Grand Union PCN Pharmacy Technicians
General Practice Alliance Ltd
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Job summary
Our Pharmacy Technicians are highly valued and well-integrated members of the practice teams, as well as being supported by the wider GPA team. It is due to the success of our existing team that our practices are keen for us to expand. This advert is for full or part time PCN Pharmacy Technicians within the Grand Union PCN. Please make a note on your application indicating if you would like full or part time hours.
We will offer you:
· Full induction to primary care, our team, and your practices.
· Great work/life balance– flexible/part time & hybrid working.
· Regular supervision and support with the senior pharmacy technician and the wider team.
· Protected study leave & funded access to:
o Centre of Postgraduate Pharmacy Education (CPPE) PCPEP pathway. More information is available here: https://www.cppe.ac.uk/career/pcpep/pcpep-training-pathway.
· Expenses covered incl. Indemnity insurance & GPhC.
· 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff).
Proposed Interview Date - 23rd June 2022
Main duties of the job
The role of the pharmacy technician in primary care is hugely varied and challenging. We meet regularly with our practices to ensure the pharmacy technicians have clear workplans and objectives. This has been hugely successful in ensuring we are using individual’s skills, supporting the practices as needed and delivering on the GP contracts.
The successful candidate will be an integral part of the practice team, answering medicine queries from patients and colleagues, supporting our care home’s patients with their medicines, using medication safety tools to further support safe prescribing of medication, drug monitoring, actioning discharge / out-patient letters and working closely with the pharmacists and other pharmacy technicians in our team.
We have great links with our local prescribing team, our community pharmacies, the local DGHs, the Primary Care Training Hub and the new ICS. These links mean we can support and work with our colleagues from all sectors to give our patients high quality medicine support.
We are passionate about developing pharmacy professionals of the future and currently share both trainee pharmacist and apprentice posts with NGH. We have plans to host undergraduate pharmacy students from the next academic year. All our team support in training new staff, other healthcare professionals and students.
About us
GPA is a small, forward-thinking organisation with Primary Care Transformation at the forefront.
This is what some of our team have said about working for us:
‘Very supportive team, friendly and caring. I feel lucky to be part of a great team who helped me believe in myself and helped me achieve so much in a short time.’
‘I can honestly say all the team members are easily approachable and supportive of each other. A wide variety of skill sets within the team to utilise. I have been able to learn so much and develop my clinical skills. It is a privilege to work alongside all members of the team.’
‘Having worked in a different sector of pharmacy for many years I find the GPA pharmacy team to be incredibly supportive, professional, and very well respected by other healthcare professionals. Love being part of this team.’
For more information about GPA and the pharmacy team please visit our website: https://northantsgpalliance.com/
Please contact Philippa Jones, Principal Clinical Pharmacist or Zoe Webb, Lead Pharmacy technician for an informal chat or more information.
Email: Philippa.jones10@nhs.net Tel: 07708476743
Email: Zoe.webb5@nhs.net Tel: 07708473000
Date posted
24 May 2022
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£25,655 to £29,370 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
Reference number
A1341-22-5031
Job locations
129 Hazeldene Road
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN2 7PB
Employer details
Employer name
General Practice Alliance Ltd
Address
129 Hazeldene Road
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN2 7PB
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