Well Up North

Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Well up North Primary Care Network for a forward-thinking, ambitious Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician to join our team.

Under the support and guidance of Pharmacy and Practice staff, and through a structured rotational training program with Community Pharmacy and General Practice the post holder will:

Develop the knowledge, skills and competencies to achieve a General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)-accredited course, GPhC-recognised qualification or a GPhC approved apprenticeship pathway in order to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
Complete competencies in the workplace to achieve the accredited course / recognised qualification / apprenticeship and will complete the learning organised by the training provider using all the allocated weekly study day and study in personal time.
Ensure knowledge, attitudes and behaviour follow the General Pharmaceutical Councils Standards for Pharmacy Professionals during the two-year training programme in order that they can seek a declaration of competence from supervising pharmacists in all sectors.

Main duties of the job

To study for 1 day a week to achieve the Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician training programme in the two-year duration and complete the required accredited course / recognised qualification / apprenticeship

To rotate to Community Pharmacy for a period of training delivered weekly - dispensing, issuing medicines and counselling patients on how to use their medicines, stock management, reconciliation of medicines, and Over the Counter sales for minor ailments, medicines review, and enhanced services.
To rotate to General Practice for a period of training delivered weekly responding to a prescription requests, reviewing hospital discharge/clinical letters and reconciling medication against current medications highlighting discrepancies under the supervision of the Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician Completing audits under the supervision of a Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician.
To gain knowledge of diseases, basic treatments and the actions and uses of drugs.
To answer basic pharmaceutical queries under supervision.
To learn about and contribute to the objectives for safe patient care in all workplaces.
To support team values to ensure the maintenance of the highest professional standards.

About us

Well Up North PCN is a collaborative of 9 practices within North Northumberland. we care for patients with a real mix of rurality, deprivation and health needs.

The post will be based mainly at Coquet Medical Group, although on occasion there maybe a need to work elsewhere within our PCN.

The community pharmacy placement will be at Cromies Pharmacy on Percy Street in Amble.

Date posted

09 November 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£18,397 to £19,711 a year Year 1 - £18'397 Year 2 - £19'711 (Annex 21)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A1725-22-6028

Job locations

Coquet Medical Group

Percy Drive

Amble

Morpeth

Northumberland

NE65 0HD

Coquet Medical Group

Hadston Road

South Broomhill

Morpeth

Northumberland

NE65 9SF

Cromie Pharmacy

Percy Street

Amble

Morpeth

Northumberland

NE65 0AG

Job description

Job responsibilities

General Practice responsibilities

To work under the supervision of the Pharmacist/ Pharmacy Technician at all times.
To follow all workplace Standard Operating Procedures at all times
To learn about Medicines Optimisation and how Pharmacy Technicians contribute to General Practice. This will involve working in General Practice in a patient facing role and with telephone contact.
To use the surgery computer system to record information & consultations, run searches and send tasks to other healthcare professionals.
To respond to prescription requests from community patients, nursing/care home staff, pharmacy staff and GPs, processing them with 48 hours for routine prescriptions and same day for urgent prescriptions. This can include re-routing prescriptions to out of hours pharmacies for same day delivery.
To learn about and be involved with the use of practice templates to record patient monitoring for high-risk drugs.
To learn about and be involved in monitoring blood tests, recalls and reviews using established protocols and involvement of the appropriate clinician.
To review hospital discharge notifications / clinical letters and reconcile medication against current medications, highlighting discrepancies to the pharmacist/ designated GP under supervision of the pharmacist.
To help support practice prescribing budgets by on-going monitoring, audit and analysis of drug use and support practices in reviewing, developing and enhancing cost-effective prescribing. This includes staying aware of latest prescribing improvement targets.
To assist pharmacists / clinical staff help with annual medication reviews e.g., Asthma assisting with information to ensure prescribing of most cost-effective formulary product and observing patients have good inhaler technique under supervision.
Conduct regular audits on medicines storage ensuring local and national guidelines are adhered to and issues are reported to the appropriate manager.
To ensure medicines in the surgery are checked and out of date stock is identified and disposed of in an appropriate and timely manner and disposed of according to SOPs.
To utilise resources to promote the reduction of medicines waste.
To conduct face to face & telephone interventions (as outlined by the pharmacist) with patients and ensure consultations are recorded and reported to the pharmacist or designated GP.
To complete prescribing audits to monitor and analyse individual practice / primary care network prescribing performance and trends against CCG and national targets, presenting information and data and identifying priority areas for action.
To support prescribing clerks by helping with queries relating to prescription requests.
To look for ways to improve efficiency and safety of the prescription ordering process, ensuring queries are resolved and scripts issued in line with time frame in the practice procedure working with the practice pharmacist.
To participate in practice clinical meetings, patient participation groups and other meetings to improve engagement of the role of the Pharmacy Technician within the GP model and to promote issues relevant to prescribing and medicines optimisation.
To support the pharmacist in implementing drug withdrawals and alerts e.g., MHRA alerts and medicine shortages.
To inspire the patient population with seasonal health information campaigns, creating displays throughout the year e.g., Stop Smoking, Antibiotic Awareness, annual Flu campaign.
To promote digital solutions including Patient Access, NHS App, Electronic Repeat Dispensing to patients and practice staff as required by Practice Manager.

