Job summary
*PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY* Working for Ashington
House Surgery & North Swindon Surgery - Brunel PCN3
(Minimum 30 hrs per week)
An exciting opportunity
has arisen for a Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly, innovative,
expanding and forward thinking teams. We are looking to recruit an
enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our General Practice teams as we
expand and develop our services.
Main duties of the job
The Pharmacy Technician will support the role of the
Clinical Pharmacist to deliver the General Practice model of care. The purpose of the role is to lead
improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective prescribing in order to improve
quality, efficiency and patient care. The post holder will support
patients to maximise the benefits from their medication, at the same time
minimising clinical risk. This will include switching medications in
accordance with approved protocols, reducing medicines wastage and improving
repeat prescribing processes (including promotion of repeat dispensing and
online ordering).
About us
We are an established surgery in West Swindon. We offer a high standard of patient centred healthcare to the local community.
We offer our patients a variety of appointments including book on the day, book in advance, online, telephone and video consultations.
The surgery is a member of the Brunel Healthcare Group and part of a primary care network alongside Ridge Green Surgery, North Swindon Practice and Park Lane Practice. Together we are committed to ensuring patients within the local community have access to the best care possible within the resources that we have.
As part of the primary care network we have recently improved services by jointly employing a primary care Pharmacist to improve the quality and safety of prescribing, and also a Health and Wellbeing advisor whose role is to coordinate social initiatives and advise individual patients how they can improve their health through lifestyle changes.
In addition we also offer additional services including, Physiotherapist, Medication reviews, Diabetes Management, Blood Tests, Antenatal Care, Family Planning and Chronic Disease Management.
Further information on the services we provide and how to access them can be found within this Website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Pharmacy Technician will support the role of the
Clinical Pharmacist to deliver the General Practice model of care. The purpose of the role is to lead
improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective prescribing in order to improve
quality, efficiency and patient care. The post holder will support
patients to maximise the benefits from their medication, at the same time
minimising clinical risk. This will include switching medications in
accordance with approved protocols, reducing medicines wastage and improving
repeat prescribing processes (including promotion of repeat dispensing and
online ordering).
Teamwork is at the heart of
our culture, with regular MDT and clinical meetings and we have a passion for
improving health outcomes for all our patients. Our welcoming, friendly
and supportive team are committed to delivering high quality patient care.
We are all active teaching practices with GP trainees and junior Doctors
and our Pharmacy team will be involved in teaching and training.
The post holder will be:
- Committed
to individual and practice development
- Already
employed as a Clinical Pharmacist
- Keen to
work in a supportive working environment
- Willing
to undertake GP Registrar and medical student teaching
Flexible working patterns are
available. We are very open to hearing new ideas and trying different
ways of working; development of special interests is encouraged.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Pharmacy Technician will support the role of the
Clinical Pharmacist to deliver the General Practice model of care. The purpose of the role is to lead
improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective prescribing in order to improve
quality, efficiency and patient care. The post holder will support
patients to maximise the benefits from their medication, at the same time
minimising clinical risk. This will include switching medications in
accordance with approved protocols, reducing medicines wastage and improving
repeat prescribing processes (including promotion of repeat dispensing and
online ordering).
Teamwork is at the heart of
our culture, with regular MDT and clinical meetings and we have a passion for
improving health outcomes for all our patients. Our welcoming, friendly
and supportive team are committed to delivering high quality patient care.
We are all active teaching practices with GP trainees and junior Doctors
and our Pharmacy team will be involved in teaching and training.
The post holder will be:
- Committed
to individual and practice development
- Already
employed as a Clinical Pharmacist
- Keen to
work in a supportive working environment
- Willing
to undertake GP Registrar and medical student teaching
Flexible working patterns are
available. We are very open to hearing new ideas and trying different
ways of working; development of special interests is encouraged.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Professional registration with GPhC
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician
- in primary care, community, or hospital pharmacy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Professional registration with GPhC
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician
- in primary care, community, or hospital pharmacy
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).