Pharmacy Technician
The Middlewood Partnership
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Job summary
As a Pharmacy Technician you will work as part of a prescribing team, comprising Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technicians, Prescribing Support Administrators and Prescribing Team reception, who work alongside the wider practice team and help implement our integrated model of prescribing support. The successful candidate will share our values and have the energy, skills and enthusiasm to contribute to shaping how we support our patients. This post is part of the PCN roles reimbursement scheme.
Main duties of the job
The main duties include the safe processing of repeat medication requests, issuing prescriptions following specific checks (which may include reviewing blood results, checking patients INR, checking any QOF coding is accurate and up to date) & dealing with patient requests. Prescription requests are receive by Patient Access or in writing and the volume of workload is addressed within 48 hours. We encourage Electronic Prescribing. You can expect to receive hospital discharges, hospital letters and medication recommendations for review and action. You will inform patients when blood tests/ BP checks/ medication reviews are due and keep their electronic notes up to date accordingly. Our Pharmacy Technicians currently also have telephone consultations for patients with medication queries, and support the prescribing duty doctor with requests. You will liaise regularly with clinicians in secondary care, either initiated by yourself, GP or patient. You will initiate practice policies to ensure safe prescribing and will have very close link with the GPs, with a dedicated time slot each day to discuss queries and assist with decisions over patient care. You will be a valued member of the clinical team.
About us
The Middlewood Partnership is a GP Practice and Primary Care Network of 33,500 patients, established in April 2019. We operate from 4 sites across Bollington, Disley and Poynton and we are looking for an enthusiastic individual who shares our values and has the energy and skills contribute to shaping how we deliver care for the future, to join the Middlewood Partnership as a Pharmacy Technician.
Date posted
21 December 2021
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A3049-21-9698
Job locations
Bollington Medical Centre
Wellington Road
Bollington
SK10 5JH
Park Lane
Poynton
Stockport
Cheshire
SK12 1GP
5 Chester Road
Poynton
Stockport
Cheshire
SK12 1EU
2 Buxton Old Road
Disley
Stockport
Cheshire
SK12 2BB
Employer details
Employer name
The Middlewood Partnership
Address
Bollington Medical Centre
Wellington Road
Bollington
SK10 5JH
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