Pharmacy Technician 32 hours per week Remote working
Penwith Primary Care Network
The closing date is 27 September 2024
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. This role will be a flexible role with remote working as you will be working in the pharmacy Hub with a Team of pharmacy technicians and Clinical pharmacist The Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice model is supported by the direction of national policy including the Five Year Forward View and GP Forward View where there is a need to better utilise the role of pharmacy 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 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. Pharmacy technicians core role responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical and administrative categories.
Main duties of the job
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.
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
About us
Penwith PCN has around 67,000 registered practice population, in the far West of the country. We have 7 GP practices, and our geography includes some remote rural locations as well as towns, surrounded on 3 sides by the coast.
Date posted
05 September 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year Pay scale is pro rata for 32 hours per week
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Flexible working, Home or remote working
Reference number
A5500-24-0009
Job locations
The Lescudjack Centre
Penmere Close
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 3PE
Employer details
Employer name
Penwith Primary Care Network
Address
The Lescudjack Centre
Penmere Close
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 3PE
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