Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake learning and development to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice based work

To deliver training and support the development of practice based medicines coordinators to improve co-ordination and effective pharmacy administration within the practice

To support the practice reception team in streamlining prescription queries, allowing the clinical pharmacist to review the more complex requests

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team whilst in a supporting function to the clinical pharmacist and other clinicians and within agreed prescribing standard operating procedures

To participate in the daily preparation of repeat prescriptions in order to ensure high quality, safe and timely repeat prescribing

To encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the practice

To undertake medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care

To update and maintain accurate and timely patient medication records on each practice clinical system, including advice given and action taken

To liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care

To undertake patient facing where appropriate and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared-decision making conversations with patients

To 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

To assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits

To provide specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities

To take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaising with pharmacists for more complex patients

To support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

To support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within the practice. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g. use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services

Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of drug laws
• Interpersonal skills
• Customer-service orientation
• Strong communication skills
• Computer and database skills
• Respect for confidentiality

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary care

Qualifications

Essential

• Candidates must be a qualified and registered pharmacy technician with GPhC and hold a Diploma Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services.
• Knowledge and understanding of drug laws
• Interpersonal skills
• Customer-service orientation
• Strong communication skills
• Computer and database skills
• Respect for confidentiality

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Bexley Medical Group

Address

Doctors Surgery

171 King Harolds Way

Bexleyheath

Kent

DA7 5RB

Employer's website

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