Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our team at Shere Surgery and Dispensary in East Guildford.
The purpose of the role is to improve patient safety outcomes and promote good practice of repeat prescribing by developing and working to protocols and being actively involved within multidisciplinary teams including those from different health care providers.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have clinical, technical, and administrative responsibilities whilst having supervision from an ever-expanding pharmacy team led by an experienced clinical pharmacist.
The post holder will desirably hold professional registration with GPhC or BTEC/NVQ
Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Sciences as well as good clinical pharmacy knowledge including
terminology.
About us
Procare Health Limited are the host employer. The successful applicant will be employed by Procare Health Ltd and seconded to the East Guildford Primary Care Network for the duration of the contract.
We are 6 practices that span the rural areas around Guildford as well as central Guildford practices, covering over 50 000 patients. We meet together monthly as practice leads and practice managers to discuss development and plans. Our aim is to provide practices, through the scheme, with additional staff that can support practices and provide better care for our patients.
Procare Health is a GP federation working with multiple practises in Guildford and Waverley. With high quality care, patient safety and a positive patient and carer experience at the centre of our strategy, our aim is to ensure high quality care for our local community, through being a great place to work with a highly skilled and competent workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
To support the development of
excellent utilisation of pharmacy within primary care to pro-actively help
patients stay safe and well and out of hospital. This includes using medicines
knowledge to help improve the efficiency and resilience of General Practice
teams.
Job Summary:
A relatively new role in General
Practice combining patient-facing, analytical and administrative elements of
work. The post-holder will help patients to get the best from their
medicines by communicating changes to agreed and approved protocols, improving
repeat prescribing processes, promotion of repeat dispensing and online
ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce
wasted medicines. The Technician will
work solely at Shere Surgey & Dispensary, a high achieving practice in the
Surrey Hills, just outside Guildford, within a proactive and supportive team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
To support the development of
excellent utilisation of pharmacy within primary care to pro-actively help
patients stay safe and well and out of hospital. This includes using medicines
knowledge to help improve the efficiency and resilience of General Practice
teams.
Job Summary:
A relatively new role in General
Practice combining patient-facing, analytical and administrative elements of
work. The post-holder will help patients to get the best from their
medicines by communicating changes to agreed and approved protocols, improving
repeat prescribing processes, promotion of repeat dispensing and online
ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce
wasted medicines. The Technician will
work solely at Shere Surgey & Dispensary, a high achieving practice in the
Surrey Hills, just outside Guildford, within a proactive and supportive team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Professional registration with GPhC
- BTEC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in Primary Care, Community or Hospital Pharmacy.
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology.
- Strong understanding of data protection and confidentiality.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Flexible to deal with changing priorities
- Present a professional approach at all times
- Efficient and self-motivated Personable and approachable
- Respect for all with a commitment to equality and diversity
- Disciplined and organised, with the ability to work under pressure and manage own time
- Discreet when dealing with confidential information
- Able to work as part of a team, co-operating to work together and willing to help and assist wherever possible and appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Professional registration with GPhC
- BTEC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in Primary Care, Community or Hospital Pharmacy.
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology.
- Strong understanding of data protection and confidentiality.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Flexible to deal with changing priorities
- Present a professional approach at all times
- Efficient and self-motivated Personable and approachable
- Respect for all with a commitment to equality and diversity
- Disciplined and organised, with the ability to work under pressure and manage own time
- Discreet when dealing with confidential information
- Able to work as part of a team, co-operating to work together and willing to help and assist wherever possible and appropriate
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.
