Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

Administrative

To support, train and oversee the administrative staff involved in the preparation of repeat prescriptions and to participate in the daily preparation of repeat prescriptions in order to ensure high quality, safe and timely repeat prescribing.

To support the administration staff with medicines reconciliation in accordance with practice protocols and to update patients medical records / prescribing accordingly.

To support the achievement of the practices prescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework targets.

To contribute to the review and development of repeat prescribing protocols /Standard Operating Procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of repeat prescribing systems.

To assist in the appropriate monitoring and management of prescribing the budgets and to liaise with the medicines management team at the CCG.

To prepare evidence based resources and information to support the implementation of rational cost-effective prescribing.

To take a proactive approach to the safe handling of prescriptions, including assessment of risk and making recommendations for improvement.

To assist in the submission of claims for personally administered drugs as required.

Clinical

To respond to medication queries from patients and staff in a professional manner referring to the appropriate GP in accordance with practice protocols.

To advise on the sourcing and safe management of medicines as appropriate.

To participate in medication audits.

To provide advice to GPs, staff and patients in changes to prescribing in order to support the improvement of prescribing safety, quality and cost effectiveness.

To support the Practice Based Pharmacist to provide medication reviews, patient information leaflets, medicine awareness.

Supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacists, and referring to the pharmacist for structured medication reviews.

Other

Developing relationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BTEC/NVQ3 or equivalent Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Registered with GPhC

Experience

Essential

• Attention to detail
• Good organisational skills
• Good keyboard skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Effective time management
• Team player
• Self-motivated
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
• Ability to work independently

Desirable

• Knowledge of medical patient systems
• Experience handing confidential/sensitive information
• Handling conflict
• Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
• Management of recall systems
• Knowledge of Information Governance and Data Quality
• At least one years experience in medicines reconciliation

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).

Employer details

Employer name

STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

Address

175 Preston Road

Brighton

BN1 6AG

Employer's website

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