Senior Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

North West Leicestershire GP Limited is a federation of 12 General Practices who work collaboratively to offer services at scale for our patients. The Federation is responsible for the running of the North West Leicestershire Primary Care Network and this exciting opportunity will involve working closely with the GP Practices and PCN to deliver and develop new clinical services and pioneer new ways of collaborative working for the benefit of our patient population.

The post holder is an experienced PCN Pharmacy Technician, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and supervising, developing, and mentoring a team of Pharmacy Technicians in general practice and the wider PCN.

The post holder will create, develop, and deliver induction programmes and training for new starters within the Pharmacy team, to ensure team members are supported and integrated well within practices.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership, guidance, daily supervision, monitoring and mentoring of the Pharmacy Technician team. They will also ensure Appraisals & Clinical Supervision meetings are completed in a timely manner.

The post holder will be expected to work efficiently to achieve cost-effective prescribing, provide advice and support for both patients and colleagues, undertake all duties expected within this continuously developing role. Lead and ensure concise and accurate PCN & Federation audits are conducted.

The post holder will develop processes to ensure continuity across the federation in the delivery of the pharmacy team commitments. The role will work closely with the Lead Clinical Pharmacists, Senior Clinical Pharmacists, Clinical Directors, Workforce Management, Practice Management and Pharmacy Teams.

Please note you will be required to work within the practice as a Pharmacy Technician, the number of sessions will be dependent on the whether a part-time or full-time role. You may also be required to provide absence cover at short notice to ensure continuity of service within the PCN practices.

The post holder will be required to undertake any other duties as deemed reasonable within the PCN and Federation to support the adherence of the PCN DES Contract.

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.
• BTEC/NVQ3 Pharmacy Services (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

• Experience working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician.
• Experience of providing advice, guidance, coaching and role modelling.
• Ability to inspire, lead, motivate and develop staff.
• Adopts leadership styles appropriate for the situation and the individual.
• Good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
• Good communication skills, verbal and written, with ability to adjust communication style and content to suit the audience.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to accept guidance and constructive criticism.
• Works effectively independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrates attention to detail, able to work accurately, identify errors quickly and easily.

Desirable

• Experience of working within primary care.
• Experience of managing teams.
• Understanding of prescribing and medicines management issues.
• Relevant theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence-based medicine.
• Awareness of systems to support the management of patients in a primary care setting, delivering pharmaceutical input and support the context of pathways of care.
• Awareness of GP budgets and funding systems.
• Good clinical pharmaceutical knowledge including terminology.
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies to improve prescribing.
• Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
• Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data.
• Ability to work in a busy environment and prioritise tasks effectively whilst also supporting others.

Other

Essential

• Knowledge of GP systems (e.g. EMIS Web and Systm1)
• Good computer literacy
• Willing and able to travel throughout the twelve practices within the PCN, as required.
• Demonstrates ability to self-motivate and use own initiative to achieve goals.
• Adaptable and flexible.

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

North West Leicestershire GP Federation

Address

Whitwick Health Centre

67 North Street

Whitwick

Leicestershire

LE67 5HX