Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) and is an integral part of the general practice team, working within their professional boundaries.

This role will work under the supervision of the GP Partners and Pharmacy team to ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients.

They will provide technical and administrative support to the clinicians.

The PTPT will support the organisations clinical teams with queries regarding medication from patients.

The PTPT will complete audits regarding patient safety in the prescribing of medication and present the information for sharing with the clinical team.

The PTPT is to assume the following key responsibilities in delivering health services.

a. Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective

medicines use through shared decision-making conversations with

patients

b. Conduct medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicine

administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), support medication

reviews and medicines reconciliation. When required, utilise consultation

skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their

medicines effectively

c. Support, as determined by the organisation, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronise medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists

d. Provide specialist expertise, when competent, to address both the public

health and social care needs of patients including lifestyle advice, service

information and help in tackling local health inequalities

e. Maintain a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients

f. Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate

antibiotic prescribing

g. Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive

schemes and patient safety audits

h. Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g., use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE Grades A-C in English, Maths and Science
• Be willing to enrol on Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician accredited course
• Excellent IT skills

Desirable

• Experience working in a primary care setting
• Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF and enhanced services
• An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
• Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
• Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
• Flexible and cooperative
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Able to finish work tasks
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Oakfields Health Group

Address

Hamsterley Colliery

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Tyne & Wear

NE17 7SB

Employer's website

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