Job summary
This is a new and developing role.
The successful candidates will work across or at One of the North East IntraHealth practices and Community Pharmacies (Belmont, Sherburn and Bowburn or EPMG or Wingate or Hallgarth or Brook Square or West Cornforth)
Projects ranging from dealing with prescription requests and queries, to cost-saving switches, to facilitating medication reviews. We expect contribution to the overall medicines optimisation programme, acting on best practice from local and national guidelines.
The Trainee Pharmacy Technician role is now an established development within PCN and we expect the successful candidate to contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive primary care medicines management system acting on current best practice / service change requests from our clinical commissioning group. The Trainee Pharmacy Technician will be required to undertake activities predominantly at a practice level but will need to be flexible to work to the wider demands of the network.
The role will contribute to the efficient and effective delivery of medicines to patients e.g. medicines supply, drug administration, actioning of discharge summary medication changes, liaising with care homes re prescription queries and supporting the organisation move towards online prescription services. An understanding of primary care operations and use of SystmOne would be an advantage but is not essential.
Main duties of the job
Main job roles include but are not limited to;
Working under the supervision of the Clinical Pharmacists and Clinicians in accordance with the agreed practice prescribing standard operating procedures.
Be able to describe the ways patients may contact the practice regarding their health needs (Phone, letter, in person, online).
Describe the roles and responsibilities of different clinicians in the primary care team.
Request issue of an acute drug
Request issue of a repeat drug
Supporting in the delivery of 48-hour prescription turn around.
Working with other members of prescribing team.
Observe the process of clinical decision making and prescribing in GP, Nurse or Pharmacist consultations, understand the consent process for prescribing.
Be able to describe circumstances when drugs may be issued as acute compared to repeat.
Understand and perform checks related to repeat medicines requests from patients and take necessary actions before requesting issue of the drug.
Be familiar with the process of the FP10 or EPS prescription after leaving the GP Surgery, and how to track it.
Recommend cost effective strategies for supplying medicines in primary care.
Understand the technical process of repeat dispensing via EPS.
Identify patients who may be candidates for repeat dispensing.
Initiate repeat dispensing after discussion and authorisation by a GP or Pharmacist.
Initiate and continue repeat dispensing for dosette box patients
Perform a medicines waste audit. (Pharm Tech/Pharmacist)
About us
IntraHealth is one of the UKs leading providers of NHS Primary and Community Care services. We serve a range of patients across our three divisions of Primary Care (general practice), Pharmacy and Clinical Services which includes anticoagulation monitoring, patient medication reviews and childhood immunisation programmes.
We are a well-established organisation having provided NHS services since 1999. We operate NHS services across the North East, Yorkshire, the midlands and North West. Our team is made up of a wide range of healthcare professionals and administrative roles including GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs), Nurses, Pharmacists, Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and local administration teams. Our frontline teams are supported by a centralised back office function; providing executive, finance, HR, administration and data analysis support.
Date posted
15 January 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
U0025-25-0006
Job locations
Easington & Peterlee Medical Group
Manor Way
Peterlee
County Durham
SR8 5TW
Belmont Surgery
Broomside Lane
Durham
DH1 2QW
Hall Garth Surgery
Cheapside
Shildon
County Durham
DL4 2HP
West Cornforth Medical Centre
Reading Street
West Cornforth
Ferryhill
County Durham
DL17 9LH
Brook Square Surgery
Trafalgar Street West
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO12 7AS
Employer details
Employer name
Intrahealth Ltd
Address
Easington & Peterlee Medical Group
Manor Way
Peterlee
County Durham
SR8 5TW