Job summary
To improve
care for our patients by developing and implementing safe, effective and
efficient systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimization, reducing
medicines waste and other prescribing practice under the supervision of our
Clinical Pharmacist Team.
You will
need to be qualified Pharmacy Technician and hold professional registration
with the GPHC.
You will
have excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills to work with
Pharmacists, GPs and administrative staff.
You will
need an appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, and the ability
to review and improve prescribing practice.
You should
be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative with the ability to
prioritise workload and exercise good time management skills.
Main duties of the job
Pharmacy Technicians
play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, community
pharmacists and other members of the surgery and Practice MDT.
Purpose of the
role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in
prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. You will help the patient
get the best from their medications by switching medications with approved
protocols, assisting with the medication review process, improving repeat
prescribing in general practice and minimising the risk and aiming to reduce
wasted medicines.
Alongside the
role they will also encourage the development of better understanding of the
principles of medicines.
This will also
involve assisting the Practice in achieving national requirements, NICE
implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.
About us
Elm Hayes Surgery is a semi-rural practice based in Paulton near
Bath. We serve 9100 patients and have a
team of 4 GP Partners, 4 Salaried GPs, Nursing Team, Admin Support, Clinical
Pharmacists and our own in house Dispensary.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
:
Undertake
patient facing and patient supporting roles to counsel patients on medication
use and ensure effective medication use in line with cost saving targets, QPF
and the prescribing incentive schemes as advised by the practice
Carry
out medicines optimisation tasks
Supporting
medication reviews and medicines reconciliation, from internal communication
and external communication such as discharge summaries and clinic letters as
determined by the Practice
Support
clinical pharmacists in structured medication reviews, provide expertise to
address both the public health and social care needs of patients,
Manage
shared care protocols and liaise with clinical pharmacists for more complex
patients.
Manage
acute medication requests in line with practice protocol
Support
the Clinical Pharmacist with medicines safety searches and audits
Management
of practice medication management policies & SPs
Technical
and Administrative:
Support
the Practice MDT to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are
being followed, training and support to others where needed
Support
national implementation of prescribing policies and guidance within GP
practice
Support
to deliver on QOF and other locally enhanced services and support the surgery
in reviewing and developing policies for CQC requirements and DSQS audit and
relevant SOPs.
All
Technicians must work within their competencies and have professional
indemnity for their role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
:
Undertake
patient facing and patient supporting roles to counsel patients on medication
use and ensure effective medication use in line with cost saving targets, QPF
and the prescribing incentive schemes as advised by the practice
Carry
out medicines optimisation tasks
Supporting
medication reviews and medicines reconciliation, from internal communication
and external communication such as discharge summaries and clinic letters as
determined by the Practice
Support
clinical pharmacists in structured medication reviews, provide expertise to
address both the public health and social care needs of patients,
Manage
shared care protocols and liaise with clinical pharmacists for more complex
patients.
Manage
acute medication requests in line with practice protocol
Support
the Clinical Pharmacist with medicines safety searches and audits
Management
of practice medication management policies & SPs
Technical
and Administrative:
Support
the Practice MDT to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are
being followed, training and support to others where needed
Support
national implementation of prescribing policies and guidance within GP
practice
Support
to deliver on QOF and other locally enhanced services and support the surgery
in reviewing and developing policies for CQC requirements and DSQS audit and
relevant SOPs.
All
Technicians must work within their competencies and have professional
indemnity for their role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Pharmacy Technician with professional registration with the GPHC.
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care.
- Experience of working with Systm1.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Pharmacy Technician with professional registration with the GPHC.
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care.
- Experience of working with Systm1.
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).
