Job summary
Wea re looking to employ a Pharmacy Technician to support the GP/Clinical Pharmacist to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and efficient systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste and maximising patient outcomes.
15 hours per week.
Wage dependant upon experience.
Main duties of the job
To undertake medicines reconciliation in accordance with practice protocols and to update patients' medical records/ prescribing accordingly.
To support the achievement of the practice's prescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework targets.
To provide advise to GP's, staff and patient's in changes to prescribing to support the improvement of prescribing safety, quality and cost effectiveness.
To participate in medicine audits.
To assist in the appropriate drug monitoring.
To support the clinical Pharmacist to provide medication reviews, patient information leaflets, medicine awareness; and to undertake community visits as appropriate.
To take proactive approach to the safe handling of prescriptions, including assessment of risk and making recommendations for improvement.
To respond to medication queries from patients and staff in a professional manner referring to the appropriate GP in accordance with practice protocols.
About us
We are a small but busy/ fast paced GP practice in the community of Sheldon with a list size of 4000.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake medicines reconciliation in accordance with practice protocols and to update patients' medical records/ prescribing accordingly.
To support the achievement of the practice's prescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework targets.
To provide advise to GP's, staff and patient's in changes to prescribing to support the improvement of prescribing safety, quality and cost effectiveness.
To participate in medicine audits.
To assist in the appropriate drug monitoring.
To support the clinical Pharmacist to provide medication reviews, patient information leaflets, medicine awareness; and to undertake community visits as appropriate.
To take proactive approach to the safe handling of prescriptions, including assessment of risk and making recommendations for improvement.
To respond to medication queries from patients and staff in a professional manner referring to the appropriate GP in accordance with practice protocols.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake medicines reconciliation in accordance with practice protocols and to update patients' medical records/ prescribing accordingly.
To support the achievement of the practice's prescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework targets.
To provide advise to GP's, staff and patient's in changes to prescribing to support the improvement of prescribing safety, quality and cost effectiveness.
To participate in medicine audits.
To assist in the appropriate drug monitoring.
To support the clinical Pharmacist to provide medication reviews, patient information leaflets, medicine awareness; and to undertake community visits as appropriate.
To take proactive approach to the safe handling of prescriptions, including assessment of risk and making recommendations for improvement.
To respond to medication queries from patients and staff in a professional manner referring to the appropriate GP in accordance with practice protocols.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ3 Pharmacy Services (or equivalent)
- Registered as a pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Evidence of CPD.
- Experience of prescribing medicine management issues.
- Understanding of work effectively within multidisciplinary groups.
- Post qualification experience and NHS Primary care.
- EMIS clinical system and Microsoft office experience.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent keyboard and computer skills
- Ability to use own initiative.
- Able to work under pressure.
- Able to work in a changing environment.
- Car driver/clean license.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ3 Pharmacy Services (or equivalent)
- Registered as a pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Evidence of CPD.
- Experience of prescribing medicine management issues.
- Understanding of work effectively within multidisciplinary groups.
- Post qualification experience and NHS Primary care.
- EMIS clinical system and Microsoft office experience.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent keyboard and computer skills
- Ability to use own initiative.
- Able to work under pressure.
- Able to work in a changing environment.
- Car driver/clean license.
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).
