Job summary
Chester Central Primary Care Network is looking to recruit a committed and enthusiastic pharmacy technician to join our current medicines optimisation team.
The introduction of the new directed enhanced services contract for PCNs provides new and exciting opportunities to work within the primary care setting.
This role will be based across 6 practices.
Main duties of the job
Chester Central PCN medicines optimisation team is developing and we are looking for a motivated individual who is flexible to respond to the developing nature of the role and the needs and priorities of individuals requiring support.
You will need excellent communication skills, able to meet targets and to be able to liaise with patients, primary care staff, community pharmacists and other partners.
About us
Chester Central Primary Care Network is a network of six practices located in Chester City Centre serving a population of 39000 patients. We work closely together to strive and provide a proactive, accessible and coordinated care within our local community.
The Elms Medical Practice
Fountains Medical Practice
St Werburg's' Practice for the Homeless
Northgate Medical Centre
Garden Lane Medical Centre
Northgate Village surgery
The introduction of PCNs is perhaps one of the most significant changes to primary care for many years. We believe it is proving to be the catalyst to encourage practices to work together in new ways across a larger population and provides the opportunity to develop and deliver services in new and innovative ways.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide technical and administrative support to the Clinical Pharmacists and Clinicians.
To support the primary care team with queries around medication from patients; including face to face and telephone support to patients, primary and community staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide technical and administrative support to the Clinical Pharmacists and Clinicians.
To support the primary care team with queries around medication from patients; including face to face and telephone support to patients, primary and community staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmacy services
- 2 year experience in a hospital, community or primary care pharmacy
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office packages and case management systems
- Knowledge of the principles of medication optimisation
- Good pharmacy knowledge including terminology
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improvement of prescribing
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
- Understanding of current national policies, in particular those that impact on medicines management services
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- High levels of analytical literacy skills
- Organised with good time management
- Ability to follow policy and procedure
- Polite and confident
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Flexible and cooperative
- Displays self-confidence and self-awareness, especially in dealing with staff and patients
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate complex information in situations where there may be barriers to understanding both to patients, their families /carers and other professionals
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- 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)
- Primary care experience
- EMIS user skills
- Experience of medicines reconciliation
- Understanding of community pharmacy systems
- Ability to develop and implement policy and procedure to sustain a quality service
- Understanding of QOF
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmacy services
- 2 year experience in a hospital, community or primary care pharmacy
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office packages and case management systems
- Knowledge of the principles of medication optimisation
- Good pharmacy knowledge including terminology
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improvement of prescribing
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
- Understanding of current national policies, in particular those that impact on medicines management services
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- High levels of analytical literacy skills
- Organised with good time management
- Ability to follow policy and procedure
- Polite and confident
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Flexible and cooperative
- Displays self-confidence and self-awareness, especially in dealing with staff and patients
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate complex information in situations where there may be barriers to understanding both to patients, their families /carers and other professionals
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- 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)
- Primary care experience
- EMIS user skills
- Experience of medicines reconciliation
- Understanding of community pharmacy systems
- Ability to develop and implement policy and procedure to sustain a quality service
- Understanding of QOF
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).