Job summary
Due to significant
growth in the last year or so, TPC is now further developing its organisational
infra structure and responding to new service development opportunities. TPC already holds contracts for the delivery
of Dermatology and Minor Surgery services, and the provision of clinicians into
the Bradford Extended Access Service. We have a Pharmacy Hub with clinicians
working on behalf of Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and offering an
anti-coagulation service to practices.
The TPC Pharmacy Hub
provides a supportive training platform for pharmacists and pharmacy
technicians working in Primary Care.
Pharmacy staff are integrated into the primary care team in PCNs. We aim to provide training opportunities to pharmacy
technicians and pharmacists from under-graduate to senior level and offer a
wide range of career development options from education and mentoring to front
line primary care provision or specialist services.
Each member practice
retains total independence whilst collaborating in the further development of
local primary care services. The objective is to put our patients at the heart
of everything we do, maximising available resources and skills to ensure we
provide a relevant and responsive service designed around what people really
need. TPC is all about sustaining excellence in primary care in the long-term
to the benefit of all our user groups.
Main duties of the job
The pharmacy technician will support the role of the pharmacist to deliver the Primary Care Network model of care, including supporting and assisting a cluster of GP practices. The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe and cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in general practices, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.
In addition, the post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. This will involve assisting PCNs in achieving national requirements, NICE implementation, and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.
Please see attached Job Description.
About us
Trust Primary Care Ltd
(TPC) is a federation of 17 local GP practices located in and around Bradford.
Our aim is to shape the future of primary care, delivering the highest quality
healthcare services to the people of the city, providing local access points
for a developing range of core and non-core services.
Our NHS is changing. At
TPC, we are working together to meet the challenges of providing high quality
primary care services alongside this evolving care landscape.
Each member practice
retains total independence whilst collaborating in the further development of
local primary care services. The objective is to put our patients at the heart
of everything we do, maximising available resources and skills to ensure we
provide a relevant and responsive service designed around what people really
need. TPC is all about sustaining excellence in primary care in the long-term
to the benefit of all our user groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The pharmacy technician will support the role of the pharmacist to deliver the Primary Care Network model of care, including supporting and assisting a cluster of GP practices. The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe and cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care.
The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in general practices, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.
In addition, the post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice.
Please refer to the Job description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The pharmacy technician will support the role of the pharmacist to deliver the Primary Care Network model of care, including supporting and assisting a cluster of GP practices. The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe and cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care.
The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in general practices, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.
In addition, the post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice.
Please refer to the Job description attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community, or hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualifications of a relevant nature. e.g. FdSc in Medicines Management/Pharmacy Services; BTEC Therapeutics
Experience
Essential
- An appreciation of the NHS agenda and government targets
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
Desirable
- Relevant advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of general practice and evidence-based medicine
- Awareness of systems to support management of patients in a primary care setting, delivering pharmaceutical input and support in the context of pathways of care and the business of the organisation(s)
- Awareness of GP budget-management and funding systems to enable GP clinical pharmacist services to assist delivery of PCN and NHS priorities and requirements for financial balance and quality
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Computer literate with an ability to use Microsoft office packages
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this for the PCNs
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
- Able to effectively manage allocated resources
- Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines
- Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to draw logical solutions to problems
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to adjust communication style and content to suit the audience
- An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
Desirable
- An ability to use the GP clinical information system SystmOne
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
Attributes
Essential
- Willingness and desire to learn
- A can-do attitude and a drive to get stuck in
- Works effectively independently, and as a member of a team
- Flexible approach to meet service needs and ensure a stakeholder focused response
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities, and challenges
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
- Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment; ability to deal with both urgent and important tasks and to prioritise effectively whilst also supporting others
- Excellent time keeping and prioritisation skills
Desirable
- Independently mobile to be able to work across several sites and travel to meet with stakeholders
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community, or hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualifications of a relevant nature. e.g. FdSc in Medicines Management/Pharmacy Services; BTEC Therapeutics
Experience
Essential
- An appreciation of the NHS agenda and government targets
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology
- Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
Desirable
- Relevant advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of general practice and evidence-based medicine
- Awareness of systems to support management of patients in a primary care setting, delivering pharmaceutical input and support in the context of pathways of care and the business of the organisation(s)
- Awareness of GP budget-management and funding systems to enable GP clinical pharmacist services to assist delivery of PCN and NHS priorities and requirements for financial balance and quality
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Computer literate with an ability to use Microsoft office packages
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this for the PCNs
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
- Able to effectively manage allocated resources
- Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines
- Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to draw logical solutions to problems
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to adjust communication style and content to suit the audience
- An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
Desirable
- An ability to use the GP clinical information system SystmOne
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
Attributes
Essential
- Willingness and desire to learn
- A can-do attitude and a drive to get stuck in
- Works effectively independently, and as a member of a team
- Flexible approach to meet service needs and ensure a stakeholder focused response
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities, and challenges
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
- Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment; ability to deal with both urgent and important tasks and to prioritise effectively whilst also supporting others
- Excellent time keeping and prioritisation skills
Desirable
- Independently mobile to be able to work across several sites and travel to meet with stakeholders
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).
