Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
Diamond Medical Group
POST:
Pharmacy Technician
SALARY:
£15.75 per hour
HOURS:
Up to 18.5 per week
CONTRACT TYPE:
Fixed Term/Secondment
ACCOUNTABLE TO:
Practice Pharmacist
ORGANISATIONAL EXPECTATIONS:
Diamond
Medical Group has a patient population of approximately 20,000 across 4 sites. We aim to provide high quality services
adhering to principles of best practice, promoting equal opportunities and
working positively with diversity.
The
post has two main functions:To carry out the duties as
outlined and
To be proactive in
continuously improving service delivery.
We
expect all employees to carry out their duties in a professional manner with
a client focus, ensuring that respect and courtesy is shown to them,
colleagues, other service providers and all those in contact with the
organisation.
OUTLINE OF POST:
Diamond
Medical Group is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Pharmacy
Technician to join our team.
This
role offers a great opportunity to support safe prescribing and medicines
optimisation within a general practice setting.
The
postholder will focus primarily on high-risk medication monitoring and
medicines reconciliation to ensure patients receive safe, effective
care during and after transitions between care settings.
MAIN TASKS:
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility
High-Risk Medication Monitoring:
Identify and monitor patients prescribed high-risk medications
(e.g., methotrexate, lithium, warfarin, DOACs).
Ensure required blood tests and reviews are completed in a
timely manner.
Collaborate with patients, clinicians, and laboratories to track
and act on results.
Maintain accurate clinical records using SystmOne.
Medicines Reconciliation:
Conduct medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge
and other care transitions.
Ensure medication lists are accurately updated and reviewed by
the clinical team.
Communicate effectively with external healthcare providers and
community pharmacies.
Administrative and Clinical Support:
Assist with audits and reviews of high-risk medicines and
reconciliation processes.
Support the pharmacy team in promoting safe prescribing and
medicines use.
Help respond to medication-related queries from the clinical
team.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
Experience and confidence using SystmOne clinical system.
Understanding of high-risk medication and monitoring
requirements.
Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a
multidisciplinary team.
Previous experience working in general practice or a primary
care network (PCN).
Familiarity with local Leeds prescribing pathways and processes.
Interest in quality improvement and audit.
Education, Training and Development:
Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical
Council (GPhC).
Special Working Conditions
The post-holder is required to travel independently between
partner sites (to attend meetings etc. hosted by other agencies.
Confidentiality
In
the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description the postholder
may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their
carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information
relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to
be regarded as strictly confidential
Information Governance
Employees
are expect to adhere to NHS rules for computer IT governance and security
Health and Safety/Risk Management
The post-holder must comply at all times with the Practices
Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working
procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting
System.
The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984)
and the Access to Health Records Act (1990).
This job description is intended to provide an outline of the
key tasks and responsibilities only. There may be other duties required of
the post-holder commensurate with the position. This description will be open
to regular review and may be amended to take into account development within
the Practice. All members of staff should be prepared to take on additional
duties or relinquish existing duties in order to maintain the efficient
running of the Practice.