Job summary
We are seeking another enthusiastic and forward-thinking pharmacy
technician to join our growing practice Pharmacy team which consists of:
- 1 Chronic Disease / Diabetes Specialist Pharmacist
Pharmacy Technicians play an essential role, complimenting clinical
pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the practice
multi-disciplinary team.
While Pharmacy Technicians do not prescribe nor make clinical
decisions, they do work under supervision to ensure the effective and
efficient use of medicines. In the practice, their core responsibilities
cover clinical, technical, and administrative roles.
The purpose of the role is to maximise safe, cost-effective,
prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post-holder will
help patients get the best from their medicines, use existing protocols
to maximise cost-effective preparations, improve repeat prescribing
processes (including use of electronic repeat dispensing and online
ordering), minimising clinical risk and reducing avoidable wasted
medicines.
As well, the post-holder will develop and encourage a positive
culture of medicines optimisation principles to assist the practice in
achieving local and national medicines-related objectives.
The successful applicant must either have experience working in Primary Care or Medicines Optimisation (or both).
Main duties of the job
See job description attached to this advert for the full job description and personal specification.
About us
Topsham Surgery is a friendly and forward-thinking practice.
We are made up of 2 sites, one in Topsham and a branch site at Countess Wear.
The 2 sites are spacious with a variety of consulting and administration rooms with a pharmacy based at the Glasshouse site.
We care for over 11,700 patients across a large practice boundary
from Middlemoor and St Leonards to Lympstone in the South and Aylesbeare
in the East.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main tasks
- Supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for
patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care
settings linking with local community pharmacists.
- Review clinical correspondence to carryout medicines
reconciliation following hospital discharge or outpatient appointment
review.
- Perform medicines improvement work to maximise safe, cost-effective
best practice in prescribing under the supervision of the GPs and
Pharmacists.
- Provide leadership for medicines optimisation systems across PCNs,
supporting practices with a range of services to get the best value from
medicines by encouraging and implementing electronic prescriptions,
safe repeat prescribing systems and timely monitoring and management of
high-risk medicines.
- Conduct medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicine
administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), support medication
reviews and medicines reconciliation. When required, utilise
consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they
use their medicines effectively
- Review requests for medicines that are not on repeat prescription and issue within the protocol as agreed by the practice.
- Assist with medication safety monitoring i.e., high risk drugs, DMARDS, MHRA alerts etc.
- Liaise with clinical and administrative staff to resolve medicine-related queries.
- Monitor practice prescribing and adherence to practice, local and national prescribing policies.
- Improve service and quality through carrying out and partaking in audits.
- Support the practice to achieve and deliver on QOF and Medicines Optimisation and other prescribing incentive schemes.
- Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and
guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care
settings. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits
(e.g., use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and
contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced
services.
- Build relationships with the practice team, community pharmacy and local care homes.
- Develop relationships with other Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists
and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support the integration of
the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care,
community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.
- Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the
scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and
effective manner.
- Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.
- There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks.
This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing
levels.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main tasks
- Supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for
patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care
settings linking with local community pharmacists.
- Review clinical correspondence to carryout medicines
reconciliation following hospital discharge or outpatient appointment
review.
- Perform medicines improvement work to maximise safe, cost-effective
best practice in prescribing under the supervision of the GPs and
Pharmacists.
- Provide leadership for medicines optimisation systems across PCNs,
supporting practices with a range of services to get the best value from
medicines by encouraging and implementing electronic prescriptions,
safe repeat prescribing systems and timely monitoring and management of
high-risk medicines.
- Conduct medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicine
administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), support medication
reviews and medicines reconciliation. When required, utilise
consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they
use their medicines effectively
- Review requests for medicines that are not on repeat prescription and issue within the protocol as agreed by the practice.
- Assist with medication safety monitoring i.e., high risk drugs, DMARDS, MHRA alerts etc.
- Liaise with clinical and administrative staff to resolve medicine-related queries.
- Monitor practice prescribing and adherence to practice, local and national prescribing policies.
- Improve service and quality through carrying out and partaking in audits.
- Support the practice to achieve and deliver on QOF and Medicines Optimisation and other prescribing incentive schemes.
- Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and
guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care
settings. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits
(e.g., use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and
contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced
services.
- Build relationships with the practice team, community pharmacy and local care homes.
- Develop relationships with other Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists
and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support the integration of
the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care,
community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.
- Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the
scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and
effective manner.
- Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.
- There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks.
This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing
levels.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician.
- Effective time management and prioritisation skills
- Demonstrate accountability, emotion resilience and work well in a fast-paced environment
- Flexibility to work across both practice sites
Desirable
- Experience of working within Primary Care (General Practice)
- Experience of working in Medicines Optimisation/Management
- Working knowledge of the SystmOne clinical system
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
- BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services/Science
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician.
- Effective time management and prioritisation skills
- Demonstrate accountability, emotion resilience and work well in a fast-paced environment
- Flexibility to work across both practice sites
Desirable
- Experience of working within Primary Care (General Practice)
- Experience of working in Medicines Optimisation/Management
- Working knowledge of the SystmOne clinical system
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
- BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services/Science
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).
