Job summary
Are you a dedicated Pharmacy
Technician looking to make a significant impact on patient care?
Debenham Group Practice, part of
Suffolk Primary Care, is seeking a skilled and compassionate Pharmacy
Technician to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team. Located in the rural
town of Debenham, this role offers a genuine opportunity to make a real
difference in improving the quality and safety of care we provide to our
patients. Debenham Group Practice deploys a diverse multi-disciplinary
team and a supportive environment, one in which we hope you will thrive. This
role offers flexible working hours.
There will be a minimum of 2 people on the interview panel.
Main duties of the job
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.
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.
Support medication reviews and medicines
reconciliation for new care home patients, synchronising medicines for patient
transfers between care settings, and linking with local community pharmacists.
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.
Take a central role in the clinical aspects of
shared care protocols and liaise with specialist pharmacists for more complex
patients.
About us
SPC is an innovative partnership of Suffolk GP surgeries.
Doctors and practice staff share resources and work together to ensure patients continue to receive high quality healthcare.
Suffolk Primary Care is committed to a policy of equal opportunities in employment. Applicants will ideally be fully vaccinated against Covid.
Benefits of working for SPC include:
NHS Pension Scheme
The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefits scheme
Life insurance
Family benefits including an adult dependents pension and childrens pension
Ill health benefits
20% employer contribution
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
No deposit
No credit check
Fully comprehensive insurance
Servicing and tyres
Breakdown cover
Up to £2,000 contribution from SPC subject to conditions
Proper Pay & Cost of Living Benefits
Living Wage Foundation Accredited
GP Remote Working
Eye Care Vouchers Health Service Discounts
Annual Leave - Minimum 33 days including bank holidays FTE with enhancements for long service
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity terms
High street discounts through our own online portal
Technology and Homewares Salary Sacrifice schemes with Currys and John Lewis
Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Gym Salary Sacrifice Scheme
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.
Support medication reviews and medicines
reconciliation for new care home patients, synchronising medicines for patient
transfers between care settings, and linking with local community pharmacists.
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.
Take 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.
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 efficient medicines optimisation.
Help guide and advise practice care navigation in
sorting and streaming general prescription requests to allow GPs and clinical
pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.
Provide leadership for medicines optimisation
systems across practices, supporting with a range of services to get the best
value from medicines by encouraging and implementing Electronic Prescriptions,
safe repeat prescribing systems, and timely monitoring and management of
high-risk medicines.
Provide training and support on the legal, safe,
and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the
Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
Plan and organise own workload, and support
Clinical Pharmacists and colleagues, as well as patients and carers.
Maintain registration as a pharmacy technician
and comply with appropriate professional codes.
Maintain and develop professional competence and
expertise, keep up to date with medical/therapeutic evidence and opinion, local
and national service, legislation, and policy developments. Agree on objectives
and a personal development plan, and participate in the appraisal process.
Attend local, regional, and national meetings of
relevance as agreed with the post holders line manager.
Undertake any other duties commensurate with the
post holders grade as agreed with the post holders line manager.
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.
Support medication reviews and medicines
reconciliation for new care home patients, synchronising medicines for patient
transfers between care settings, and linking with local community pharmacists.
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.
Take 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.
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 efficient medicines optimisation.
Help guide and advise practice care navigation in
sorting and streaming general prescription requests to allow GPs and clinical
pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.
Provide leadership for medicines optimisation
systems across practices, supporting with a range of services to get the best
value from medicines by encouraging and implementing Electronic Prescriptions,
safe repeat prescribing systems, and timely monitoring and management of
high-risk medicines.
Provide training and support on the legal, safe,
and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the
Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
Plan and organise own workload, and support
Clinical Pharmacists and colleagues, as well as patients and carers.
Maintain registration as a pharmacy technician
and comply with appropriate professional codes.
Maintain and develop professional competence and
expertise, keep up to date with medical/therapeutic evidence and opinion, local
and national service, legislation, and policy developments. Agree on objectives
and a personal development plan, and participate in the appraisal process.
Attend local, regional, and national meetings of
relevance as agreed with the post holders line manager.
Undertake any other duties commensurate with the
post holders grade as agreed with the post holders line manager.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Have 3 years' experience as a pharmacy technician within a hospital, community or primary care setting
- Experience of Clinical Audit
Desirable
- Experience of using TPP SystmOne
- Ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE in Maths, English and
- Science or equivalent NVQ
- Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services and be registered with the GPhC
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Have 3 years' experience as a pharmacy technician within a hospital, community or primary care setting
- Experience of Clinical Audit
Desirable
- Experience of using TPP SystmOne
- Ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE in Maths, English and
- Science or equivalent NVQ
- Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services and be registered with the GPhC
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
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).
