Primary Care Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Support Affinity Care medicines optimisation strategies.
• Identify medicine related problems or queries including supply and availability and work to resolve any such issues.
• Undertake medication reviews and consultations to the scope of ability and practice, and with support, mentoring and coaching, expand to a wider scope.

• Liaise with other healthcare professionals to assist in the continuity of excellent patient care across primary and secondary care.
• Perform all duties in a highly professional and efficient manner including answering the telephone and face to face contact.
• Undertake all tasks in an accurate and timely manner.

Health, Safety, and Security

Comply with the practices Health and Safety policies, in particular following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the practices Risk Incident Reporting System.

Where appropriate and necessary, wear appropriate PPE/uniform.

Follow Health and Safety Policies and guidelines, including fire procedures and those pertaining to clinical areas of risk. Use safe working procedures and report incidents using the incident reporting system.

Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Safeguarding

Affinity Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Colleagues should ensure that they are aware of our policy and procedures for safeguarding and discharge their responsibilities for safeguarding effectively. It is each individual colleagues responsibility to maintain competences with regards to levels of safeguarding training commensurate with individual roles. Colleagues should report any safeguarding concerns to appropriate agencies in line with the safeguarding policy.

Person Specification

Personal Attributes

Essential

• The postholder will be diplomatic and considered, demonstrating integrity and honesty, be highly motivated and willingness and commitment to continuous development, learning and developing skills. It is the postholders responsibility to seek guidance and coaching to continuously develop skills, knowledge, and experience.
• The postholder is required to respect patient confidentiality and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role. This includes any communication and the postholder should treat patients with dignity and respect and actively seek to assure an environment that facilitates this.
• The postholder will function as an advocate for the organisation, always portray a professional image and contribute to continuously improving all aspects of the organisation and the service provided.

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified to level 3 NVQ, BTEC or Diploma in pharmacy service skills and pharmaceutical science.
• GPhC registration.
• Minimum 3 years post qualification experience and CPD
• Minimum 1-year Primary Care/Practice experience
• Experience working in a patient focused environment preferably gained in General Practice or NHS.
• Demonstratable ability to analyse and interpret data and information accurately with excellent attention to detail and high levels of concentration.
• IT literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstratable experience and understanding of strict confidentiality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to always demonstrate empathy and act courteously.
• Able to work on own initiative and under pressure, prioritise workload and function as a team member. The ability to work flexibly is essential.

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

Affinity Care

Address

Westcliffe Medical Practice

Westcliffe Rd

Shipley

West Yorkshire

BD18 3EE

Employer's website

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