Pharmacy Technician - Knightwick & Great Witley Surgery (DO&R PCN)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Who we are:

Droitwich, Ombersley & The Rurals PCN consists of 7 practices, based across South Worcestershire, serving over 53,000 patients. We aim to offer and deliver excellent, safe, co-ordinated, high quality patient care. Continuously learning, evolving and implementing new models of care, to create inclusion and reduce inequalities and improve outcomes.

We work hard to promote a culture where staff feel engaged, valued and recognised by the organisation and the others they work with.

We have an Additional Roles team of 21 healthcare professionals and are looking for an individual with a passion to deliver excellent service in General Practice and in the local communities.

Job Overview:

Medicines optimisation is an approach that seeks to maximise the beneficial clinical outcomes for patients from medicines with an emphasis on safety, governance, professional collaboration and patient engagement. Medicines optimisation is one of the key focuses of Primary Care Networks in South Worcestershire. The core central themes moving forward are based on supporting the Primary Care Networks collaboratively to:-

Integrate care around the patient

Design, Implement and facilitate clinically led medicine optimisation services

To improve productivity and the affordability of services

Advising, engaging and training (where appropriate) health care professionals

Improving patient safety and reducing risk

Empowering patients through patient education and engagement

Deliver improved patient outcomes

Supporting organisations and networks

GENERIC RESPONSIBILITIES

To provide technical assistance and administrative support, working with the Medicine Optimisation Pharmacists and clinicians in GP practices to implement and maintain high quality, cost effective changes in prescribing patterns and trends and reducing medicine related risk to patients.

To act as key contact where appropriate, for the Primary Care Networks to effectively implement or facilitate medicines management initiatives.

To undertake appropriate medicine optimisation activities that may include audit with GP practices as directed by the Clinical Director.

To implement any changes following the activities above. To communicate those changes to patients and/or healthcare professionals where necessary and appropriate.

To assess prescribing within practices, highlight areas for change and implement or facilitate those changes where necessary.

To provide information and answer medicines management queries from healthcare professionals and members of the public.

To provide training for practice staff which may include clinical systems and audits in response to individual practice needs where required.

To monitor prescribing using available tools including EMIS, epact.net and produce reports and feedback for practices

Produce and distribute practice support material to assist in the implementation of any local/national targets set

To work with practices, community pharmacies and other primary, secondary and intermediate health care team to improve/develop appropriate medicine optimisation services.

To support the implementation of the medicines optimisation strategy through the provision of clinical, administrative and technical expertise.

To facilitate the provision of prescribing support to GPs and practice staff to deliver effective medicines optimisation through the implementation and maintenance of high-quality, cost effective prescribing.

To provide relevant medicines information and advice to health professionals, CCG staff, patients and carers, including education and training as required.

Committed to CPD ensuring regular updating of clinical knowledge by self-directed learning and attendance at appropriate courses.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy services (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
• Experience working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in a community or hospital pharmacy
• Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenge

Desirable

• Experience of working within primary care

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of prescribing and medicines management issues
• Good clinical pharmaceutical knowledge including terminology
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies to improve prescribing
• Understanding of prescribing and medicines management issues
• Relevant theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence-based medicine
• Awareness of systems to support the management of patients in a primary care setting, delivering pharmaceutical input and support the context of pathways of care
• Awareness of GP budgets and funding systems
• Good clinical pharmaceutical knowledge including terminology
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies to improve prescribing
• Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
• Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
• Good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
• Good communication skills, verbal and written, with ability to adjust communication style and content to suit the audience
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to work in a busy environment and prioritise tasks effectively whilst also supporting others
• Ability to accept guidance and constructive criticism

Desirable

• Relevant theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence-based medicine
• Awareness of systems to support the management of patients in a primary care setting, delivering pharmaceutical input and support the context of pathways of care
• Awareness of GP budgets and funding systems

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).

Employer details

Employer name

SW Healthcare

Address

Knightwick Surgery

Bromyard Road

Knightwick

Worcester

WR6 5PH

Employer's website

http://www.swhealthcare.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)