Pharmacy Technician - Pont Newydd Medical Centre

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties of the Role

Support to the practice Clinical Pharmacist and practice Clinical Team to provide a safe and effective repeat prescribing service

Comply with legal and professional requirements and with safe systems of work for re-authorising repeat prescriptions.

Co-ordinate medication review appointments and any changes of medication as advised by the clinical team

Medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care.

Day to day handling of prescription queries within area of own competence.

Use and maintain information reporting systems and databases relevant to the position including incident reporting, prescribing data and patient outcomes.

Participate in practice meetings, and other meetings to improve engagement of the role and to promote issues relevant to prescribing.

Be responsible for the organisation, planning and of own workload to meet set deadlines.

Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Share Care monitoring and processes.

Undertake training and development, to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice based work

Escalate problems or issues to line manager that requires additional support or input

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

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with GP practices, staff and other healthcare professionals

Liaise with pharmacies on the supply of prescribed drugs, alert clinicians of any supply issues and forward recommendations of alternatives

Medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care.

Bring queries to clinical team to include under or over usage.

Delivery of training and development to practice based prescribing clerks and administrators to support improved co-ordination and effective pharmacy administration within General Practice.

Use and maintain information reporting systems and databases relevant to the position including incident reporting, prescribing data and patient outcomes.

Liaise with multidisciplinary team, prescribing support 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 GDPR; Caldecott Guidelines and the Confidentiality Code of Conduct.

Be responsible for the organisation, planning and of own workload to meet set deadlines.

Utilise GP practice clinical systems to conduct prescribing audits.

Support the Clinical Pharmacist with the work required under the UHB Medicines Management Incentive Scheme.

Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Share Care monitoring and processes.

In collaboration with practice Clinical Pharmacist and GP Prescribing Lead ensure that all major MHRA drug alerts, where appropriate and within levels of competence, are acted upon within practices over an appropriate time frame and to advise on any medication changes that occur as a result

Undertake training and development, to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice based work

Escalate problems or issues to line manager that requires additional support or input

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

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with GP practices, staff and other healthcare professionals

The post holder will: Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity. The post holder must be aware of and committed to the Equality and Diversity policies of the practice and comply with all the requirements of these policies and actively promote Equality and Diversity issues relevant to the post.

Ensure the principles of openness, transparency and candour are observed and upheld in all working practices.

The post holder will have, or acquire through training provided by the organisation, the appropriate level of safeguarding and knowledge, skills and practice required for the post and be aware of and comply with the organisations safeguarding protection policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE A to C

Desirable

• NVQ level 3 Pharmaceutical Scientist

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in primary care

Desirable

• Experience of working in 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Pontnewydd Medical Centre

Aberrhondda Road

Porth

Mid Glamorgan

CF39 0LD

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)