Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for
a Pharmacy Technician to join our growing pharmacy team. We are looking for
collaborative, motivated and forward-thinking technicians. The role will
involve supporting medicines management by working within the general practice
setting, with the support of our Clinical MDT including Senior Clinical
Pharmacists and GPs. You will provide specialist medicines management advice
to patients and other healthcare professionals, to promote the safe, effective
and high quality, cost effective use of medicines in all prescribing decisions.
The role will also focus on improving the repeat prescribing process, relieving
clinical workload pressures.
The PCN recognises that pharmacy
technicians will play an important role, complementing our existing clinical
pharmacist team, as well as working alongside community pharmacies, GPs and
other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
Pharmacy technicians core role responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical and administrative categories. The following sets out the key role responsibilities for pharmacy technicians:
Clinical
Carrying out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), supporting medication reviews, medicine awareness and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.
As determined by the PCN, supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacists, and referring to the pharmacist for structured medication reviews.
Providing specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities.
About us
SHP are a Solihull based partnership looking after over 56,000 patients and operating out of 7 sites. This
role provides an opportunity to join a large forward thinking organisation whose vision is to be the most
respected Primary Care provider in the West Midlands.
Through our centralised back-office functions, our systems are organised so we can concentrate on
healthcare and not administration. Our practices place great value on teaching, training and mentorship
within the team.SHP Vision Statement: To provide person-centred care at the heart of the community.
Mission Statement:
Solihull Healthcare Partnership aims to be the provider of choice in delivering holistic care to our neighbourhood.
Honest - We practice and encourage open and honest communication, acting with integrity in all that we do.
Excellence - We strive to achieve the highest standards in the care we deliver
and enable our team to create an environment that encourages excellence.
Accountable - We take personal and collective responsibility for our actions and the way we deliver care.
Respectful - We engage with our team, our patients and our community with respect, providing kind and compassionate person-centred care.
Transformational - We are committed to continually improving our standards, working with the community, being responsive and adapting to the changing needs of the neighbourhood
Job description
Job responsibilities
Technical and Administrative
Providing training and support on the legal, safe, and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
Developing relationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care, and mental health.
The role will also require pharmacy technicians to support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g., use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the
Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services. In addition, pharmacy technicians will assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes (e.g., medicines switches) and patient safety audits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Technical and Administrative
Providing training and support on the legal, safe, and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
Developing relationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care, and mental health.
The role will also require pharmacy technicians to support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g., use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the
Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services. In addition, pharmacy technicians will assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes (e.g., medicines switches) and patient safety audits.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the business
- Able to travel to all SHP sites
- DBS required
- Immunisation status
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
Desirable
- Minimum 3 years post qualification experience
- Worked within a primary care or general practice
- Management of patients with long term conditions
- Knowledge of EMIS clinical system
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Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma levels or equivalent training/experience
- CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
- Independent prescribing qualification
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Communicates effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome difficult levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating, whilst ensuring the patient is fully informed
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Is able to effectively plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisations issues in cored areas for long term conditions
- Recognise priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care
- Effective decision making and negotiation skills
- Ability to problem solve and meet deadlines whilst working under pressure
- Excellent organisational skills
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
- Demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Desirable
- IT skills (MS Office, EMIS and DOCMAN)
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the business
- Able to travel to all SHP sites
- DBS required
- Immunisation status
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
Desirable
- Minimum 3 years post qualification experience
- Worked within a primary care or general practice
- Management of patients with long term conditions
- Knowledge of EMIS clinical system
- m
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma levels or equivalent training/experience
- CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
- Independent prescribing qualification
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Communicates effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome difficult levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating, whilst ensuring the patient is fully informed
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Is able to effectively plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisations issues in cored areas for long term conditions
- Recognise priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care
- Effective decision making and negotiation skills
- Ability to problem solve and meet deadlines whilst working under pressure
- Excellent organisational skills
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
- Demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Desirable
- IT skills (MS Office, EMIS and DOCMAN)
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).
