Job summary
Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new model of care which addresses our ambition to deliver person-centred, coordinated care across the district. Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi- disciplinary team. Pharmacy technicians are different to clinical pharmacists as they are not able to prescribe or make clinical decisions, instead working under supervision to ensure effective and efficient use of medicines.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications 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.
In addition, the post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. This will involve assisting the PCN in achieving national requirements, NICE implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.
About us
Vine Medical Group is a GP Partnership, caring for 27,000 patients across the whole of Waterlooville and its surrounding villages and is located over 4 sites: Forest End Site, Stakes Lodge Surgery, Aintree Drive and Waterlooville Health Centre.
If you are a highly motivated, team player and would like to join a forward thinking, friendly and flexible team, we look forward to hearing from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients.
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.
As determined by the PCN, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies
Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR.
Provide expertise to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities.
Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients.
Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.
ADMINISTRATION
Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
- Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering.
- Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.
Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.
Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.
Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services.
Supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services.
Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements
Job description
Job responsibilities
Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients.
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.
As determined by the PCN, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies
Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR.
Provide expertise to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities.
Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients.
Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.
ADMINISTRATION
Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
- Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering.
- Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.
Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.
Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.
Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services.
Supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services.
Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC.
- Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician; enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)
Desirable
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data.
- Good computer skills.
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to adjust communication style and content to suit the audience.
- Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines.
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily able to effectively manage allocated resources.
- Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to draw logical solutions to problems.
- An understanding acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
Desirable
- Knowledge of EMIS Web Database Software.
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy.
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD).
Desirable
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges.
Behaviours
Essential
- Caring and professional manner.
- Works effectively independently and as a member of a team.
- Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment; ability to deal with both urgent and important tasks and to prioritise effectively whilst also supporting others.
- Able to work under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe, effective and efficient use of medicines.
- Flexible approach to meet service needs and ensure a stakeholder focused response.
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC.
- Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician; enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)
Desirable
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data.
- Good computer skills.
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to adjust communication style and content to suit the audience.
- Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines.
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily able to effectively manage allocated resources.
- Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to draw logical solutions to problems.
- An understanding acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
Desirable
- Knowledge of EMIS Web Database Software.
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy.
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD).
Desirable
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges.
Behaviours
Essential
- Caring and professional manner.
- Works effectively independently and as a member of a team.
- Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment; ability to deal with both urgent and important tasks and to prioritise effectively whilst also supporting others.
- Able to work under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe, effective and efficient use of medicines.
- Flexible approach to meet service needs and ensure a stakeholder focused response.
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
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).