Visa Note
While this position offers a certificate of sponsorship for eligible international candidates, applicants must verify their specific visa eligibility requirements directly with the employer. The certificate of sponsorship does not guarantee visa approval, and applicants should check current UK immigration policies before applying.
Job Details
Company: Culverhay Surgery
Location: Culverhay Surgery, Wotton-under-edge, Gloucestershire GL12 7LS
Salary: Depending on experience
Schedule: Part-time (5 hours per week)
Employment Type: Permanent
Language: English
Education: Experience
Experience: Qualifications
Essential Qualification: Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
Desirable Qualification: Not specified
Essential Experience: Professional registration with GPhC
Application Deadline: 31 December 2025
Employer Website: https://www.culverhaysurgery.com/
Certificate of Sponsorship: Available
Job Summary
We are looking for a skilled and reliable Pharmacy Technician to join our supportive and friendly General Practice team. Our emphasis is keeping prescribing safe, accurate and efficient, and you will play an important role in supporting the team. You will work closely with our GPs, clinical pharmacist, 4 pharmacy technicians, nurses and administrative staff, where everyone works together and communication is open and respectful.
The post is for 5 hours per week which may suit someone who already works elsewhere and wishes to increase their hours. The role would suit someone who enjoys being part of a team, has an excellent eye for detail, takes pride in high quality work and is committed to safe and consistent patient care.
Main Duties of the Job
To work alongside the practice pharmacist to maximise safe, effective and efficient systems to ensure best practice prescribing. To help patients get the best from their medicines through:
- Effective medicines reconciliation after discharge and on other transfers of care
- Medication use reviews
- Identification of patients suitable for electronic repeat dispensing
- Promotion of online ordering
- Reducing waste
- Providing assurance of monitoring of high risk drugs
- Handling of prescription queries within their areas of competence
To support the training of practice medicines co-ordinators to develop effective pharmacy administration within the practice, especially with relation to repeat prescribing systems and processes. To encourage the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice team and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments.
Additional Responsibilities
To improve prescribing processes and support the development and implementation of prescribing policies and guidance. To support the practice pharmacist to provide medication reviews and patient information in different formats as required according to the patients individual needs.
To support the practice reception team in streamlining prescription queries, allowing the practice pharmacist to review the more complex requests. To liaise with other pharmacy stakeholders e.g. community pharmacy, and hospital pharmacy teams. To manage shared care protocols, liaising with the practice pharmacist for complex patients.
About Us
Culverhay Surgery is a well-established friendly GP training practice located in Wotton under Edge, Berkeley and Frampton on Severn in Gloucestershire. The Culverhay ethos is very much based around continuity of care and good team working to provide excellent, responsive patient care for our 18,000 patients.
Our team consists of 4 partners (1 managing partner), 13 salaried GP’s, a full mix of nurses, a senior clinical pharmacist, pharmacy technicians, frailty care co-ordinators, social prescriber and practice counsellors. Not forgetting our fantastic reception and admin team who work very hard to minimise administrative burden for the clinical team.
Staff turnover is very low and the practice encourages feedback, to help us create a happy supportive practice environment. We are a GP training practice (Severn Deanery) with 2 GP trainers. In addition, we are a teaching practice (University of Bristol medical students and UWE/University of Gloucestershire nursing students).
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
- Professional registration with GPhC
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Enrol in, be undertaking or be qualified from an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
Essential Experience
Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
How to Apply
Apply Instructions: Apply via NHS Jobs website.
International Applicants Checklist:
- Verify your eligibility for a Skilled Worker visa with the employer
- Prepare criminal record certificates from all countries where you’ve lived for 12+ months in the past 10 years
- Ensure you have current UK professional registration with GPhC
- Gather evidence of your qualifications and experience
- Prepare a CV and cover letter highlighting your relevant experience
- Check the NHS Jobs website for the application portal
Employer Contact Details
Contact Person: Sarah Murdoch (Clinical Pharmacist)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01453843893
Reference Number: A3174-25-0004
Additional Information
Culverhay Surgery offers a supportive working environment with low staff turnover and opportunities for professional development. As a GP training practice, we value continuous learning and provide teaching opportunities for medical and nursing students from prestigious universities.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a collaborative team environment where your contribution will make a real difference to patient care. We offer flexible working arrangements that could suit candidates looking to supplement their current working hours.
Our commitment to medicines optimisation and safe prescribing practices provides an excellent opportunity for professional growth and development. We encourage applications from candidates who share our values of patient-centered care and continuous improvement.
