ARRS Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

Prescription & Medicines Support

Managing daily prescription queries and resolving patient and pharmacy enquiries

Supporting prescription coordinators and clinical pharmacists

Handling medication supply issues, including out-of-stock medicines and ETP queries

Medicines Optimisation & Patient Care

Medicines reconciliation, including post-discharge support

Supporting and contributing to medication reviews

Running blood pressure and medicines monitoring clinics (including care homes)

Promoting effective medicines use (e.g. inhaler technique, adherence support)

Supporting electronic prescribing and dispensing

Safety, Alerts & Governance

Managing MHRA and Eclipse safety alerts

Running patient searches, audits and follow-up actions

Supporting patient communications and safety letters

Quality Improvement & Audits

Undertaking clinical audits and quality improvement projects

Supporting QOF, enhanced services, and prescribing incentive schemes

Vaccinations & Public Health

Supporting vaccination programmes for patients and staff as required

Leadership & Collaboration

Supporting cost-effective prescribing and medicines switches

Acting as a point of contact for ICB cost-saving initiatives

Supporting antimicrobial stewardship initiatives

Delivering training on safe and legal handling of medicines and EPS

Supporting reception and admin teams with prescription workflow

Working closely with community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health teams

Supporting trainees and learners within the pharmacy team

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician
• BTEC / NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Experience in community, hospital or primary care pharmacy
• Strong organisational, analytical and communication skills
• Able to work independently and across multiple sites

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Good working knowledge of primary care, evidence based medicine and medicines optimisation
• Understanding of primary care prescribing, rational prescribing principles and medicines legislation
• Sound clinical pharmacy knowledge, including terminology
• Awareness of the NHS agenda, national priorities and service targets
• Confident IT user with strong Microsoft Office skills and the ability to use or quickly learn GP clinical systems
• Ability to analyse prescribing data and support quality improvement
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders
• Clear understanding of confidentiality, data protection and information governance
• Able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, adapting to change in a busy environment

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of continued professional development
• Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in Primary Care 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Priory Road Medical Centre

Address

Priory Road

Swindon

SN3 2EZ

Employer's website

https://www.prioryroadmedicalcentre.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)