Job summary
Manchester CBO Health PCN Limited would like to recruit a
Pharmacy Technician to complement our current Pharmacy Team. This role will be
based over the thirteen member practices of the PCN.
Pharmacy Technicians play an important role
within PCNs and complement the more clinical work of Clinical Pharmacists,
through utilisation of their clinical and technical skillset. Their deployment
within primary care settings allows the application of their acquired
pharmaceutical knowledge in tasks such as audits, discharge management,
prescription issuing, and where appropriate, informing patients and other
members of PCN workforce. Work is often under the direction of Clinical
Pharmacists as part of the PCN pharmacy team. They will lead system
improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in prescribing to
improve the quality of patient care, including improved repeat prescribing and
medicines optimisation.
Main duties of the job
Key tasks include: Undertaking patient-facing and patient supporting
roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making,
medicines optimisation, supporting medication reviews and reconciliation for
new care home patients, synchronising medicines for patient transfers between
care settings and linking with local community pharmacies, supporting
antimicrobial stewardship and providing expertise to address both the public
health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service
information, and help in tackling local health inequalities. Providing support
to the PCN multi-disciplinary team by: implementing efficient ordering and
return processes and reducing medication wastage; supporting practice reception
teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and
clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests; providing
training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines,
including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
About us
Clayton, Beswick and Openshaw PCN
is a collaboration in North Manchester of 7 GP practices working across the neighbourhood
with key stakeholders to deliver services to meet the needs of our population
in an innovative and flexible manner.
The PCN is well established in
working together across wider health and social care partners as part of
Integrated Care Communities, which will contribute to the successful candidate
helping the clinical Director shape to meet local need.
This is an exciting time to become part of our team as
we develop the workforce. Although advertised as short term contracts we are
open to extending the duration of these for the right candidates in line with
the development of our service needs as we move forward.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role as
Pharmacy Technician within GP Practice, is to support the Practice based
Clinical Pharmacists to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and efficient
systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines
waste and maximising patient outcomes.
To work under the supervision of the Senior Clinical
Pharmacist to ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed
medication to patients.
To provide technical and administrative support to the
Clinical Pharmacists and Clinicians.
To support the primary care team with queries around
medication from patients; including face to face and telephone support to
patients, primary and community staff.
Knowledge of
the principles of medication optimisation
Good pharmacy
knowledge including terminology
A key part of
the role will be dealing with daily medication requests and queries and
communicating with patients and Community Pharmacies. In addition, the post holder
will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of
the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and
promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. This will
involve assisting the Practices in achieving national requirements, and
utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.
In the course of seeking treatment, patients
entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to
their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to
expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role as
Pharmacy Technician within GP Practice, is to support the Practice based
Clinical Pharmacists to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and efficient
systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines
waste and maximising patient outcomes.
To work under the supervision of the Senior Clinical
Pharmacist to ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed
medication to patients.
To provide technical and administrative support to the
Clinical Pharmacists and Clinicians.
To support the primary care team with queries around
medication from patients; including face to face and telephone support to
patients, primary and community staff.
Knowledge of
the principles of medication optimisation
Good pharmacy
knowledge including terminology
A key part of
the role will be dealing with daily medication requests and queries and
communicating with patients and Community Pharmacies. In addition, the post holder
will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of
the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and
promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. This will
involve assisting the Practices in achieving national requirements, and
utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.
In the course of seeking treatment, patients
entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to
their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to
expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician
- NVQ Level 3/ BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent qualification
- Enrolled on or qualified from Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) or be willing to enrol on.
- Post qualification experience in community pharmacy, secondary care or primary care
- Recent experience working as a registered pharmacy technician, preferably in a hospital environment.
Desirable
- Accredited Checking Technician
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improvement of prescribing
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
- Understanding of current national policies, in particular those that impact on medicines management services
- Excellent communication skills written and verbal including the ability to communicate complex information in situations where there may be barriers to understanding both to patients, their families / carers and other professionals
- Ability to follow policy and procedure
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Flexible and cooperative
- Displays self-confidence and self-awareness, especially in dealing with staff and patients
- Understanding of community pharmacy systems
- Organisational skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Conducts oneself in a professional manner at all times
- Be able to travel freely and travel between multiple sites
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Flexible working approach
- Able to work under pressure
- Computer literate including Microsoft office packages and web based searching
- Knowledge of GP clinical computer systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician
- NVQ Level 3/ BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent qualification
- Enrolled on or qualified from Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) or be willing to enrol on.
- Post qualification experience in community pharmacy, secondary care or primary care
- Recent experience working as a registered pharmacy technician, preferably in a hospital environment.
Desirable
- Accredited Checking Technician
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improvement of prescribing
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
- Understanding of current national policies, in particular those that impact on medicines management services
- Excellent communication skills written and verbal including the ability to communicate complex information in situations where there may be barriers to understanding both to patients, their families / carers and other professionals
- Ability to follow policy and procedure
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Flexible and cooperative
- Displays self-confidence and self-awareness, especially in dealing with staff and patients
- Understanding of community pharmacy systems
- Organisational skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Conducts oneself in a professional manner at all times
- Be able to travel freely and travel between multiple sites
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Flexible working approach
- Able to work under pressure
- Computer literate including Microsoft office packages and web based searching
- Knowledge of GP clinical computer systems
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).
