Job summary
We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join our team. This role would suit someone experienced in general practice and looking to work during school-hours. The post is funded via the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS).
Main duties of the job
To support the Practice
Based Clinical Pharmacist and GP team to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and efficient systems for repeat prescribing,
medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste and maximising patient outcomes. To proactively transfer workload
relating to medicines optimisation issues to improve patients
care, safety and free up clinical staff to spend more time on clinical
care
About us
Avonside Health Centre is a modern, spacious and purpose-built Practice caring for 10,500 patients within a forward-thinking and democratic team. Our mission statement is to provide the best possible healthcare services within the scope of our resources in a caring, confidential and courteous environment.
We pride ourselves on working in a supportive environment, having a fantastic team of colleagues and providing training for GPs and medical students. We are looking for someone to join our team who shares our values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached document for the full job description and person specification.
Main Job Responsibilities:
- Support the Clinical Pharmacist in their role, and if required
support the Clinical Pharmacist at GP federation level in their role in each of
the PCN
practices.
-
Improve patient and carer understanding of confidence in and compliance
with their medicines.
-
Support the clinical
pharmacist with medicines and prescribing queries
from patients and staff.
-
Support the clinical
pharmacist to improve
the safety and quality of prescribing following hospital admissions and attendance.
-
Carry out medicines switches in GP practices in line with
practice and ICB/CSU agreed specific protocols reviewing patients records, amending records
and informing patients.
-
Carry out housekeeping whilst in patient records e.g. dose
optimisation and medicines synchronisation.
-
Support improving prescribing processes in general
practice.
-
Promotion of electronic repeat dispensing and online ordering.
-
Use and maintain information systems and databases relevant to the
position including incident
reporting, medicines optimisation, prescribing data, cost savings and patient outcomes.
-
Work closely with GP practices within their designated PCN.
-
Participate in practice meetings, patient participation groups,
and other meetings to improve
engagement of the role of pharmacy technician within the PCN model and to promote issues
relevant to prescribing and medicines optimization.
-
Liaise with other pharmacy stakeholders e.g. ICB/ CSU Medicines
Optimisation team, community pharmacy, and hospital pharmacy teams.
-
Handle function specific information, which may be sensitive,
complex or confidential and appropriately
recording, transferring and/or coordinating such information in accordance with the Data Protection Act; Caldicott Guidelines and the Confidentiality Code of Conduct.
-
To be responsible for the organisation
and planning of own workload to meet set deadlines.
-
To utilise GP practice clinical systems to conduct prescribing audits e.g. EMIS Web.
-
To 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 level of competence, are acted upon within practices over an
appropriate time frame and to advise on any medication changes that occur as a result.
-
To assist in the monitoring of prescribing expenditure at individual practice level and propose changes to ensure containment within identified resource.
-
To undertake learning and development to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice-based work.
-
To carry out
other duties which are appropriate to the skills and competencies of the post holder and grade of the post as the priorities of the service
change.
-
Contribute to the achievement and maintenance of good to
outstanding CQC registration status.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached document for the full job description and person specification.
Main Job Responsibilities:
- Support the Clinical Pharmacist in their role, and if required
support the Clinical Pharmacist at GP federation level in their role in each of
the PCN
practices.
-
Improve patient and carer understanding of confidence in and compliance
with their medicines.
-
Support the clinical
pharmacist with medicines and prescribing queries
from patients and staff.
-
Support the clinical
pharmacist to improve
the safety and quality of prescribing following hospital admissions and attendance.
-
Carry out medicines switches in GP practices in line with
practice and ICB/CSU agreed specific protocols reviewing patients records, amending records
and informing patients.
-
Carry out housekeeping whilst in patient records e.g. dose
optimisation and medicines synchronisation.
-
Support improving prescribing processes in general
practice.
-
Promotion of electronic repeat dispensing and online ordering.
-
Use and maintain information systems and databases relevant to the
position including incident
reporting, medicines optimisation, prescribing data, cost savings and patient outcomes.
-
Work closely with GP practices within their designated PCN.
-
Participate in practice meetings, patient participation groups,
and other meetings to improve
engagement of the role of pharmacy technician within the PCN model and to promote issues
relevant to prescribing and medicines optimization.
-
Liaise with other pharmacy stakeholders e.g. ICB/ CSU Medicines
Optimisation team, community pharmacy, and hospital pharmacy teams.
-
Handle function specific information, which may be sensitive,
complex or confidential and appropriately
recording, transferring and/or coordinating such information in accordance with the Data Protection Act; Caldicott Guidelines and the Confidentiality Code of Conduct.
-
To be responsible for the organisation
and planning of own workload to meet set deadlines.
-
To utilise GP practice clinical systems to conduct prescribing audits e.g. EMIS Web.
-
To 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 level of competence, are acted upon within practices over an
appropriate time frame and to advise on any medication changes that occur as a result.
-
To assist in the monitoring of prescribing expenditure at individual practice level and propose changes to ensure containment within identified resource.
-
To undertake learning and development to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice-based work.
-
To carry out
other duties which are appropriate to the skills and competencies of the post holder and grade of the post as the priorities of the service
change.
-
Contribute to the achievement and maintenance of good to
outstanding CQC registration status.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Proven verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Full drivers licence
- Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems (desirable) and Microsoft office packages (essential)
- Able to prioritise and manage own workload
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualifications of a relevant nature. e.g. FdSc in Medicines Management/Pharmacy Services; BTEC Therapeutics
Experience
Essential
- Must understand the background to and aims of general practice
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
Desirable
- Good understanding of primary care
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Proven verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Full drivers licence
- Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems (desirable) and Microsoft office packages (essential)
- Able to prioritise and manage own workload
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualifications of a relevant nature. e.g. FdSc in Medicines Management/Pharmacy Services; BTEC Therapeutics
Experience
Essential
- Must understand the background to and aims of general practice
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
Desirable
- Good understanding of primary care
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).