Job summary
An exciting
opportunity has arisen for a registered Pharmacy Technician to join our
expanding pharmacy team within The Pulteney Practice, with an approximate list size of 13,000 paitents.
The successful candidate will be
Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and will be based
mainly at our Bathampton site, although some home working and sessions at our
Bath city centre site may be possible.
You will work under supervision of our existing
Pharmacy team, ensuring the provision of a safe, accurate and timely supply of
prescribed medications to our patients. You will work within your professional
boundaries to provide technical and administrative support to the clinical
pharmacists, prescription team, receptionists and clinicians.
Main duties of the job
The
role is to support the Practice based Clinical Pharmacists to ensure the
delivery of safe, effective and efficient systems for repeat prescribing,
medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste and maximising patient
outcomes.
A
key part of the role will be dealing with daily medication requests and
queries, communicating with patients and Community Pharmacies and ensuring safe
use of medicines, including monitoring.
The
postholder will be supported through the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education
Pathway, which includes paid study leave.
Experienced
technicians will conduct medicines optimisation tasks, including medicines
reconciliation, support medication reviews and effective medicines
administration. Support transfer between care settings, synchronise medicines
and link with community pharmacists and secondary care.
Within your expertise, you
may support patients with lifestyle advice, and support public health and
health inequality initiatives.
About us
Established
in the 1920's, our Great Pulteney Street Surgery is based in an elegant
Georgian town house in the historical city centre of Bath. We are part
of the Unity Medical Primary Care Network, along with Bath University Medical
Centre.
Our
Bathampton Surgery is a modern health centre in the nearby village of
Bathampton. The Bathampton site has on street parking and disabled access.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Manage incoming medication requests and queries,
e.g. from Patients, Pharmacies, Care Homes etc.
Assisting the Practice admin team/s with medication
queries.
Liaise with patients to resolve queries and support
their use of medication
Contribute towards improvement of prescribing
processes in general practice
Promotion of electronic repeat dispensing and
online ordering
Carry out housekeeping whilst in patient records
e.g. dose optimisation and medicines synchronisation
Use and
maintain information systems and databases relevant to the position including
incident reporting, medicines optimisation, prescribing data, cost savings and
patient outcomes
Handle (function specific?) information, which may
be sensitive, complex or confidential and appropriately recording, transferring
and/or coordinating such information in accordance with the Data Protection
Act; Caldicott Guidelines and the Confidentiality Code of Conduct
To utilise GP practice clinical systems to conduct
prescribing audits
To undertake, participate and share the outcomes of
clinical audits to facilitate improvement and changes in practice
Support the role of the Clinical Pharmacist on
the delivery of the new Primary Care Networks specification model
Where applicable, contribute/participate in
practice meetings, patient participation groups, and other meetings to improve
engagement of the role of pharmacy technician and to promote issues relevant to
prescribing and medicines optimisation
To be responsible for the organisation and planning of
own workload to meet set deadlines
To undertake learning and development to maintain the
required knowledge and skills for practice based work
To 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Manage incoming medication requests and queries,
e.g. from Patients, Pharmacies, Care Homes etc.
Assisting the Practice admin team/s with medication
queries.
Liaise with patients to resolve queries and support
their use of medication
Contribute towards improvement of prescribing
processes in general practice
Promotion of electronic repeat dispensing and
online ordering
Carry out housekeeping whilst in patient records
e.g. dose optimisation and medicines synchronisation
Use and
maintain information systems and databases relevant to the position including
incident reporting, medicines optimisation, prescribing data, cost savings and
patient outcomes
Handle (function specific?) information, which may
be sensitive, complex or confidential and appropriately recording, transferring
and/or coordinating such information in accordance with the Data Protection
Act; Caldicott Guidelines and the Confidentiality Code of Conduct
To utilise GP practice clinical systems to conduct
prescribing audits
To undertake, participate and share the outcomes of
clinical audits to facilitate improvement and changes in practice
Support the role of the Clinical Pharmacist on
the delivery of the new Primary Care Networks specification model
Where applicable, contribute/participate in
practice meetings, patient participation groups, and other meetings to improve
engagement of the role of pharmacy technician and to promote issues relevant to
prescribing and medicines optimisation
To be responsible for the organisation and planning of
own workload to meet set deadlines
To undertake learning and development to maintain the
required knowledge and skills for practice based work
To 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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post will require enrollment in CPPE PCPEP (Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway)
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
Desirable
- Completed CPPE PCPEP or MOCH pathway
- Postgraduate qualifications of a relevant nature. e.g. FdSc in Medicines Management/Pharmacy Services; BTEC Therapeutics
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy.
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
Skills and competencies
Essential
- Computer literate with an ability to use the Microsoft office packages
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy
- 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
Desirable
- Knowledge of GP clinical systems, i.e. TPP SystmOne
- An appreciation of the implications of healthcare policy for General Practice.
- Influencing and negotiating skills
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post will require enrollment in CPPE PCPEP (Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway)
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
Desirable
- Completed CPPE PCPEP or MOCH pathway
- Postgraduate qualifications of a relevant nature. e.g. FdSc in Medicines Management/Pharmacy Services; BTEC Therapeutics
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy.
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
Skills and competencies
Essential
- Computer literate with an ability to use the Microsoft office packages
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy
- 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
Desirable
- Knowledge of GP clinical systems, i.e. TPP SystmOne
- An appreciation of the implications of healthcare policy for General Practice.
- Influencing and negotiating skills
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
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).
