Western Dales Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration, medication reviews, and medicines reconciliation.

• Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists.

• Work under supervision to ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients.

• Provide technical and administrative support to the pharmacy team.

• Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients

• Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits.

• Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.

• Support clinical audits and quality improvement measures, contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services

• Provide specialist expertise, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities

• Work with the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes, and reducing wastage.

• Complete audits around patient safety in the prescribing of medication and present the information for sharing with the clinical team.

• Develop relationships with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care, and mental health.

• Undertake medicines reconciliation in accordance with PCN protocols and update patients medical records accordingly.

• Take a proactive approach to the safe handling of prescriptions, including assessment of risk and making recommendations for improvement.

• Support and advise the PCN on the safe and secure handling of controlled drugs and other medicines, ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.

• Provide support with medicines related complaints and manage medicines related safety alerts.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in General Practice, pharmacy or healthcare setting.
• Experience of dealing with the public and/or patients
• Experience and awareness of the breath of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• Experience of computer based clinical systems, EMIS Web

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people.
• Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills to create simple plans and reports
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Good time management skills, able to prioritise and organise workload for best effect
• Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion at all times
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Ability to follow policy and procedure
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure

Desirable

• Knowledge of audit and research

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
• NVQ level 3 pharmacy services or equivalent
• Enrolled in, qualified from or willing to undertake an approved 18 month training pathway such as the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)

Other requirements

Essential

• Hold a current driving licence
• Enhanced DBS disclosure.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

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

Morecambe Bay Primary Care Collaborative

Address

Bentham Medical Practice

Grasmere Drive

Bentham

Lancaster

LA2 7JP

Employer's website

https://mbpcc.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)