Job summary
Bristol Inner City Primary Care Network is recruiting a Pharmacy Technician. Would you like to work as part of an enthusiastic and friendly Pharmacy team? All of our staff have a passion for working in the inner-city. The team works closely with the multi-disciplinary team to optimise prescribing and medication reviews for our patients.
As part of your role you will undertake the CPPE Pharmacy Technician training.
Main duties of the job
Pharmacy technicians’ core role responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical and administrative categories. 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.
About us
Bristol Inner City Primary Care Network comprises 7 surgeries. The PCN has successfully recruited across a number of areas and you would be part of a talented and skilled pharmacy team.
This post holder would be based at Wellspring Surgery in Barton Hill. For more information about the surgery please visit: www.wellspringsurgerybristol.nhs.uk
We would like to meet you, please get in touch to arrange an informal visit prior to interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
of the Post
- 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
Structure 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.
- Implement efficient ordering and return
processes and reducing medication wastage. Provide training and support on
the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the
implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
- Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing
(eRD) and online ordering Develop relationships with other pharmacy
professionals and members of the multi[1]disciplinary
team to support integration across health and social care including
primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.
- Support practice reception teams in
streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical
pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.
- Support the implementation of national
prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and
other primary care settings.
- Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP
agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services
- Support the PCN in reviewing and developing
practice policies for CQC requirements
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
of the Post
- 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
Structure 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.
- Implement efficient ordering and return
processes and reducing medication wastage. Provide training and support on
the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the
implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
- Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing
(eRD) and online ordering Develop relationships with other pharmacy
professionals and members of the multi[1]disciplinary
team to support integration across health and social care including
primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.
- Support practice reception teams in
streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical
pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.
- Support the implementation of national
prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and
other primary care settings.
- Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP
agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services
- Support the PCN in reviewing and developing
practice policies for CQC requirements
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a patient facing role in clinical pharmacy or pharmacy setting
- Experience of working with I.T systems Microsoft Office and Clinical Systems
- Experience of following set procedures and protocols and working to quality standards
- Experience of working in a busy environment and meeting deadlines
Desirable
- 2 years post qualification experience
- Experience of working in Primary Care or community pharmacy
- Clinical Audit
- Additional spoken languages
Qualifications
Essential
- - Registration with the Association of Pharmacy Technicians
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or Equivalent
Desirable
- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or prescribing
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a patient facing role in clinical pharmacy or pharmacy setting
- Experience of working with I.T systems Microsoft Office and Clinical Systems
- Experience of following set procedures and protocols and working to quality standards
- Experience of working in a busy environment and meeting deadlines
Desirable
- 2 years post qualification experience
- Experience of working in Primary Care or community pharmacy
- Clinical Audit
- Additional spoken languages
Qualifications
Essential
- - Registration with the Association of Pharmacy Technicians
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or Equivalent
Desirable
- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or prescribing
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).
