Job summary
It is an exciting time to join primary care, the
NHS Five Year Forward View (2014) put GP surgeries at the heart of the vision
for improved healthcare. The transformation of local healthcare and the
formation of Primary Care Networks (PCNs) has provided the opportunity for
pharmacy teams to work alongside a range of health professionals to play a key
role enhancing health, improving safety, and advancing quality.
Technicians
play and important role in supporting clinical pharmacists, community
pharmacists and other members of the team to enhance patient safety and improve
patients health. The post holder will be a motivated individual with an
enthusiasm for people, quality improvement and care
Main duties of the job
The
role will encompass clinical, technical, educational, and administrative
elements. There will be a mix of face to face, telephone, and video
consultations with patients. This is balanced with desk based and inward facing
duties, hopefully providing a varied and interesting working day.
About us
Wyvern Health Partnership is a newly formed partnership of five GP practices, formed in 2018 to improve the quality of care for over 50,000 patients across the area.
The partnership incorporates Hawthorn Medical Centre, Lawn Medical Centre, Merchiston Surgery, Old Town Surgery and Priory Road Medical Centre.
Our very busy practices have fantastic teams, each led by a group of partners and a practice manager. They include training practices for GPs and nurses.
The practices came together in response to the increased demand for primary care services in Swindon and the considerable pressure this put on resources, and on staff in particular.
The partnership has 23 partners and a large team of GPs, nurse practitioners, general nurses, health care assistants and support staff, working together and sharing best practice to benefit patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Play a significant role to collate practice data for the optimisation of medication in keys areas.
- To conduct audits of current prescribing and practice, identify areas requiring improvement.
- Work with colleagues to develop PCN wide policies and protocols.
- To perform medicines reconciliation for patients on discharge, after clinic appointments and at transfers of care.
- For patients who are new to practices in the PCN, to reconcile their medicines and add them to the clinical system.
- To facilitate switches of medication in line with local formulary choices or changes in practice within your area of competence
- Working with colleagues, produce policies and protocols for the practices within your area of expertise.
- Identify patients on high risk medicines and ensure that monitoring and review is carried out in line with guidelines.
- To handle day to day medication issues highlighted by patients, staff, or other professionals within your area of competence.
- Work with colleagues in WHP in promoting consistent ways of working and introducing new ways of working to the Health Partnership.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Play a significant role to collate practice data for the optimisation of medication in keys areas.
- To conduct audits of current prescribing and practice, identify areas requiring improvement.
- Work with colleagues to develop PCN wide policies and protocols.
- To perform medicines reconciliation for patients on discharge, after clinic appointments and at transfers of care.
- For patients who are new to practices in the PCN, to reconcile their medicines and add them to the clinical system.
- To facilitate switches of medication in line with local formulary choices or changes in practice within your area of competence
- Working with colleagues, produce policies and protocols for the practices within your area of expertise.
- Identify patients on high risk medicines and ensure that monitoring and review is carried out in line with guidelines.
- To handle day to day medication issues highlighted by patients, staff, or other professionals within your area of competence.
- Work with colleagues in WHP in promoting consistent ways of working and introducing new ways of working to the Health Partnership.
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working within Primary Care.
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmacy / pharmaceutical science
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) which includes revalidation.
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working within Primary Care.
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmacy / pharmaceutical science
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) which includes revalidation.
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
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
