Job summary
Pharmacy Technician - Primary Care Network
Division: Unplanned & Integrated Care
Care Group: Diagnostics and Clinical Support Services
Band: 5
Salary: £24,907 - £30,615 per annum/pro rata
Interview date - Week commencing 12th July 2021
We are recruiting for Clinical Pharmacy Technician's in our local Primary Care Network's who share our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best Peopleand have the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The successful postholder will work alongside the PCN Pharmacists to support integrated medicines management
As a Pharmacy Technician you will develop and deliver a comprehensive medicines optimisation hub within the PCN setting to ensure a safe and efficient service is maintained. This will include Medicines Reconciliation, review of discharge medication, patient counselling and prescription management
In addition you will support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR) and the training of PCN & practice based staff.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment. Our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families.
The Trust is taking take positive action to ensure that we can recruit and retain people from under-represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trusts and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Boards policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work alongside the PCN Pharmacist to support medicines management and to escalate issues outside limitations.
Develop and deliver a comprehensive medicines optimisation hub within the PCN setting to ensure a safe and efficient service is maintained, delivering a range of medicines management activities to include review of discharge prescriptions and outpatient letters to ensure patients medicines are reconciled, patients are counselled and working with the practice team, ensure repeat prescription lists are updated and reviewed accordingly.
To also include booking follow up bloods and escalate any issues that cannot be resolved as appropriate, with particular focus of high risk medications.
Support the reduction in: readmission for preventable medication related events; adverse events; and wastage of medication
Contribute to the efficient and effective delivery of medicines to patients in care homes. Resolve prescription queries from recent discharge prescriptions
Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR. Support and review medication with the PCN Pharmacists and facilitate recommendations for prescribing changes to improve outcome and ensure prescribing of the most cost-effective product.
Support the clinical and administrative colleagues to process a wide range of medication related tasks. Implement efficient ordering and return processes to reduce medication wastage while promoting safe use of medication, reporting of medicines related incidents and pro-actively preventing safeguarding incidents.
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.
Pro-actively help patients stay safe and well and out of hospital as well as helping to reduce the demands on the PCN.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work alongside the PCN Pharmacist to support medicines management and to escalate issues outside limitations.
Develop and deliver a comprehensive medicines optimisation hub within the PCN setting to ensure a safe and efficient service is maintained, delivering a range of medicines management activities to include review of discharge prescriptions and outpatient letters to ensure patients medicines are reconciled, patients are counselled and working with the practice team, ensure repeat prescription lists are updated and reviewed accordingly.
To also include booking follow up bloods and escalate any issues that cannot be resolved as appropriate, with particular focus of high risk medications.
Support the reduction in: readmission for preventable medication related events; adverse events; and wastage of medication
Contribute to the efficient and effective delivery of medicines to patients in care homes. Resolve prescription queries from recent discharge prescriptions
Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR. Support and review medication with the PCN Pharmacists and facilitate recommendations for prescribing changes to improve outcome and ensure prescribing of the most cost-effective product.
Support the clinical and administrative colleagues to process a wide range of medication related tasks. Implement efficient ordering and return processes to reduce medication wastage while promoting safe use of medication, reporting of medicines related incidents and pro-actively preventing safeguarding incidents.
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.
Pro-actively help patients stay safe and well and out of hospital as well as helping to reduce the demands on the PCN.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ L3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF)
- L3 QCF Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or GPhC accredited equivalent or GPhC equivalents prior to July 2011
- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the nature of GPs and general practice.
- Knowledge of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
- Management and leadership experience
- Skills and experience in providing supervision, and an understanding of identifying and maintaining professional boundaries.
Skills
Essential
- Has proven ability to achieve results and good communication
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills and ability to negotiate.
- Ability to analyse information to provide advice
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ L3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF)
- L3 QCF Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or GPhC accredited equivalent or GPhC equivalents prior to July 2011
- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the nature of GPs and general practice.
- Knowledge of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
- Management and leadership experience
- Skills and experience in providing supervision, and an understanding of identifying and maintaining professional boundaries.
Skills
Essential
- Has proven ability to achieve results and good communication
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills and ability to negotiate.
- Ability to analyse information to provide advice
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
