Job summary
Mid Chiltern Primary Care Network
Salary: Up to £28,000 WTE dependant on experience
Working Hours: 37.5 per week
NHS Pension
33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 Support
Please visit our website and find out more about our PCN, the staff that work for us and the services we provide to our local community-About Us - Mid Chiltern PCN- www.midchilternpcn.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacy Technician to join our developing primary care network team within Mid Chiltern PCN , we provide high quality support to our patients and are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the team to support us in achieving this.
The network is already experienced in working with clinical pharmacists and technicians this role will provide a great opportunity to join a committed team as well as having access to national training through the NHS England Clinical Training Pathway and be part of a local network of clinical pharmacists/technicians.
We are looking for a collaborative, motivated and forward-thinking technician. The role will involve supporting medicines management by working within the general practice setting, with the support of Senior Clinical Pharmacist.
You will provide specialist medicines management advice to patients and other healthcare professionals, to promote the safe, effective and high-quality, cost-effective use of medicines in all prescribing decisions. The role will also focus on improving the repeat prescribing process, relieving clinical workload pressures.
The post holder will benefit from:
- Regular supervision from pharmacy team
- Opportunities to develop their clinical practice
- Support to enrol in and complete the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
- Being part of a friendly and forward thinking PCN team.
About us
About FedBucks
FedBucks is a not-for-profit GP federation of 47 GP practices covering a population of over 500,000 patients across Buckinghamshire. We began in 2016 and now employ around 300 members of staff at our head office site, and across our planned and unplanned care services.
As a GP Federation and Social Enterprise, we are proud to represent our member practices and to champion primary care by working with local general practice and system partners in the provision of community-based healthcare services. We are dedicated to providing safe and compassionate care to our patients across our range of planned and unplanned healthcare services in Buckinghamshire and believe in continuous commitment to quality service delivery and positive patient outcomes.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves in our purpose when enabling excellent patient care and supporting general practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY 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.
support, as determined by the PCN, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists.
provide specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities.
take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaising with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients.
support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.
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. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits e.g. use of antibiotics, supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY 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.
support, as determined by the PCN, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists.
provide specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities.
take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaising with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients.
support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.
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. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits e.g. use of antibiotics, supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- BTEC NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of recent and relevant Continuing Professional Development
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
- Experience of working with clinicians and multidisciplinary multiagency work
- Experience of facilitating change to improve clinical practice
- Experience of delivering training sessions to varied groups
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence-based medicine
- Understanding of NHS long term plan and priorities relevant to primary care
- Capacity to be innovative and develop the role of a pharmacy technician
- Ability to work with a range of clinical and non-clinical personnel as part of a team
- Ability to communicate medicines and service-related information to decision makers at all levels and have advice challenged
- Ability to work independently and effectively with a high degree of motivation for long periods
- Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines, often with frequent interruptions and urgent requests
- Ability to define, collate, analyse and interpret data
- Able to utilise databases and information technology, including word processing, spreadsheets and presentation packages effectively
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- BTEC NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of recent and relevant Continuing Professional Development
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
- Experience of working with clinicians and multidisciplinary multiagency work
- Experience of facilitating change to improve clinical practice
- Experience of delivering training sessions to varied groups
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence-based medicine
- Understanding of NHS long term plan and priorities relevant to primary care
- Capacity to be innovative and develop the role of a pharmacy technician
- Ability to work with a range of clinical and non-clinical personnel as part of a team
- Ability to communicate medicines and service-related information to decision makers at all levels and have advice challenged
- Ability to work independently and effectively with a high degree of motivation for long periods
- Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines, often with frequent interruptions and urgent requests
- Ability to define, collate, analyse and interpret data
- Able to utilise databases and information technology, including word processing, spreadsheets and presentation packages effectively
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).
