Pharmacy Technician

Willow Green Surgery

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Job summary

Are you looking for an interesting role in Primary Care?.. Would you like to join a growing, supportive medicines management team in our PCN with opportunities for personal development, impactful quality improvement and patient facing clinics?

Due to the success of integrating the role into our practices, we are looking to recruit another Pharmacy Technician. Our team currently stands at 1 clinical Lead Pharmacist, 3 Pharmacists and 4 Pharmacy Technicians and we are hoping to add another Pharmacy Technician to our team.

The successful candidate will join the AIC PCN team of established Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians working across three practices

Westcourt Surgery

Willow Green Surgery

The Park Surgery

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting role in General Practice combining patient-facing, analytical and administrative elements of work. Working alongside a PCN Pharmacy team, the post-holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by communicating medication changes 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.

The successful candidate will be supported in terms of learning and professional development through regular Practice team meetings on a variety of topics. As part of a growing Pharmacy Technician Team in the PCN there is also a programme of peer support events and team meetings in place.

About us

AIC PCN is an innovative and ethical company providing high quality, integrated, patient focused NHS services. We achieve this by harnessing the collective knowledge, skills, experience and energy of our clinicians and staff. If you believe in the importance and effectiveness of providing excellent care where patients need it and would like to apply to join us in this role, wed love to hear from you.

Date posted

26 March 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,500 to £33,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A2856-24-0001

Job locations

Westcourt Medical Centre

12 The Street

Rustington

Littlehampton

West Sussex

BN16 3NX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed.

Stream general prescription requests and work with the reception/medical management teams, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.

Assist patients with responses to medication queries

Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation and increased use of the Electronic Prescription Services (EPS).

Promote Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering as appropriate to patient and practice needs.

Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reduce medication wastage, liaising with patients as needed.

Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance with GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.

Help to organise and run various systems for the delivery of QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services.

Review and develop policies in line with CQC compliance

Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multi-disciplinary team including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.

Contribute to the delivery of effective signposting, record updates and relate communication.

Through the use of audit and action planning, help to tackle health inequalities.

Undertake the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway.

The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as deemed necessary.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed.

Stream general prescription requests and work with the reception/medical management teams, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.

Assist patients with responses to medication queries

Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation and increased use of the Electronic Prescription Services (EPS).

Promote Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering as appropriate to patient and practice needs.

Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reduce medication wastage, liaising with patients as needed.

Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance with GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.

Help to organise and run various systems for the delivery of QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services.

Review and develop policies in line with CQC compliance

Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multi-disciplinary team including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.

Contribute to the delivery of effective signposting, record updates and relate communication.

Through the use of audit and action planning, help to tackle health inequalities.

Undertake the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway.

The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as deemed necessary.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional registration with GPhC
  • BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
  • Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
  • Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community, or hospital pharmacy.
  • Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology
  • Computer literate (MS office packages)
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to adjust to suit the audience
  • Strong understanding of data protection and confidentiality
  • Self-motivated and proactive
  • Be willing to commit to have already completed the CPPE pathway

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a GP practice
  • Experience using SystmOne
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional registration with GPhC
  • BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
  • Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
  • Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community, or hospital pharmacy.
  • Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology
  • Computer literate (MS office packages)
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to adjust to suit the audience
  • Strong understanding of data protection and confidentiality
  • Self-motivated and proactive
  • Be willing to commit to have already completed the CPPE pathway

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a GP practice
  • Experience using SystmOne

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Willow Green Surgery

Address

Westcourt Medical Centre

12 The Street

Rustington

Littlehampton

West Sussex

BN16 3NX


Employer's website

https://www.willowgreensurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Willow Green Surgery

Address

Westcourt Medical Centre

12 The Street

Rustington

Littlehampton

West Sussex

BN16 3NX


Employer's website

https://www.willowgreensurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Operations manager

Sarah ferguson

sxicb-wsx.aicpcn.hrandoperations@nhs.net

01903788133

Date posted

26 March 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,500 to £33,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A2856-24-0001

Job locations

Westcourt Medical Centre

12 The Street

Rustington

Littlehampton

West Sussex

BN16 3NX


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