Job summary
Maybush Medical Centre is looking to recruit an experienced pharmacy technician to join our friendly practice team. This will be on a part time basis for approximately 25 hours per week. We can be flexible with the hours but ideally looking for 3-4 days per week
We are a successful practice with the highest standards of care. Maybush has approximately 9000 patients and are looking to increase the list site.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be undertaking structured medication reviews, improving medicine optimisation and safety, supporting care homes. Part of this role will also provide a safe and effective Pharmacy Service. To provide professional specialist medicines advice to GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Community Pharmacists, Community Nurses, and other health professionals to promote the safe, effective, and high quality, cost-effective use of medicines in all prescribing decisions for the benefit of the Practice's patients. You will also be actioning acute prescription requests and conducting medicines reconciliation.
** YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND AN INTERVIEW ON FRIDAY 12th DECEMBER **
About us
The practice is located just on the outskirts of Wakefield city centre, and has ample free parking on site and good local transport links.
The practice operates from purpose-built premises. We a are SystmOne site.
Maybush is an accredited training practice for student nurses, GP's and medical students and offers opportunities to progress and develop, in both clinical and non-clinical capacities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
a full job description for this role can be found in the supporting documents section within this job advert
Job description
Job responsibilities
a full job description for this role can be found in the supporting documents section within this job advert
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
- Independent Prescriber or willing to work towards
Desirable
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team.
- Medicines management.
- Experience of communicating with other healthcare professionals and the general public.
- Experience of prioritising workload.
- Experience of using own initiative to solve problems.
- Evidence of personal leadership to improve the quality of care.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
Desirable
- Policy / procedure development General Practice repeat prescribing systems.
- Experience working in a primary care setting
- Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF, and PCN DES
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
- Use of SystmOne
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skill & aptitude
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Adaptable and quick to make relationships with new teams
- Flexible and cooperative
- Ability to identify risk and escalate appropriately
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team
- Confident in own professional judgment and excellent decision-making skills
- Demonstrate ability to develop and maintain good working relations across multidisciplinary teamsAble to interpret complex clinical information and data on medicines to deliver face to face clinical care including managing a caseload
Desirable
- Able to interpret complex clinical information and data on medicines to deliver face to face clinical care including managing a caseload
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
- Independent Prescriber or willing to work towards
Desirable
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team.
- Medicines management.
- Experience of communicating with other healthcare professionals and the general public.
- Experience of prioritising workload.
- Experience of using own initiative to solve problems.
- Evidence of personal leadership to improve the quality of care.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
Desirable
- Policy / procedure development General Practice repeat prescribing systems.
- Experience working in a primary care setting
- Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF, and PCN DES
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
- Use of SystmOne
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skill & aptitude
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Adaptable and quick to make relationships with new teams
- Flexible and cooperative
- Ability to identify risk and escalate appropriately
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team
- Confident in own professional judgment and excellent decision-making skills
- Demonstrate ability to develop and maintain good working relations across multidisciplinary teamsAble to interpret complex clinical information and data on medicines to deliver face to face clinical care including managing a caseload
Desirable
- Able to interpret complex clinical information and data on medicines to deliver face to face clinical care including managing a caseload
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).
