Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Key Responsibilities:

• Accurate transcription of medications from hospital discharge summaries and clinical letters
• Conducts medication use reviews independently within own competence including reauthorizing eRD
• To undertake medicines reconciliation in accordance with practice protocols and to update patients medical records accordingly. In doing so ensures maintenance of accurate patient records and that all relevant information is documented in the patients medical notes in a timely manner
• Supports the Practice Based Clinical Pharmacist to provide medication review services to patients via clinics in the practice and telephone consultations.
• To respond to medication queries from patients and staff in a professional manner within defined competencies only referring to the appropriate Clinical Pharmacist or GP in accordance with practice protocols. This involves using resources such as the BNF, SPCs, CCG Medicine Management Guidelines and NICE guidelines.
• Assists with the training and development of practice based receptionist / prescribing clerks and administrators to support improved co-ordination and effective pharmacy administration within the practice, especially in relation to repeat prescribing systems and processes.
• Liaising with local pharmacies regarding prescription queries to help ensure optimum therapy for patients as a result.
• To provide advice to GPs, staff and patients in changes to prescribing to support the improvement of prescribing safety, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Conducts medication use reviews independently within own competence
• Promote cost-effective, safe, evidence based prescribing in accordance with local and national Medicines Optimisation Strategies
• To participate in medication audits.
• To support the achievement of the practices prescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework targets and any other medicine related enquiry or audit.
• To advise on the sourcing and safe management of medicines as appropriate.
• Participate in practice multidisciplinary meetings, patient participation groups, and other meetings to improve engagement of the role of the pharmacy technician within the practice and to promote issues relevant to prescribing and medicines optimisation
• To keep professionally up-to-date at all times and to meet the General Pharmaceutical Council standards for continuing professional development so as to maintain professional registration.
• Be capable of prioritising work whilst maintaining accurate and timely records
• To assist with the ordering of medications and stock takes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BTEC /NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
• Current registration as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualifications of a relevant nature. e.g. ACT / Medicines Management
• Intermediate level Microsoft Office

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 1 years post qualification experience within primary or secondary care or community pharmacy
• Understanding of prescribing and medicines management
• Experience of dealing with the public/patients
• Experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of working within primary care
• Knowledge of GP Clinical Computer Systems e.g. Emis web and Docman clinical systems

Knowledge

Essential

• Relevant advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of general practice and evidence based medicine
• An appreciation of the NHS agenda and government targets
• Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
• Knowledge of the principles of medicines optimisation

Desirable

• Awareness of systems to support the management of patients in a primary care setting that support pharmaceutical input into pathways of care and the business of the GP partnership.
• Awareness of GP budget-management and funding systems to enable GP clinical pharmacy services to assist the delivery of NHS priorities and requirements for financial balance and quality
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing

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

Living Well Partnership

Address

Thornhill Park Surgery

90 Thornhill Park Road

Southampton

SO185TS

Employer's website

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