Job summary
The East Lancashire Alliance are now looking to recruit a Pharmacy technician on behalf of the Burnley West PCN.
Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi- disciplinary team. Pharmacy technicians are different to clinical pharmacists as they are not able to prescribe or make clinical decisions, instead working under supervision to ensure effective and efficient use of medicines.
Pharmacy technicians core
role responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical and administrative
categories.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, 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 Practice, 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 the PCN in achieving national requirements, NICE implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.
About us
The East
Lancashire Alliance is a network of 9 PCNs covering 48 GP practices covering a
population of over 390,000 patients across East Lancashire. Patients are at the
heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves in ensuring our patients feel
safe, supported, communicated with and respected at a time when they may be
feeling vulnerable. The Alliance are proud to represent our member practices
and to champion our Primary Care Partners, by working with local general
practice and other system partners in the provision of patient centred, local
healthcare services.
Each practice
has a close-knit team of staff who collectively seek to improve the health of
their patient populations.
East Lancashire is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places
to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside, to the heart
of the vibrant inner Towns and Villages with great shopping, entertainment and
dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great
northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Undertake patient facing
and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared
decision-making conversations with patients.
Carry out medicines optimisation
tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler
technique), supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where
required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to
ensure they use their medicines effectively.
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
Support
the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews (SMR)
i.e. organise necessary
monitoring tests prior to SMR
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.
Manage shared care
protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients.
Support initiatives for
antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Undertake patient facing
and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared
decision-making conversations with patients.
Carry out medicines optimisation
tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler
technique), supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where
required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to
ensure they use their medicines effectively.
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
Support
the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews (SMR)
i.e. organise necessary
monitoring tests prior to SMR
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.
Manage shared care
protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients.
Support initiatives for
antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.
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
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Computer literate with an ability to use the Microsoft office packages
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
- 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
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other
- healthcare professionals. Whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication
Desirable
- Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician
- Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician
- Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH);
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
Attributes
Essential
- 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
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
- Independently mobile to be able to work across several sites and travel to meet with stakeholders
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Computer literate with an ability to use the Microsoft office packages
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
- 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
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals. Whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication
Desirable
- Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Computer literate with an ability to use the Microsoft office packages
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
- 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
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other
- healthcare professionals. Whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication
Desirable
- Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician
- Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician
- Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH);
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
Attributes
Essential
- 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
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
- Independently mobile to be able to work across several sites and travel to meet with stakeholders
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Computer literate with an ability to use the Microsoft office packages
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
- 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
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals. Whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication
Desirable
- Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN
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).
