Job summary
Modality Partnership Hull Division has a part-time/full-time vacancy (30-37.5 hours per week) for a Pharmacy Technician. The postholder will be a high performing Pharmacy Technician, working at Alexandra Road Health Care Centre and across the Modality Hull Division providing Pharmacy Technician support along with Pharmacists, who together with digital enablers such as online consultations, will create an innovative pharmacy hub for patients. We are seeking dedicated postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values: Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Salary for this role is £31,852 per annum WTE.
This job is suitable for individuals who are career driven and have a passion for patient care and supporting patients with their health outcomes. Working with the wider team such as Pharmacists, prescribing teams, and GPs to ensure prescribing targets are met and changes are made in a timely manner.
As an employee with us you can benefit from:
Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme
Annual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata
Employee discounts and benefits scheme
Employee assistance programme (EAP)
Education and career pathways
Enhanced Family friendly policies
Flexible working
Wellbeing support and initiative
If you are interested in learning more, please read on.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work as part of Modality Partnership East Surrey Division working as part of a pan-divisional pharmacy hub which will include pharmacy administrators, pharmacy technicians & prescribing pharmacists, and who will deal with all pharmacy related patient inquiries, as well as the delivery of structured medication reviews, high-risk drug monitoring, medicines reconciliation, repeat medication facilitation, drug audits and other clinical work depending on your competencies.
The role is not a regular 9am-5pm job; the job requires innovation, flexibility, and commitment and the postholder will be required to work resourcefully as part of the team to ensure tasks are completed.
About us
We are one of the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and with a workforce of 1500+. We are unique, we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through the implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across the organisation. Your job is to work directly with key stakeholders to help us to harmonise ways of working and improve working practices to improve patient and staff satisfaction. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of skills in primary care with career advancing opportunities.
All employees are welcomed to enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme. We are committed to developing our people through education and career pathways and who align to our organisational values of CARE.
Modality Partnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all our potential applicants in line with the Equality Act, 2010.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.
You will love this job if you are passionate about delivering high quality care for patients, and you are a team player and want to be part of a pharmacy hub where you can be innovative as part of a forward-thinking team to bring your ideas to the table.
Working under the supervision of the Lead Clinical Pharmacist you will ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients, and will provide technical and administrative support to the Clinical Pharmacists and Clinicians.
If you feel this is the ideal career opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge of working in a division of a GP super-partnership, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.
Please note: Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any point during the recruitment stage.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage.
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.
You will love this job if you are passionate about delivering high quality care for patients, and you are a team player and want to be part of a pharmacy hub where you can be innovative as part of a forward-thinking team to bring your ideas to the table.
Working under the supervision of the Lead Clinical Pharmacist you will ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients, and will provide technical and administrative support to the Clinical Pharmacists and Clinicians.
If you feel this is the ideal career opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge of working in a division of a GP super-partnership, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.
Please note: Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any point during the recruitment stage.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage.
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence based medicine.
- An appreciation of the NHS agenda and Government targets.
- Awareness of systems to support management of patients in a primary care setting, delivering pharmaceutical input and support in the context of pathways of care and the business of the organisation(s).
- Awareness of GP budget-management and funding systems to enable GP clinical pharmacist services to assist delivery of PCN and NHS priorities and requirements for financial balance and quality.
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing.
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation.
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician.
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmacy services.
- 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).
Personal Qualities
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.
- Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work
- 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.
- Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment; ability to deal with both urgent and important tasks and to prioritise effectively whilst also supporting others.
- Excellent time keeping and prioritisation skills.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
- Clear, polite telephone manner.
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office packages and case management systems.
- Knowledge of the principles of medication optimisation.
- Good pharmacy knowledge including terminology.
- 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.
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising).
- High levels of analytical literacy skills.
- Organised with good time management.
- Ability to follow policy and procedure.
- System one / Emis user skills.
- Experience of medicines reconciliation.
- Understanding of community pharmacy systems.
- Ability to develop and implement policy and procedure to sustain a quality service.
- Understanding of QOF.
Experience
Essential
- 2 years experience in a hospital, community or primary care pharmacy.
- Primary care experience.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence based medicine.
- An appreciation of the NHS agenda and Government targets.
- Awareness of systems to support management of patients in a primary care setting, delivering pharmaceutical input and support in the context of pathways of care and the business of the organisation(s).
- Awareness of GP budget-management and funding systems to enable GP clinical pharmacist services to assist delivery of PCN and NHS priorities and requirements for financial balance and quality.
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing.
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation.
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician.
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmacy services.
- 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).
Personal Qualities
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.
- Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work
- 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.
- Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment; ability to deal with both urgent and important tasks and to prioritise effectively whilst also supporting others.
- Excellent time keeping and prioritisation skills.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
- Clear, polite telephone manner.
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office packages and case management systems.
- Knowledge of the principles of medication optimisation.
- Good pharmacy knowledge including terminology.
- 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.
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising).
- High levels of analytical literacy skills.
- Organised with good time management.
- Ability to follow policy and procedure.
- System one / Emis user skills.
- Experience of medicines reconciliation.
- Understanding of community pharmacy systems.
- Ability to develop and implement policy and procedure to sustain a quality service.
- Understanding of QOF.
Experience
Essential
- 2 years experience in a hospital, community or primary care pharmacy.
- Primary care experience.
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).
