Job summary
We are looking to welcome a Pharmacy Technician to join our
dynamic and supportive team at Humberstone Medical Centre. This vacancy is for 15-30
hours per week. We welcome applicants with or
without GP experience. If you have the right skills and qualities, we can
provide on-going support to develop professionally.
Main duties of the job
There is a need to better utilise the role of pharmacy technician within primary care to pro-actively help patients stay safe and well and out of
hospital as well as helping to reduce the demands on general practice. Pharmacy
technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists,
community pharmacists and other members of the practice multi-disciplinary
team.
The Pharmacy technician will be working under supervision to
ensure effective and efficient use of medicines. Pharmacy technicians core role
responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical and administrative
categories.
About us
Humberstone Medical Centre is a thriving and innovative practice providing care in the Northeast area of Leicester to 12,000 patients. We are a friendly and experienced team who work collaboratively across clinical and administrative roles.
We have a commitment to high quality evidence-based care with a strong ethos of providing and enabling training and support to all our staff, both clinical and administrative.
We are a large and friendly team including 5 GP Partners, 3 Salaried Drs, 2 Pharmacists, 1 Pharmacy technician ,3 Nurses, 2 HCAs, an FCP, a Social Prescriber, care coordinators and administrators.
We are a teaching practice and take GP Registrars and Medical students on rotation.
We are part of Salutem Primary Care Network and take a lead role in it with the previous and current Clinical Director both being partners in the practice. Salutem PCN has an excellent reputation for collaborative working in multiple projects and seeking to maintain high standards of patient care in all 5 practices within it.
What we offer
A supportive and welcoming team environment.
A modern, well equipped working space.
Opportunities for ongoing professional
development
On site staff car parking
NHS pension
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensuring that requests for repeat prescriptions
are actioned
Responding to all queries and requests from
chemists, nursing homes and district nurses, regarding the issue of prescriptions
Aligning patient medication reviews with chronic
disease monitoring.
Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure
Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR
Prescribing Incentive Scheme issuing reports and
letters, working around any guidelines issued ensuring budget reductions where
possible.
Medicine management, liaising and discussing any
enquires or queries raised by the clinical team
Manage shared care protocols and liaise with
Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients. Contributing
to the provision of safe and effective pharmacy services. Undertaking
medicines reconciliation in line with practice protocols and standard
operating procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
prescriptions and repeat prescriptions. Participating
in medication audits. Providing
advice and information to GPs, staff and patients to support the
improvement of prescribing safety, quality, cost-effectiveness and the
appropriate use of medicines to get the best outcomes for patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensuring that requests for repeat prescriptions
are actioned
Responding to all queries and requests from
chemists, nursing homes and district nurses, regarding the issue of prescriptions
Aligning patient medication reviews with chronic
disease monitoring.
Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure
Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR
Prescribing Incentive Scheme issuing reports and
letters, working around any guidelines issued ensuring budget reductions where
possible.
Medicine management, liaising and discussing any
enquires or queries raised by the clinical team
Manage shared care protocols and liaise with
Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients. Contributing
to the provision of safe and effective pharmacy services. Undertaking
medicines reconciliation in line with practice protocols and standard
operating procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
prescriptions and repeat prescriptions. Participating
in medication audits. Providing
advice and information to GPs, staff and patients to support the
improvement of prescribing safety, quality, cost-effectiveness and the
appropriate use of medicines to get the best outcomes for patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
Desirable
- 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)
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Able to finish work tasks
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety.
- Access to own transport and/or ability to travel to the surgery
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports.
- Good clinical system IT knowledge of EMIS/SystmOne/Vision
- Good personal organisational skills
- Effective time management
Desirable
- Experience working in a primary care setting
- Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF and enhanced services
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
Desirable
- 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)
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Able to finish work tasks
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety.
- Access to own transport and/or ability to travel to the surgery
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports.
- Good clinical system IT knowledge of EMIS/SystmOne/Vision
- Good personal organisational skills
- Effective time management
Desirable
- Experience working in a primary care setting
- Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF and enhanced services
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
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).
