Job summary
Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician - Primary Care (Wansbeck Primary Care Network)
We have a great opportunity for pharmacy technicians wishing to develop their careers as part of our progressive team, with a national reputation for innovation and development. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has a diverse and supportive clinical pharmacy team with a proven track record of providing high quality, patient-centred care. Our pharmacy technicians undertake patient-facing clinical roles, using their skills as part of a multidisciplinary team to support patients wherever they are across primary and secondary care (hospital, home or care home).
Our team offer you a unique clinical, patient-facing role that allows pharmacy technicians to develop or maintain skills within primary care. Full access to acute trust teams and resources will help to enable system wide approach to patient care, and designed around you to make the most of your skill set.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacy technician to support medicines optimisation across Wansbeck Primary Care Network (Seaton Park Medical Group, Gables Medical Group, Guidepost Medical Group and Bedlingtonshire Medical Group) to help meet their population needs. This clinical patient-facing role will involve medicines optimisation stewardship, enhancing medicines support for care homes and their residents, supporting patients at transitions of care and providing medicines management support and leadership across the network.
You may already be a pharmacy technician working in general practice or an experienced pharmacy technician ready to take the next step in your career.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, as well as our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.
In addition to acute hospital pharmacy services we provide pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to local primary care networks. We also deliver locally commissioned integrated pharmacy services to care homes, frailty, living well with pain and palliative care. We are one of the best performing NHS organisations in England, with a focus on staff experience as well as the experience of patients.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
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 and utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.
- Support medicines reconciliation for patients at transitions of care, communicating effectively with community pharmacy and secondary care colleagues.
- Contribute to effective systems for medication review for patients on repeat medication. This includes support for clinical pharmacists in delivering structured medication reviews (SMR) to help reduce medicines-related harm.
- 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 to local arrangements, participate in medication audits and carry out safety searches to ensure appropriate monitoring for patients receiving high-risk medication.
- Support the PCN in implementing efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage, including Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD).
- Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multidisciplinary team to support integration across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.
- Support the implantation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.
- Where required, support the PCN to deliver the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES).
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 and utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.
- Support medicines reconciliation for patients at transitions of care, communicating effectively with community pharmacy and secondary care colleagues.
- Contribute to effective systems for medication review for patients on repeat medication. This includes support for clinical pharmacists in delivering structured medication reviews (SMR) to help reduce medicines-related harm.
- 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 to local arrangements, participate in medication audits and carry out safety searches to ensure appropriate monitoring for patients receiving high-risk medication.
- Support the PCN in implementing efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage, including Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD).
- Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multidisciplinary team to support integration across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.
- Support the implantation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.
- Where required, support the PCN to deliver the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oBTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ Level 3 supported by appropriate underpinning knowledge e.g. BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences, NPA or equivalent qualification.
- oRegional Qualification or equivalent for Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians. (If not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
- oRegistered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- oEvidence of relevant specialist continuing professional development.
- oTo have successfully completed an appropriate accredited technician checking qualification e.g. Regional Scheme, Buttercups. Regional Qualification for Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians (if not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
- oA1 or equivalent NVQ assessor qualification (if not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
- oIT skills to include pharmacy systems, Microsoft word and Excel.
- oRelevant evidence of CPD demonstrating that their knowledge and training are current and show evidence of revalidation if appropriate.
- oThe above qualifications will ensure the post holder has the required skills for the role and has the specialist training and experience to degree or equivalent level.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oBTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ Level 3 supported by appropriate underpinning knowledge e.g. BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences, NPA or equivalent qualification.
- oRegional Qualification or equivalent for Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians. (If not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
- oRegistered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- oEvidence of relevant specialist continuing professional development.
- oTo have successfully completed an appropriate accredited technician checking qualification e.g. Regional Scheme, Buttercups. Regional Qualification for Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians (if not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
- oA1 or equivalent NVQ assessor qualification (if not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
- oIT skills to include pharmacy systems, Microsoft word and Excel.
- oRelevant evidence of CPD demonstrating that their knowledge and training are current and show evidence of revalidation if appropriate.
- oThe above qualifications will ensure the post holder has the required skills for the role and has the specialist training and experience to degree or equivalent level.
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
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).