Community Pharmacy Responsibilities

To work under the supervision of the Supervising Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician at all times.
To follow all workplace Standard Operating Procedures at all times.
To learn about Medicines Optimisation and how Pharmacy Technicians contribute to Community Pharmacy. This will involve a patient facing role.

To assist the Pharmacist in retrieving electronic prescriptions (EPS) as per SOPs.

To receive prescriptions and ensure they are legal and valid and advise patients on completing the declaration.
To use the Pharmacy computer system to record Patient Medication Records and create labels.
To dispense prescriptions including FP10’s & Private Prescriptions and monitored dosage systems (MDS) as per community / dispensing pharmacy SOPs.
To issue prescriptions and counsel patients on how to use their medicines.
To dispose of returned and unwanted medication as per SOPs.
To record controlled drugs in the CD register and conduct controlled drug balance checks as per SOPs.
To order, receive, store, and maintain stock as per SOPs.
To support the community pharmacist with medicines reconciliation in accordance with protocols, highlighting discrepancies to ensure patients’ medication records are up to date and liaising with general practice to ensure the correct medicines are continued following transfer of care.
To support the Pharmacist to complete commissioned enhanced services e.g., stop smoking services, under the supervision of Pharmacy Staff.
To liaise with General Practice regarding prescription issues.
To support the Pharmacist to complete Medication Use Reviews (MUR’s), New Medicines Service (NMS) and Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS)
To complete OTC sales and recommendations for common minor ailments under the supervision of a Pharmacist / trained Pharmacy staff.

Other duties

To document errors and support process review and improvement to reduce internal and external error rates in accordance with clinical governance guidelines.

To take responsibility for specific areas of work or projects as may be agreed from time to time including contributing towards team goals and objectives.
It is expected that the post-holder will divide their annual leave entitlement equally (as reasonable) between the sectors.

Research and Audit

To assist Pharmacy Technicians & General Practice Pharmacists in the completion of audits as required.

Training and Development

To complete a General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)-accredited course, GPhC-recognised qualification or a GPhC approved apprenticeship pathway in order to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician using the online recording systems with the support of colleagues and training provider.
To study using online resources one day each week in academic term time.
To commit to study at home where necessary.
To complete mandatory training and other statutory training at all workplaces.
To complete local competency-based assessments where necessary.
To complete the contracted 37.5 hours per week. This will ensure that you meet the minimum number of hours work based experience, as stated by the General Pharmaceutical Council, to enable you to register as a qualified Pharmacy Technician.

Administrative Responsibilities

To undertake all duties as required by the Supervising Pharmacist appropriate to the grade and relevance to the post.
To always maintain confidentiality.

Job description

Job responsibilities

General Practice responsibilities

To work under the supervision of the Pharmacist/ Pharmacy Technician at all times.
To follow all workplace Standard Operating Procedures at all times
To learn about Medicines Optimisation and how Pharmacy Technicians contribute to General Practice. This will involve working in General Practice in a patient facing role and with telephone contact.
To use the surgery computer system to record information & consultations, run searches and send tasks to other healthcare professionals.
To respond to prescription requests from community patients, nursing/care home staff, pharmacy staff and GPs, processing them with 48 hours for routine prescriptions and same day for urgent prescriptions. This can include re-routing prescriptions to out of hours pharmacies for same day delivery.
To learn about and be involved with the use of practice templates to record patient monitoring for high-risk drugs.
To learn about and be involved in monitoring blood tests, recalls and reviews using established protocols and involvement of the appropriate clinician.
To review hospital discharge notifications / clinical letters and reconcile medication against current medications, highlighting discrepancies to the pharmacist/ designated GP under supervision of the pharmacist.
To help support practice prescribing budgets by on-going monitoring, audit and analysis of drug use and support practices in reviewing, developing and enhancing cost-effective prescribing. This includes staying aware of latest prescribing improvement targets.
To assist pharmacists / clinical staff help with annual medication reviews e.g., Asthma assisting with information to ensure prescribing of most cost-effective formulary product and observing patients have good inhaler technique under supervision.
Conduct regular audits on medicines storage ensuring local and national guidelines are adhered to and issues are reported to the appropriate manager.
To ensure medicines in the surgery are checked and out of date stock is identified and disposed of in an appropriate and timely manner and disposed of according to SOPs.
To utilise resources to promote the reduction of medicines waste.
To conduct face to face & telephone interventions (as outlined by the pharmacist) with patients and ensure consultations are recorded and reported to the pharmacist or designated GP.
To complete prescribing audits to monitor and analyse individual practice / primary care network prescribing performance and trends against CCG and national targets, presenting information and data and identifying priority areas for action.
To support prescribing clerks by helping with queries relating to prescription requests.
To look for ways to improve efficiency and safety of the prescription ordering process, ensuring queries are resolved and scripts issued in line with time frame in the practice procedure working with the practice pharmacist.
To participate in practice clinical meetings, patient participation groups and other meetings to improve engagement of the role of the Pharmacy Technician within the GP model and to promote issues relevant to prescribing and medicines optimisation.
To support the pharmacist in implementing drug withdrawals and alerts e.g., MHRA alerts and medicine shortages.
To inspire the patient population with seasonal health information campaigns, creating displays throughout the year e.g., Stop Smoking, Antibiotic Awareness, annual Flu campaign.
To promote digital solutions including Patient Access, NHS App, Electronic Repeat Dispensing to patients and practice staff as required by Practice Manager.

