Job summary
The role will
include supporting the Practice workload with prescription requests and
queries, medicines optimisation and reconciliation tasks, under the supervision
of the Clinical Pharmacists.
The Pharmacy Technician role will have a responsibility to support the
Practice Teams with Improving Patient Safety, Clinical Audit and Review and
fulfilling reporting requirements relating to clinical improvement plans
(CCLIP) and quality outcomes framework (QOF).
The role will also form a key role in the wider Network team working to
achieve the PCN Direct Enhanced Service (DES) requirements with a specific
focus e.g. Structured Medicines Reviews and Enhanced Health in Care Homes.
Main duties of the job
The pharmacy technician will work closely with the Network Pharmacy team
to ensure coordinated and efficient processing of prescription queries. They
will support the processing of repeat
prescriptions (e.g. eRD) including Nursing & Residential Care Home monthly
prescriptions and requests together with the admin and pharmacy team.
Another aspect of the
role is to work alongside clinicians to carry out medicine reconciliations for
discharge summaries, clinic letters and other transfers of care information and
communication, in line with PCN policy.
This
is an interesting and varied role, where the pharmacy technicians core
responsibilities will cover clinical, technical and administrative categories,
to enable greater effective and efficient use of medicine. You will be at the
forefront of driving this valuable expansion and collaboration of the primary
care services across the six practices in the Network
The successful candidate would have a
strong ethos for team working and experience in primary care or community
pharmacy desirable. A commitment to enrol on CPPE PCPEP is essential
if not previously completed and support will be given to complete the course.
About us
Poole
Central Primary Care Network is a group of 6 GP
Practices in Poole, Dorset, covering a population of approximately 64,000. The
practices work cohesively to develop local based services to support the needs
of the population we serve. There is a central PCN Hub,
based at Acorn Business park, however, there is opportunity to work within any
one of the 6 GP practices. The
Pharmacy Technician role is part of the growing team of pharmacy professionals
supporting the Poole Central Primary Care Network (PCN).
The
PCN recognises that pharmacy technicians will play an important role,
complementing our existing clinical pharmacist team. The Team also work
collaboratively with community pharmacies, GPs and Practice nurses, Care Homes,
and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary Enhanced Care team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work closely with the Network Pharmacy team to ensure coordinated and efficient processing of prescription queries.
Support the processing of repeat prescriptions (e.g. eRD) including Nursing & Residential Care Home monthly prescriptions and requests together with the admin and pharmacy team.
Work alongside clinicians to carry out medicine reconciliations for discharge summaries, clinic letters and other transfers of care information and communication, in line with Practice policy.
Support patients to manage their medications, for example; synchronisation of medications, review patients suitability for monitored dosage systems, and setting up electronic repeat dispensing.
Ensure patients and their families/carers are taken into account in every stage of the decision-making process/shared decision-making.
Utilise consultation skills to ensure patients use their medicines effectively.
Promote cost effective, safe evidence-based prescribing in accordance with local formulary, medication optimisation strategy and national guidance
Liaise with primary and secondary care colleagues and others to resolve prescribing queries.
Update and maintain accurate and comprehensive patient medication records.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work closely with the Network Pharmacy team to ensure coordinated and efficient processing of prescription queries.
Support the processing of repeat prescriptions (e.g. eRD) including Nursing & Residential Care Home monthly prescriptions and requests together with the admin and pharmacy team.
Work alongside clinicians to carry out medicine reconciliations for discharge summaries, clinic letters and other transfers of care information and communication, in line with Practice policy.
Support patients to manage their medications, for example; synchronisation of medications, review patients suitability for monitored dosage systems, and setting up electronic repeat dispensing.
Ensure patients and their families/carers are taken into account in every stage of the decision-making process/shared decision-making.
Utilise consultation skills to ensure patients use their medicines effectively.
Promote cost effective, safe evidence-based prescribing in accordance with local formulary, medication optimisation strategy and national guidance
Liaise with primary and secondary care colleagues and others to resolve prescribing queries.
Update and maintain accurate and comprehensive patient medication records.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- BTEC or NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal
- development
Desirable
- Completion of CPPE PCPEP course or currently enrolled on the pathway wiliness to undertake essential
- Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
- Experience in use of databases, digital technology applications
- Experience of data collection and providing monitoring information to assess the impact of services
- Experience of partnership collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
Desirable
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
- Vulnerable adults awareness
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the personalised care approach
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
Desirable
- Relevant advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence based medicine
- Awareness of GP budget-management and funding systems to enable GP clinical pharmacist services to assist delivery of PCN and NHS priorities and requirements for financial balance and quality
- Knowledge of general practice clinical system, SystmOne
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- BTEC or NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal
- development
Desirable
- Completion of CPPE PCPEP course or currently enrolled on the pathway wiliness to undertake essential
- Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
- Experience in use of databases, digital technology applications
- Experience of data collection and providing monitoring information to assess the impact of services
- Experience of partnership collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
Desirable
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
- Vulnerable adults awareness
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the personalised care approach
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
Desirable
- Relevant advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence based medicine
- Awareness of GP budget-management and funding systems to enable GP clinical pharmacist services to assist delivery of PCN and NHS priorities and requirements for financial balance and quality
- Knowledge of general practice clinical system, SystmOne
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).