Job summary
Clinical Pharmacy in General
Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new
model of care which addresses our ambition to deliver person-centred,
coordinated care across the district. The Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice
model is supported by the direction of national policy including the Five Year
Forward View and GP Forward View where there is a need to better utilise the
role of pharmacy within primary care to pro-actively help patients stay safe
and well and out of hospital as well as helping to reduce the demands on
general practice.
Pharmacy technicians play an
important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and
other members of the PCN multi- disciplinary team. Pharmacy technicians are
different to clinical pharmacists as they are not able to prescribe or make
clinical decisions, instead working under supervision to ensure effective and
efficient use of medicines. They will work across the four sites in the PCN
with varying demographics.
The purpose of the role is to
lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in prescribing
to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to
get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and
approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice,
including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising
clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles
to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations
with patients.
Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including
effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique), supporting
medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise
consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use
their medicines effectively.
As determined by the PCN, support medication reviews
and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising
medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local
community pharmacies
Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews (SMR)
i.e. organise necessary
monitoring tests prior to SMR
Provide expertise to address both the public health
and social care needs of patients,
including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities.
Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical
Pharmacists for more complex patients.
Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to
reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.
Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure
efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed.
Provide training and support on the legal, safe and
secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic
Prescription Service (EPS).
About us
Our
PCN spans 2 member Practices embracing a patient list of almost 29,000 patients
and is widening our scope of Practice and skill mix to enable improved access
to high quality healthcare. We are seeking an enthusiastic, patient-focused,
highly and independently motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our expanding
team and work across our 4 sites in Angmering & Littlehampton, within our
innovative and supportive organisation alongside GPs, Paramedics, Pharmacists,
and Nurses as part of our multi-disciplinary team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General
The post holder will:
Develop a culture that promotes equality and values
diversity. The post holder must be aware of and committed to the Equality and
Diversity policies of the appointing GP Federation and comply with all the
requirements of these policies and actively promote Equality and Diversity
issues relevant to the post.
Ensure the principles of openness, transparency and
candour are observed and upheld in
all working practices.
The post holder will have, or acquire through training
provided by the organisation, the appropriate level of safeguarding and
knowledge, skills and practice
required for the post and be
aware of and comply with the organisations safeguarding protection policies
and procedures.
Ensure that any infection prevention and control
issues are reported to the line manager/Infection Prevention and Control
Equality and
diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity
and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of
peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice
procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers
and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the
individual, is non- judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings
priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional
development:
The post-holder will participate in any training
programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such
training to include:
o
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility
for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
o
Taking responsibility for own development, learning
and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are
undertaking similar work
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to
maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own
actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by
reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve
and enhance the
Teams performance
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Supervision
The post holder will have access
to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the
PCN to provide general advice and support on a day to day basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General
The post holder will:
Develop a culture that promotes equality and values
diversity. The post holder must be aware of and committed to the Equality and
Diversity policies of the appointing GP Federation and comply with all the
requirements of these policies and actively promote Equality and Diversity
issues relevant to the post.
Ensure the principles of openness, transparency and
candour are observed and upheld in
all working practices.
The post holder will have, or acquire through training
provided by the organisation, the appropriate level of safeguarding and
knowledge, skills and practice
required for the post and be
aware of and comply with the organisations safeguarding protection policies
and procedures.
Ensure that any infection prevention and control
issues are reported to the line manager/Infection Prevention and Control
Equality and
diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity
and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of
peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice
procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers
and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the
individual, is non- judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings
priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional
development:
The post-holder will participate in any training
programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such
training to include:
o
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility
for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
o
Taking responsibility for own development, learning
and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are
undertaking similar work
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to
maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own
actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by
reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve
and enhance the
Teams performance
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Supervision
The post holder will have access
to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the
PCN to provide general advice and support on a day to day basis.
Person Specification
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems (desirable) and Microsoft office packages (essential)
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
- Has attention to detail, able to work
- accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily Able to effectively manage allocated resources
- 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
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals. Whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication
- Influencing and negotiating skills
- An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
- Works effectively independently and as a member of a team
- Flexible approach to meet service needs and ensure a stakeholder focused response
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
- Independently mobile to be able to work across several sites and travel to meet with stakeholders
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment;ability to deal with both urgent and important tasks and to prioritise effectively whilst also supporting others
- Excellent time keeping and prioritisation skills
- is working under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe, effective and efficient use of medicines
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of working in a GP practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician-
- Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician; c. enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH);
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
Person Specification
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems (desirable) and Microsoft office packages (essential)
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
- Has attention to detail, able to work
- accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily Able to effectively manage allocated resources
- 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
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals. Whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication
- Influencing and negotiating skills
- An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
- Works effectively independently and as a member of a team
- Flexible approach to meet service needs and ensure a stakeholder focused response
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
- Independently mobile to be able to work across several sites and travel to meet with stakeholders
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment;ability to deal with both urgent and important tasks and to prioritise effectively whilst also supporting others
- Excellent time keeping and prioritisation skills
- is working under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe, effective and efficient use of medicines
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of working in a GP practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician-
- Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician; c. enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH);
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
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).
