Job summary
There is an opportunity for two technicians to join our expanding pharmacy team serving to the population of South Hardwick PCN
Hours are flexible up to 37.5 hours a week
We have approximately 68,000 patients over 9 practices
Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new model of care which addresses our ambition to deliver person-centred, coordinated care across the health system.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice model is supported by the direction of national policy including the ‘Five Year Forward View’ and ‘GP Forward View’ where there is a need to better utilise the role of pharmacy within primary care to pro-actively help patients stay safe and well and out of hospital as well as helping to reduce the demands on general practice.
Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing Clinical Pharmacists, Practice nurses , GPs, administrative practice teams , and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team.
Pharmacy technicians can lead on medicines expertise and enable the pharmacists to concentrate on clinical decision making.
Pharmacy technicians’ core role responsibilities will cover clinical, technical and administrative categories.
The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by implementing agreed and approved protocols, around medications, including anticoagulation, cardiovascular medicines and inhalers.
In addition, the post holder must be willing to enrol and complete the CPPE Primary Care Pathway (Nationally delivered-18M training plan ) if you have not already done so.
About us
South Hardwick Primary Care Network is a group of nine forward thinking and progressive practices who have developed friendly and effective working relationships with each other. We have a positive, supportive and open culture and are committed to providing the best service to our patients through collaboration both internally and with external partners.
South Hardwick is a mix of former mining communities, suburbs and rural communities to the south of Chesterfield. We have ambitious plans to develop the PCN and are planning to expand the existing team and develop innovative new ways of delivering primary care services collectively to improve the health outcomes of our patients. The Clinical Pharmacy Team will play fundamental role in supporting these ambitions and will become an integral part of the South Hardwick Team
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached documentation for full job description and person specification
Clinical
Ø Undertake patient facing and patient supporting
roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making
conversations with patients.
Ø Carry out medicines optimisation tasks
including effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique),
supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation.
Ø Where required, utilise consultation skills to
work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines
effectively.
Ø As determined by the PCN, support medication
reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and
synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking
with local community pharmacies
Ø Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure
Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR
Ø Provide 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.
Ø Manage shared care protocols and liaise with
Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients.
Ø Support initiatives for antimicrobial
stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.
Technical and Administrative
Ø
Lead on
clinical searches and monitoring of data
Ø
Lead the
PCN Pharmacy team in respect to developing policies and procedures
Ø
Contribute
to the design and delivery of patient questionnaires or pre-review resources to
refine the system for medication reviews
Ø
Collate
and filter information from the patient to be documented on the clinical system
or escalated to a Clinical pharmacist or other relevant clinician in the
practice, if appropriate.
Ø
Support
practice Prescription's teams in streaming general prescription requests, to
allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex
requests.
Ø
Support
the implementation of local and national prescribing policies and guidance
within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.
Ø
Support
the Primary Care Network to deliver on contractual agenda, support Practices
with QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached documentation for full job description and person specification
Clinical
Ø Undertake patient facing and patient supporting
roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making
conversations with patients.
Ø Carry out medicines optimisation tasks
including effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique),
supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation.
Ø Where required, utilise consultation skills to
work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines
effectively.
Ø As determined by the PCN, support medication
reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and
synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking
with local community pharmacies
Ø Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure
Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR
Ø Provide 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.
Ø Manage shared care protocols and liaise with
Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients.
Ø Support initiatives for antimicrobial
stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.
Technical and Administrative
Ø
Lead on
clinical searches and monitoring of data
Ø
Lead the
PCN Pharmacy team in respect to developing policies and procedures
Ø
Contribute
to the design and delivery of patient questionnaires or pre-review resources to
refine the system for medication reviews
Ø
Collate
and filter information from the patient to be documented on the clinical system
or escalated to a Clinical pharmacist or other relevant clinician in the
practice, if appropriate.
Ø
Support
practice Prescription's teams in streaming general prescription requests, to
allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex
requests.
Ø
Support
the implementation of local and national prescribing policies and guidance
within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.
Ø
Support
the Primary Care Network to deliver on contractual agenda, support Practices
with QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Please see attached documentation for full job description and person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Please see attached documentation for full job description and person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
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).
Employer details
Employer name
North Eastern Derbyshire Healthcare Limited
Address
C/O Wingerworth Surgery
Allendale Road
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S42 6PX