Job summary
We are looking to recruit a motivated, forward thinking and passionate Pharmacy Technician to provide support to our Senior Clinical Pharmacist. You will be providing high quality patient care to the local population
Based at The Hall Practice in Chalfont St Peter, this role will be employed by The Chalfonts Primary Care Network (CPCN) which includes three GP Practices and supports a local population of approx. 32,000.
This role will be ideally suited to an applicant who has already worked within primary care. Alternatively, an experienced Pharmacy Technician who is considering moving to primary care, who is enthusiastic about providing high quality care to our patients and becoming an integral part of our experienced pharmacy team who can support a safe and enjoyable transition.
The Practice and the PCN are committed to supporting the successful candidate in a career in general practice where you will have opportunities to enhance your skills in a primary care setting with the support of our experienced team.
You will be required (if you haven't already) to enrol on the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this role is to work alongside our Senior Clinical Pharmacist to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will provide support to our GPs, Clinical Pharmacists, other clinical staff and the patient services team, coordinating discharge summaries and medication reviews, playing a central role in repeat prescribing processes, liaising with our patients, nursing homes, carers, hospital and community pharmacies, responding to medication queries and updating medical records.
The Pharmacy Technician will also support the pharmacy team to deliver key medicines optimisation outcomes by contribution to quality improvement, clinical audit, medicines safety, antibiotic stewardship and support your PCN practices with QOF.
About us
At The Hall Practice we are committed to providing compassionate and high-quality care to our patients, while also prioritising the well-being of our staff. We have a passion for innovation and quality improvement. We are a training practice with Specialty Trainee GPs, Medical Students, PA Students, Nursing Students and Clinical Apprentice Students all receiving placement with us. We are also a growing research practice and have been rated Outstanding by CQC.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Work with the Senior Clinical Pharmacists, our experienced Pharmacy Technician and Clinicians in accordance with agreed practice prescribing standard operating procedures.
- Process medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines, changing quantities of medicines.
- Issuing prescriptions in line with agreed clinical protocols and within your competency.
- Regular liaison with community and acute hospital pharmacists.
- To support the achievement of the practices prescribing targets ie QOF, IIF and local incentive scheme.
- Dealing with medication queries including acute medication requests, patient medication and prescription queries.
- To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practice clinical computer system, including advice given and action taken.
- Liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care.
- To assist with the development and review of medicine audits.
- Provide a contact for patients and colleagues with medication queries.
- Project work/prescribing initiatives under the support of the Senior Pharmacists.
- Conduct medication reconciliation following discharge from hospital, clinic visits and other transfers of care (e.g. new patients, care home residents), to ensure that medication changes are safely implemented in a timely fashion.
- To link with hospital and community pharmacy colleagues to address discrepancies, supply issues and queries within competency.
- Liaise with the wider health care team including primary care staff, community nurses and care home staff with medication queries.
- To support the safe and effective repeat prescribing of high-risk medicines ensuring that regular monitoring as per local/shared care guidance is taking place.
- Supporting patients to manage their medications, for example, synchronisation of medications, reviewing patients suitability for monitored dosage systems, and setting up electronic repeat dispensing.
- To document interventions made to patients medications in their health care records to ensure there is a clear audit trail and changes are clearly accounted for.
- To promote cost effective, safe, evidence-based prescribing in accordance with local formulary, medication optimisation strategy and national guidance.
- Ensure patients and their families/carers views are considered in every stage of the decision-making process.
- Attend and complete (if not already done so) the 18-month CCPE pathway training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Work with the Senior Clinical Pharmacists, our experienced Pharmacy Technician and Clinicians in accordance with agreed practice prescribing standard operating procedures.
- Process medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines, changing quantities of medicines.
- Issuing prescriptions in line with agreed clinical protocols and within your competency.
- Regular liaison with community and acute hospital pharmacists.
- To support the achievement of the practices prescribing targets ie QOF, IIF and local incentive scheme.
- Dealing with medication queries including acute medication requests, patient medication and prescription queries.
- To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practice clinical computer system, including advice given and action taken.
- Liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care.
- To assist with the development and review of medicine audits.
- Provide a contact for patients and colleagues with medication queries.
- Project work/prescribing initiatives under the support of the Senior Pharmacists.
- Conduct medication reconciliation following discharge from hospital, clinic visits and other transfers of care (e.g. new patients, care home residents), to ensure that medication changes are safely implemented in a timely fashion.
- To link with hospital and community pharmacy colleagues to address discrepancies, supply issues and queries within competency.
- Liaise with the wider health care team including primary care staff, community nurses and care home staff with medication queries.
- To support the safe and effective repeat prescribing of high-risk medicines ensuring that regular monitoring as per local/shared care guidance is taking place.
- Supporting patients to manage their medications, for example, synchronisation of medications, reviewing patients suitability for monitored dosage systems, and setting up electronic repeat dispensing.
- To document interventions made to patients medications in their health care records to ensure there is a clear audit trail and changes are clearly accounted for.
- To promote cost effective, safe, evidence-based prescribing in accordance with local formulary, medication optimisation strategy and national guidance.
- Ensure patients and their families/carers views are considered in every stage of the decision-making process.
- Attend and complete (if not already done so) the 18-month CCPE pathway training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 QCF Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or GPhC accredited equivalent prior to July 2011 plus.
- BTEC pharmacy services underpinning knowledge National Certificate or recognised equivalents.
- Registered with GPhc.
- Evidence of recent and relevant Continuing Professional Development.
- Commitment (if not already undergoing/ completed) to undertaking CPPE 18 month programme with 28 study leave days provided.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 QCF Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or GPhC accredited equivalent prior to July 2011 plus.
- BTEC pharmacy services underpinning knowledge National Certificate or recognised equivalents.
- Registered with GPhc.
- Evidence of recent and relevant Continuing Professional Development.
- Commitment (if not already undergoing/ completed) to undertaking CPPE 18 month programme with 28 study leave days provided.
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).
