PCN Pharmacy Technician - West of Waverley PCN

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

Patient facing supporting roles to ensure effective medicine use

Review patients need for ongoing medication support aids.

Support patients to take their medication safely and effectively.

Carry out medicines optimisation tasks

To reconcile medicines from clinical letters and discharge summaries from secondary care settings.

Report back to CCG/secondary care pharmacy teams queries around requests for prescribing non formulary items.

Work with the practice to action MHRA drug alerts.

Work with the PCN pharmacist to action CCG medicines management incentive schemes.

Design and review medicine audits and protocols.

Support pharmacists to undertake structured medication reviews by organising necessary monitoring.

Take a central role in clinical aspects of shared care protocols

Work with the practices to ensure patients have up to date monitoring required as part of the shared care protocol.

Report back to CCG/secondary care pharmacy teams queries around requests for inappropriate shared care prescribing requests.

Medicines Safety

Support initiatives/projects relating to medication safety, with the support of the practice clinical pharmacist.

Conduct audits to review repeat prescribing of antibiotics

Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.

Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices

Work to improving Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) within each practice.

Work on addressing public health and social care needs of the patient by referring appropriate patients to social prescribers, smoking cessation clinics and weight management programmes etc.

Work with the practice to help with (CQC) requirements.

Repeat prescribing

Process repeat prescription requests in line with surgery protocols.

Dispense prescriptions in line with surgery protocols (dispensing practices only).

Accurately check prescriptions in line with surgery protocols (dispensing practices only).

Review and adjust repeat prescribing protocols to improve patient safety and reduce medicine wastage.

Support practices and provide training for electronic prescription service (EPS) and repeat dispensing.

To review out of stock medications and suggest appropriate alternatives to prescribe.

Working within a multidisciplinary team

Develop relationships with other pharmacy technicians and pharmacists including those in primary care, secondary care, community pharmacy, mental health, and social care teams.

Attributes

Essential

• Self-motivated and proactive
• Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work
• Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment; ability to deal with both urgent and important tasks to prioritise effectively whilst also supporting others
• Able to work across several sites and travel to meet with stakeholders
• Works effectively independently and as part of a team
• Excellent time keeping

Qualifications

Essential

• Current professional registration with GPhC and working within requirements for annual revalidation
• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
• At least 2 years working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician

Desirable

• Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
• Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities, and challenges

Experience

Desirable

• Experience of working within primary care setting

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Sound computer skills, proficient with MS Office
• Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
• Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
• Able to observe code of confidentiality
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written with the ability to adjust communication style and content to suit the audience
• Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines

Desirable

• Familiar with GP clinical systems e.g. EMIS and Docman
• Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy laws and ethics and current legislation
• Good clinical pharmaceutical knowledge including terminology
• An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues

Desirable

• Awareness of GP budget management and funding systems to assist delivery PCN/NHS priorities and requirements for financial balance and quality

Other

Essential

• Meets DBS reference standards
• Able to work across several sites and travel to meet with stakeholders

Desirable

• Holds a full, current UK driving licence

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).