Job summary
We're looking for a dedicated and passionate Pharmacy Technician to join our team, collaborate with our in-house Pharmacists to deliver excellence in prescribing. If you're committed to enhancing the quality of patient care and eager to make a real impact, wed love to hear from you. Pharmacy technicians play a vital role in the smooth running of the Practice, supporting our clinical workforce and our patients.
Main duties of the job
- Providing technical support for the practice Clinicians.
- Supporting the prescription team to resolve day to day medicines issues and help patients to get the best from their medicines.
- Supporting the Practice dealing with complex queries around medication from patients, secondary care professionals, community pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
- Implementing medication changes with the support of the Clinical Pharmacist.
- Completing audits around patient safety in the prescribing medication and present the information for sharing with the clinical team.
About us
The Grange Medical Practice is a forward-thinking practice, committed to providing high-quality care to our patient population. Our welcoming and supportive team includes GP partners, salaried GPs, advanced nurse practitioners, practice pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, practice nurses,healthcare assistants, and patient advisors, working collaboratively to deliver excellent care.
As proud members of our local Primary Care Network (PCN), we also benefit from a range of professionals employed through the ARRS scheme, expanding our multidisciplinary approach.
We highly value the dedication and expertise of our team, offering a supportive work environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as part of the practice team providing support both clinical and administrative teams.
- Work with the GPs and the PCN Clinical Pharmacist where required.
- Provide clinical and professional support to GPs and other members of the primary healthcare team.
- Medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care, actioning changes where appropriate within competencies.
- Undertake reviews to ensure adherence to monitoring and shared care protocols.
- Phone consultations to offer patients medication advice and medication reviews.
- Day to day handling of prescription queries within area of own competence.
- Review nursing home prescription requests.
- Carry out housekeeping whilst in patient records e.g. dose optimisation and medicines synchronisation.
- Improve prescribing processes at the practice which may require delivery of training and development to practice based prescribing clerks to support improved co-ordination and effective administration within the Practice.
- Promotion of electronic repeat dispensing and online ordering.
- Assisting in advising clinicians of alternative meds when notified item(s) are unavailable.
- Assist in practice response to complaints or significant events.
- Liaise with other pharmacy stakeholders e.g. Medicines Management Team, community pharmacy and hospital pharmacy teams.
- 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; Caldecott Guidelines; and the Confidentiality Code of Conduct.
- To assist with the development and review of medicines audits utilising the TPP GP practice clinical systems to conduct the audits.
- Ensure that all major MHRA drug alerts, where appropriate and within levels of competence, are acted upon within the practice over an appropriate time frame and to advise on any medication changes that occur as a result.
- Action clinical letters liaising and seeking support and guidance from the GPs when required.
- Query any unlicensed medication requests with the GP Partners
- Review results within own competencies
- Carry out medication titration following GP instruction.
- Promote cost-effective, safe, evidence based prescribing in accordance with national and local guidance.
- To undertake training and development, to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice based work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as part of the practice team providing support both clinical and administrative teams.
- Work with the GPs and the PCN Clinical Pharmacist where required.
- Provide clinical and professional support to GPs and other members of the primary healthcare team.
- Medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care, actioning changes where appropriate within competencies.
- Undertake reviews to ensure adherence to monitoring and shared care protocols.
- Phone consultations to offer patients medication advice and medication reviews.
- Day to day handling of prescription queries within area of own competence.
- Review nursing home prescription requests.
- Carry out housekeeping whilst in patient records e.g. dose optimisation and medicines synchronisation.
- Improve prescribing processes at the practice which may require delivery of training and development to practice based prescribing clerks to support improved co-ordination and effective administration within the Practice.
- Promotion of electronic repeat dispensing and online ordering.
- Assisting in advising clinicians of alternative meds when notified item(s) are unavailable.
- Assist in practice response to complaints or significant events.
- Liaise with other pharmacy stakeholders e.g. Medicines Management Team, community pharmacy and hospital pharmacy teams.
- 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; Caldecott Guidelines; and the Confidentiality Code of Conduct.
- To assist with the development and review of medicines audits utilising the TPP GP practice clinical systems to conduct the audits.
- Ensure that all major MHRA drug alerts, where appropriate and within levels of competence, are acted upon within the practice over an appropriate time frame and to advise on any medication changes that occur as a result.
- Action clinical letters liaising and seeking support and guidance from the GPs when required.
- Query any unlicensed medication requests with the GP Partners
- Review results within own competencies
- Carry out medication titration following GP instruction.
- Promote cost-effective, safe, evidence based prescribing in accordance with national and local guidance.
- To undertake training and development, to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice based work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 pharmacy service Skills
- BTec Level 2 Pharmacutical Science
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science
- Professional Registration with GPhC
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Primary or Secondary Care setting
- Experience of liaising with a wide range of health care professionals
- Experience of data collection and analysis
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 pharmacy service Skills
- BTec Level 2 Pharmacutical Science
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science
- Professional Registration with GPhC
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Primary or Secondary Care setting
- Experience of liaising with a wide range of health care professionals
- Experience of data collection and analysis
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.
