Pharmacy Technician (Part-time)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities of the Job

Medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care, ensuring recommendations are within local guidelines/formularies and not conflicting with existing medication

Undertake individual assessments of patients and identify their medicines management needs. Ensure effective liaison with colleagues across health and social care to establish a suitable level of assistance

Undertake medication use reviews, identifying and finding solutions for non-compliance

Demonstrate a sound understanding of the needs of frail, older and vulnerable people, including those with disabilities and promote their independence with regards to medicines management, advising on aids to independence as appropriate.

Review and reauthorize repeat prescriptions within own competence and as per practice protocols, arranging any necessary monitoring

Day to day handling of prescription queries within area of own competence, from patients, carers, care homes, pharmacies, hospital teams etc.

Assess the suitability of requests for acute prescriptions within own competence and per practice protocols

Targeted medication reviews in line with practice protocols

Counselling patients on new medicines, such as DOAC initiations

Manage complicated medication regimes, such as dose titrations and cross tapering regimes, ensuring patients manage these safely through counselling

Identify suitable alternatives for medicines that are unavailable

Manage serious out of stock notices proactively to avoid any delays or breaks in therapy for patients

The practice provides a Pharmacy Technician led INR clinic service and the successful applicant will have the opportunity to receive training in order to deliver this clinic

Provide education to patients and their carers with regard to medicines management, including their storage, ordering, administration and identification of potential problems such as side effects

Work closely with palliative and community nurses to ensure requests for medication are dealt with in a timely manner.

Assist GPs in prescribing syringe driver and just in case medication

Delivery of training and development to practice based prescribing clerks and administrators to support improved co-ordination and effective pharmacy administration within General Practice

Provide direct support and advice to GPs, ANP and other health professionals to promote and implement high quality prescribing to the benefit of patients

Promote cost-effective, safe, evidence based prescribing in accordance with national and local guidance

Work closely with Health Board and Cluster Pharmacists/Pharmacy Technicians

Participate in practice meetings and contribute to any prescribing issues

Present to clinical staff updated guidelines and feedback on external meetings (e.g. prescribing leads meetings)

Contribute to the review and development of repeat prescribing protocols / Standard Operating Procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of repeat prescribing systems

Liaise with other pharmacy stakeholders e.g. Medicines Management team, community pharmacies and hospital pharmacy teams.

Liaise with community pharmacies regarding the provision of medicines administration charts, compliance aids, medication reviews etc

Review prescribing in line with National Prescribing Indicators and local Prescribing Management Scheme

Handle information which may be sensitive, complex or confidential appropriately, in accordance with the Data Protection Act and local information governance policies

Be responsible for managing own workload and prioritising as necessary

Utilise GP practice clinical systems / Health Board systems to conduct prescribing audits

Undertake, participate and share the outcomes of clinical audits to facilitate improvement and changes in practice

Ensure that all major MHRA drug alerts, where appropriate and within levels of competence, are acted upon within an appropriate time frame and to advise on any medication changes that occur as a result

Undertake training and development, to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice based work

Carry out other duties which are appropriate to the skills and competencies of a Pharmacy Technician as the priorities of the service change

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• RegPharmTech

Experience

Desirable

• Previous experience preferred of working in a Primary care setting.

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

Castle Surgery

Address

Castle Surgery

1 Prince Of Wales Drive

Neath

West Glamorgan

SA11 3EW

Employer's website

http://castlesurgery.com/ (Opens in a new tab)