy team & clinicians in accordance with agreed practice prescribing standard operating procedures Process repeat medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines, changing quantities of medicines Liaising with patients and professional partners by phone and email regarding medication queries and medication reviews Carry out medication reviews and structured medication reviews using agreed computer templates and in line with your competency and training Issuing prescriptions in line with agreed clinical protocols and within your competencyMedicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of careMedication synchronisation where requiredTo update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practice clinical computer system, including advice given and action takenTo generate blood forms required for medication monitoring and medication reviews and maintain recall system Liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care Monitor, initiate and amend dosing of medications such as thyroxine and cholecalciferol in accordance with practice protocols Monitor practice adherence to the repeat prescribing policy To assist the Pharmacist with data analysis of prescribing behaviour in line with NICE guidance and local clinical commissioning directives To support the prescribing team by sharing appropriate medication guidance and establishing a method of communication to both to the dispensing team and clinical staff To assist with the development and review of medicines audits To undertake specific project work in agreement with the prescribing lead / clinical pharmacist such as monitoring of medication misuse and controlled drugs and developing resources to aid clinicians in managing this problem To maintain and develop medicines communication to staff To support those with chronic diseases to develop good lifestyle changes to assist in the management of their conditions Provide a contact for patients, clinicians, nursing team, secondary care and community pharmacists with medication queries Project work/prescribing initiatives/clinical research under the support of the clinical pharmacist or prescribing leadLiaise with clinicians and staff in the surgery to resolve prescribing queriesLiaise with nursing and residential homes in the practice area about medication queries

Person Specification

Knowledge & skills

Essential

• Knowledge of the principles of medicines optimisation
• 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
• Understanding of current national policies, in particular those that impact on medicines management services
• Computer literate, including advanced word-processing, spreadsheet skills, email and other computer databases
• High level of analytical and literacy skills
• A solutions focussed approach
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and inter personal skills

Desirable

• Able to develop & implement policy & procedure to sustain a quality service
• An appreciation of the NHS agenda and government targets.
• Membership of Primary Care Pharmacy Association

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, hospital or community pharmacy.

Desirable

• Experience of Systmone

Qualifications

Essential

• Current GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician
• BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmacy services

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualifications of a relevant nature (e.g. FdSc in Medicines Management/Pharmacy Services, BTEC Therapeutics)

Person Specification Knowledge & skills Essential Knowledge of the principles of medicines optimisation 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 Understanding of current national policies, in particular those that impact on medicines management services Computer literate, including advanced word-processing, spreadsheet skills, email and other computer databases High level of analytical and literacy skills A solutions focussed approach Excellent communication (oral and written) and inter personal skills Desirable Able to develop & implement policy & procedure to sustain a quality service An appreciation of the NHS agenda and government targets. Membership of Primary Care Pharmacy Association Experience Essential Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, hospital or community pharmacy. Desirable Experience of Systmone Qualifications Essential Current GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmacy services Desirable Postgraduate qualifications of a relevant nature (e.g. FdSc in Medicines Management/Pharmacy Services, BTEC Therapeutics)

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

Posterngate Surgery

Address

Portholme Road

Selby

North Yorkshire

YO8 4QH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.posterngatesurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Posterngate Surgery

Address

Portholme Road

Selby

North Yorkshire

YO8 4QH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.posterngatesurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)