Job summary
The Mid Devon Healthcare Primary Care Network has an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician post in primary care.
The post holder will be an integral part of the general practice/primary care team, working as and when required in the network practices and across Mid Devon Healthcare PCN.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties and 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.
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.
Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR)
Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients
Participate in medication audits
Provide advice to GPs, surgery teams and patients to support improvements in prescribing safety, quality and cost effectiveness
Respond to medication queries from patients and staff in a professional manner referring onto appropriate clinician when necessary
To advise on the sourcing and safe management of medicines as appropriate.
About us
Mid Devon Healthcare is the Primary Care Network supporting Bow Medical Practice, Redlands Primary Care and Wallingbrook Health Group.
In 2019 Primary Care Networks were set up by the NHS to help support General Practice. It enabled the practices to recruit different skills to support the existing GPs and Nursing teams in practice. Mid Devon Healthcare now has 17 members of staff of which 13 are involved in front line patient care. The PCN clinical team includes Pharmacists, Health Coaches, Social Prescribers and Occupational Therapist.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed
Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage
Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)
Promotion of online ordering of medication
Taking messages and passing on information as appropriate
Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multidisciplinary team to support integration across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health
Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests
To help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within PCN practices to optimise the quality of prescribing
Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings
Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services
Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements
All Pharmacy Technicians must work within their competencies, and have professional indemnity for their role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed
Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage
Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)
Promotion of online ordering of medication
Taking messages and passing on information as appropriate
Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multidisciplinary team to support integration across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health
Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests
To help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within PCN practices to optimise the quality of prescribing
Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings
Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services
Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements
All Pharmacy Technicians must work within their competencies, and have professional indemnity for their role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must be registered with the GPHC
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must be registered with the GPHC
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).
