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Pharmacy Technician

Millstream Medical Centre

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Job summary

The post holder is a registered Pharmacy Technician and will be an integral part of the general practice team, working within their professional boundaries. The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by improving repeat prescribing processes, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.

In addition, the post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments.

This role will work under the supervision of the Pharmacist Partner/Clinical Pharmacist to ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients.

They will provide technical and administrative support to the clinicians.

The Pharmacy Technician will support the organisations clinical teams with queries regarding medication from patients.

The Pharmacy Technician will complete audits regarding patient safety in the prescribing of medication and present the information for sharing with the clinical team.

About us

Our mission statement is to be committed to providing high quality, patient centred care using a multi-disciplinary team approach, with patient and staff wellbeing at the heart of our Sarum Health Group family.

Do you think you could fit in with our well-oiled unit here at Sarum Health Group?

About us:

  • 12,433 patient practice in rural Wiltshire
  • Main surgery at Salisbury with branch surgery at Larkhill
  • CQC rating Good
  • High QOF achievers due to our efficient admin support team
  • Part of the Salisbury Plain PCN with expanding team which includes for our practice Paramedic (Home Visiting Team), Clinical Pharmacist, Social Prescribers, First Contact Physiotherapist and a GPA.
  • Workflow optimisation for data team, reduced admin for ANPs
  • On-site dispensary located in at our branch site in Larkhill
  • SystmOne Web clinical system, also using Cinapsis, AccuRX, SystmConnect, T-Quest and TeamNet.
  • Full complement administration team who oversees letter processing, insurance reports, solicitor reports and all other non-NHS works, safeguarding reports and referrals.
  • Enhanced hours as part of our PCN network of practices
  • 1 intermediate care bed which we provide a weekly on-site clinic with limited number of patients.
  • Nurse-led chronic disease clinics.
  • Comprehensive clinical pathways that are ever evolving.
  • Continued personal development support.

Date posted

27 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A0510-25-0001

Job locations

Avon Approach

Salisbury

SP1 3SL


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Pharmacy Technician is to assume the following key responsibilities in delivering health services.

Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision-making conversations with patients

Conduct medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. When required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively

Support, as determined by the organisation, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronise medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists

Provide specialist expertise, when 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

Maintain a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients

Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits

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

Attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care

To always maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area

Technical and Administrative Responsibilities:

Work with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation including implementing efficient ordering and return processes and reducing wastage

Supervise practice reception teams in sorting and streaming general prescription requests so as to allow GPs Clinical Pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests

Provide leadership for medicines optimisation systems with a range of services to get the best value from medicines by encouraging and implementing electronic prescriptions, safe repeat prescribing systems and timely monitoring and management of high-risk medicines

Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)

Develop relationships with other Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists and members of the multi-disciplinary team within the PCN, or wider afield within the locality to support the integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health

Support the delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives

Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner

Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Pharmacy Technician is to assume the following key responsibilities in delivering health services.

Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision-making conversations with patients

Conduct medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. When required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively

Support, as determined by the organisation, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronise medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists

Provide specialist expertise, when 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

Maintain a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients

Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits

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

Attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care

To always maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area

Technical and Administrative Responsibilities:

Work with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation including implementing efficient ordering and return processes and reducing wastage

Supervise practice reception teams in sorting and streaming general prescription requests so as to allow GPs Clinical Pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests

Provide leadership for medicines optimisation systems with a range of services to get the best value from medicines by encouraging and implementing electronic prescriptions, safe repeat prescribing systems and timely monitoring and management of high-risk medicines

Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)

Develop relationships with other Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists and members of the multi-disciplinary team within the PCN, or wider afield within the locality to support the integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health

Support the delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives

Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner

Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with GPHC, Idealy completed PCPEP
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with GPHC, Idealy completed PCPEP

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

Millstream Medical Centre

Address

Avon Approach

Salisbury

SP1 3SL


Employer's website

https://sarumhealthgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Millstream Medical Centre

Address

Avon Approach

Salisbury

SP1 3SL


Employer's website

https://sarumhealthgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Jessica Riva

jessica.riva@nhs.net

01722322726

Date posted

27 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A0510-25-0001

Job locations

Avon Approach

Salisbury

SP1 3SL


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