Pharmacy Technician GP Practice

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Posterngate Surgery

Address

Portholme Road

Selby

North Yorkshire

YO8 4QH

Employer's website

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