Job summary
The East Lancashire Alliance is currently looking to recruit aPharmacy Technician on behalf of the Rossendale PCN.
Please note you could be based at various practices within the Rossendale Primary Care Network.
Main duties of the job
Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing clinical
pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN
multi- disciplinary team. Pharmacy technicians are different to clinical
pharmacists as they are not able to prescribe or make clinical decisions,
instead working under supervision to ensure effective and efficient use of
medicines.
The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost
effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The
post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching
medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing
processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and
online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted
medicines.
About us
The East Lancashire Alliance is a network of 9 PCNs covering 48 GP practices
covering a population of over 390,000 patients across East Lancashire. Patients are
at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves in ensuring our patients feel
safe, supported, communicated with and respected at a time when they may be
feeling vulnerable. The Alliance are proud to represent our member practices and to
champion our Primary Care Partners, by working with local general practice and
other system partners in the provision of patient centred, local healthcare services.
Each practice has a close-knit team of staff who collectively seek to improve the
health of their patient populations.
East Lancashire is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to
live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside, to the heart of the
vibrant inner Towns and Villages with great shopping, entertainment and dining
options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed
for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key duties and responsibilities Clinical Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective
medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with
patients.
Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine
administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique), supporting medication
reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise
consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they
use their medicines effectively.
As determined by the PCN, support medication reviews and
medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and
synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings,
linking with local community pharmacies
Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews (SMR)
i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR
Provide expertise to address both the public health and social care
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needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and
help in tackling local health inequalities.
Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for
more complex patients.
Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce
inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.
Technical and Administrative
Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient
medicines optimisation processes are being followed.
Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing
medication wastage.
Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of
medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription
Service (EPS).
Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering
Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and
members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration across
health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy,
secondary care and mental health.
Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription
requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the
more clinically complex requests.
Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and
guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care
settings.
Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and
locally commissioned enhanced services
Supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the
Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services;
Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for
CQC requirementsFor further details please see the attached job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key duties and responsibilities Clinical Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective
medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with
patients.
Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine
administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique), supporting medication
reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise
consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they
use their medicines effectively.
As determined by the PCN, support medication reviews and
medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and
synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings,
linking with local community pharmacies
Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews (SMR)
i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR
Provide expertise to address both the public health and social care
3
needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and
help in tackling local health inequalities.
Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for
more complex patients.
Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce
inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.
Technical and Administrative
Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient
medicines optimisation processes are being followed.
Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing
medication wastage.
Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of
medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription
Service (EPS).
Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering
Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and
members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration across
health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy,
secondary care and mental health.
Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription
requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the
more clinically complex requests.
Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and
guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care
settings.
Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and
locally commissioned enhanced services
Supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the
Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services;
Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for
CQC requirementsFor further details please see the attached job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- meets the specific qualification and training requirements as
- specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy
- Technician
- meets the specific qualification and training requirements as
- specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician; c. enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway
- (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH);
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy
- technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
Experience
Essential
- Computer literate with an ability to use the Microsoft office packages
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors
- quickly and easily
- Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines
- Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to draw logical solutions to problems
- Excellent communication skills,verbal and written, with the ability to adjust communication style and content to suit the audience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals.
- Whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication
Desirable
- Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN
Attributes
Essential
- Works effectively independently and as a member of a team
- Flexible approach to meet service needs and ensure a stakeholder
- focused response
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
- Independently mobile to be able to work across several
- sites and travel to meet with stakeholders
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- meets the specific qualification and training requirements as
- specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy
- Technician
- meets the specific qualification and training requirements as
- specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician; c. enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway
- (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH);
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy
- technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
Experience
Essential
- Computer literate with an ability to use the Microsoft office packages
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors
- quickly and easily
- Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines
- Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to draw logical solutions to problems
- Excellent communication skills,verbal and written, with the ability to adjust communication style and content to suit the audience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals.
- Whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication
Desirable
- Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN
Attributes
Essential
- Works effectively independently and as a member of a team
- Flexible approach to meet service needs and ensure a stakeholder
- focused response
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
- Independently mobile to be able to work across several
- sites and travel to meet with stakeholders
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