Community Pharmacy Responsibilities

To work under the supervision of the Supervising Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician at all times.
To follow all workplace Standard Operating Procedures at all times.
To learn about Medicines Optimisation and how Pharmacy Technicians contribute to Community Pharmacy. This will involve a patient facing role.

To assist the Pharmacist in retrieving electronic prescriptions (EPS) as per SOPs.

To receive prescriptions and ensure they are legal and valid and advise patients on completing the declaration.
To use the Pharmacy computer system to record Patient Medication Records and create labels.
To dispense prescriptions including FP10’s & Private Prescriptions and monitored dosage systems (MDS) as per community / dispensing pharmacy SOPs.
To issue prescriptions and counsel patients on how to use their medicines.
To dispose of returned and unwanted medication as per SOPs.
To record controlled drugs in the CD register and conduct controlled drug balance checks as per SOPs.
To order, receive, store, and maintain stock as per SOPs.
To support the community pharmacist with medicines reconciliation in accordance with protocols, highlighting discrepancies to ensure patients’ medication records are up to date and liaising with general practice to ensure the correct medicines are continued following transfer of care.
To support the Pharmacist to complete commissioned enhanced services e.g., stop smoking services, under the supervision of Pharmacy Staff.
To liaise with General Practice regarding prescription issues.
To support the Pharmacist to complete Medication Use Reviews (MUR’s), New Medicines Service (NMS) and Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS)
To complete OTC sales and recommendations for common minor ailments under the supervision of a Pharmacist / trained Pharmacy staff.

Other duties

To document errors and support process review and improvement to reduce internal and external error rates in accordance with clinical governance guidelines.

To take responsibility for specific areas of work or projects as may be agreed from time to time including contributing towards team goals and objectives.
It is expected that the post-holder will divide their annual leave entitlement equally (as reasonable) between the sectors.

Research and Audit

To assist Pharmacy Technicians & General Practice Pharmacists in the completion of audits as required.

Training and Development

To complete a General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)-accredited course, GPhC-recognised qualification or a GPhC approved apprenticeship pathway in order to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician using the online recording systems with the support of colleagues and training provider.
To study using online resources one day each week in academic term time.
To commit to study at home where necessary.
To complete mandatory training and other statutory training at all workplaces.
To complete local competency-based assessments where necessary.
To complete the contracted 37.5 hours per week. This will ensure that you meet the minimum number of hours work based experience, as stated by the General Pharmaceutical Council, to enable you to register as a qualified Pharmacy Technician.

Administrative Responsibilities

To undertake all duties as required by the Supervising Pharmacist appropriate to the grade and relevance to the post.
To always maintain confidentiality.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

You will require FOUR GCSE passes, (Grade A*-C / Level 9-4) in the following subjects: Mathematics, English Language, 2 x Science subjects or Double Science or equivalent

Desirable

NVQ In Pharmacy Service Skills Level 2

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

You will require FOUR GCSE passes, (Grade A*-C / Level 9-4) in the following subjects: Mathematics, English Language, 2 x Science subjects or Double Science or equivalent

Desirable

NVQ In Pharmacy Service Skills Level 2

Employer details

Employer name

Well Up North

Address

Coquet Medical Group

Percy Drive

Amble

Morpeth

Northumberland

NE65 0HD

Employer's website

http://wellclosemedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Well Up North

Address

Coquet Medical Group

Percy Drive

Amble

Morpeth

Northumberland

NE65 0HD

Employer's website

http://wellclosemedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Pharmacy Technician

Laura Butroid

laurabutroid@nhs.net

07485328103

Date posted

09 November 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£18,397 to £19,711 a year Year 1 - £18'397 Year 2 - £19'711 (Annex 21)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A1725-22-6028

Job locations

Coquet Medical Group

Percy Drive

Amble

Morpeth

Northumberland

NE65 0HD

Coquet Medical Group

Hadston Road

South Broomhill

Morpeth

Northumberland

NE65 9SF

Cromie Pharmacy

Percy Street

Amble

Morpeth

Northumberland

NE65 0AG

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Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

Main duties of the job

About us

Details

Date posted

Pay scheme

Salary

Contract

Duration

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Job locations

Job description

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Job responsibilities

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Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Employer details

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Address

Employer's website

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