Job summary
We are looking for an additional pharmacy technician to join
our great pharmacy team of two prescribing pharmacists, two pharmacy
technicians and three prescription clerks. You will become an active part of
the multidisciplinary team to support patients and staff in safe and effective
medicine management.
Main duties of the job
The
work will primarily be an administration role with remote patient contact.
However we will be looking to develop this role to become more patient facing
depending on experience and interest of the post holder to help patients with
cardiovascular disease prevention and manage long term disease conditions.
Although
this is a practice role you will get the opportunity to work with the wider
pharmacy team within West of Waverley Primary Care Network and Surrey
Heartlands Integrated Care Board with the opportunity to attend monthly
meetings.
About us
Haslemere Health Centre is a friendly practice working out of a purpose-built modern building in the grounds of Haslemere Hospital, and a small branch surgery in Fernhurst. We support nearly 20,000 patients offering a variety of care thanks to our large diverse multidisciplinary team including doctors, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physiotherapists, mental health practitioners and health care assistants.
Working for Haslemere Health Centre also comes with additional benefits:
- Annual registration fees paid
- Free 30 minute yoga session every month held during the lunch hour at Haslemere Health Centre
- Option to join Vitality Staff Private Health Insurance
- 20 days annual leave (pro rata) with an additional annual leave day each year of service up to a maximum of 25 days
- Annual summer walk with three course meal and drinks provided after
- Annual Christmas party with a three course meal and drinks provided
- Staff Discount at Day Lewis Pharmacy (within Haslemere Health Centre)
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Updating and maintaining accurate patient medication records on the practices clinical computer systems, including advice given and action taken.
- Advising the primary health care team on the safe and secure handling of controlled drugs and other medicines, ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.
- Generating prescriptions from requests from patients.
- Reconciliation of medicines from outpatient and discharge letters.
- Liaising with hospital, community and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following transfer of care.
- Supporting practice staff to deliver on the CQC inspections, MRHA alerts, DES contract, QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services
- Point of contact for the practice for prescription related queries for healthcare professionals and patients
- Implementing and monitoring the practices adherence to a repeat prescription policy
- Conducting clinical audits as part of the multidisciplinary team
- Implementing, in conjunction with the practice team, systems for monitoring medicines use
- Working with OptimiseRx to ensure the practice is following local formularies to improve the choice and cost effectiveness of medicines.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Updating and maintaining accurate patient medication records on the practices clinical computer systems, including advice given and action taken.
- Advising the primary health care team on the safe and secure handling of controlled drugs and other medicines, ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.
- Generating prescriptions from requests from patients.
- Reconciliation of medicines from outpatient and discharge letters.
- Liaising with hospital, community and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following transfer of care.
- Supporting practice staff to deliver on the CQC inspections, MRHA alerts, DES contract, QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services
- Point of contact for the practice for prescription related queries for healthcare professionals and patients
- Implementing and monitoring the practices adherence to a repeat prescription policy
- Conducting clinical audits as part of the multidisciplinary team
- Implementing, in conjunction with the practice team, systems for monitoring medicines use
- Working with OptimiseRx to ensure the practice is following local formularies to improve the choice and cost effectiveness of medicines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Technician or equivalent
- Be registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Completed the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
Experience
Essential
- Have a minimum of two years post graduate experience
- Computer literate
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of working in a GP practice
- Experience of working with GP practice systems (EMIS and Docman)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Technician or equivalent
- Be registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Completed the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
Experience
Essential
- Have a minimum of two years post graduate experience
- Computer literate
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of working in a GP practice
- Experience of working with GP practice systems (EMIS and Docman)
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).