Pharmacy Technician

Rural Rother PCN

The closing date is 24 March 2025

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Job summary

Rural Rother Primary Care Network is looking for an additional Pharmacy technician to join our friendly PCN team. We are a proactive group of rural practices, all practices have a good ratios of GPs to patients. This role is about providing additional proactive clinical support to patients. Currently we are expanding our team to include a third pharmacist and another pharmacy technicians. Most of our practices are dispensing practices, you will be required to work alongside our existing dispensary teams. However your role will be about clinical management of patients and safety, you will not be required to be involved in the daily dispensing activities. We have two GP trainers in the PCN who are provide regular mentoring and supervision sessions for our Allied professionals. We promote ongoing training to support you with developing your relevant skill sets.

Main duties of the job

This a hybrid role, working partly in practices, in our PCN office, in community outreach centres and at home. You will be required to support practices with a variety of activities including, supporting management of shared care agreements, reviewing discharge letters and ensuring medications are updated. Working on our hypertension project assessing and undertaking blood pressure monitoring clinics. You will also be working with the PCN team to develop proactive care programs to support patients, including elements of personalised care planning for vulnerable patients' in our local communities, monitoring, auditing and advising on safe working practises and implementing improvement programs..

About us

Overview of your organisation

Our team currently consists of 2 Care coordinators, 2 social prescribers, an 2 ANP, 2 physios and 3 pharmacy Techs. We are a supportive and friendly team. All teams members are employed by the PCN and deployed to practices to work on designated and agreed projects. Our practices all work well together and regularly meet at our weekly Practice manager forum and our monthly GP lead Quality and innovation group meetings to review the development and success of PCN resources and deployment of schemes

Date posted

06 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£26,500 to £31,418 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

A4511-25-0002

Job locations

Unit 6 Watch Oak Business Centre

Chain Lane

Battle

East Sussex

TN33 0GB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision-making conversations with patients.

Conduct medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. When required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.

Provide specialist expertise, when 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.

Once you have received the correct training, support General practice teams by undertaking Blood pressure, pill checks and other medication related clinics or patient care activities.

Maintain a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients

Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits;

Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. 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.

Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision-making conversations with patients.

Conduct medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. When required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.

Provide specialist expertise, when 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.

Once you have received the correct training, support General practice teams by undertaking Blood pressure, pill checks and other medication related clinics or patient care activities.

Maintain a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients

Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits;

Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. 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.

Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You must hold a minimum of NVQ level 3 Pharmacy technician qualification and be registered with the GPHC

Desirable

  • Accuracy checking qualification would be desirable

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in customer or patient facing environment.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in GP practices would be an advantage
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You must hold a minimum of NVQ level 3 Pharmacy technician qualification and be registered with the GPHC

Desirable

  • Accuracy checking qualification would be desirable

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in customer or patient facing environment.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in GP practices would be an advantage

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Rural Rother PCN

Address

Unit 6 Watch Oak Business Centre

Chain Lane

Battle

East Sussex

TN33 0GB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Rural Rother PCN

Address

Unit 6 Watch Oak Business Centre

Chain Lane

Battle

East Sussex

TN33 0GB


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Business Manager

Julie Watson

Julie.watson17@nhs.net

01424236526

Date posted

06 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£26,500 to £31,418 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

A4511-25-0002

Job locations

Unit 6 Watch Oak Business Centre

Chain Lane

Battle

East Sussex

TN33 0GB


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