Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

The PCN Pharmacy Technician is to assume the following key responsibilities in delivering health services.

a. Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effectivemedicines use through shared decision-making conversations with patients.

b. Conduct medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicineadministration (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.

c. Support, as determined by the PCN, medication reviews and medicinesreconciliation for new care home patients and synchronise medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists.

d. Provide specialist expertise, when competent, to address both the publichealth and social care needs of patients including lifestyle advice, service information and help in tackling local health inequalities.

e. Maintain a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients.

f. Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriateantibiotic prescribing

g. Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentiveschemes and patient safety audits;

h. 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;

i. Attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

j. Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care

k. Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Meet the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. From example The pharmacy educational pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)

Experience

Essential

• Has been working under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe, effective and efficient use of medicines.

Desirable

• Experience working in primary care setting.
• Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF and enhanced services.
• Good clinical system IT knowledge of Emis.

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

Parkside Group Practice

Address

27 Wyche Grove

South Croydon

Surrey

CR2 6EX

Employer's website

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