Pharmacy Technician
Kiltearn Medical Centre
The closing date is 17 March 2025
Job summary
Part Time.
An enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician is required to work along side our established pharmacy team within General Practice. Our team currently consists of 1 Prescribing Clerk, 1 Pharmacy Technician and 2 Clinical Pharmacists.
You must have excellent communication and organisational skills, aLevel 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent is essential and registered with the General Pharmacy Council (GPhC).
Ideally you will have completed the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway course.
Main duties of the job
* Undertake repeat prescribing duties for Appliance and enhanced monitoring prescriptions.
*There may be queries with some requests, some may be acute. Training will be given to establish who to direct the query to.
* Adding medication from discharge letters and clinical letters to patients electronic record. Refer to the Practice Pharmacist when appropriate
* To provide first point of contact for patients requesting repeat medication
* Liaise with Community Pharmacists regarding vulnerable patients
* Undertake Medication Review Clinics
* Ordering of medications
* Undertake Medicines Management Prescribing scheme initiatives
* Assist in monthly PPA claims.
* Undertake an immunisation course to then participate in flu campaigns.
* Training will be given where needed.
About us
Our Practice is within a purpose-built Primary Care Centre in the heart of Nantwich with 20 clinical rooms and 1 operating suite on the ground floor from which with provide a minor surgery provision and an onsite Research Team.
Nantwich is a charming historical market town, set beside the river Weaver, with excellent transport links with Manchester only an hour away by train, the beautiful city of Chester is a 45-minute drive away and the North Wales coast just over an hour away. Nantwich also has a number of excellent primary schools and two very reputable senior schools.
We serve a population of circa 13,000 patients and our medical team comprises of 6 GP Partners, 2 salaried GPs, 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 1 Nurse Practitioner, 3 Practice Nurses, and 1 Health Care Support Worker and 2 Physiotherapists. We are part of Nantwich and Rural PCN and currently have ARRS roles in Care Co-ordinator, Nurse Associate, 2 Pharmacy Technicians, 2 Pharmacists and a social prescriber.
We also have an onsite dedicated Research Team with 3 Nurses, Admin and three of our own GP Partners, with valuable research studies constantly ongoing there is always the opportunity to become involved in our research team.
Kiltearn is also a GP training practice for F1, F2, ST Doctors and medical students. We also have Partners with an interest in coach mentoring, career conversation facilitating and as appraisers, one of our GP Partners is also the Education Lead for the PCN.
Date posted
03 March 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A1963-25-0002
Job locations
Church View Primary Care Centre
Off Beam Street
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 5NX
Employer details
Employer name
Kiltearn Medical Centre
Address
Church View Primary Care Centre
Off Beam Street
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 5NX
Employer's website
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