Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title:
Extended
Health in Care Homes (EHICH) Pharmacy Technician
Location: Based at
Forsyth House in Darlington with the requirement to work in one or more GP
practices and in one of more Care Homes in the Darlington Primary Care Network
Responsible to: Enhanced
Health in Care Homes Lead GP
North
of England CSU Pharmacists
Job Summary:
The care home pharmacy technician will support the Enhanced Health
in Care Homes team by working with care homes and GP practices to deliver a
programme of medicines optimisation. This work will include reviews of care home residents
medication, facilitating safe transfer of residents into and out of care homes
in respect of medications and assisting GP practices to provide safe and
appropriate quantities of medication to care home residents. This will compliment clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN
multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be responsible for encouraging
the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines
optimisation in relation to care home residents throughout the practice teams
and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments.
Key responsibilities:
Synchronisation
of medication for new residents into a care home to ensure all quantities match
for 28 days supply.
Align
new residents with the care home ordering cycle.
Check
Pharmacy who supply care home and amend as needed.
Work
with Community Pharmacies supplying care homes to sort out supply issues and
identify medication not mapped to ETP, which is generating paper scripts.
Work
with care homes to amend quantities depending on patient needs and to address
any medicine shortfalls
Correct
any directions that need amending that are out of date titrating instructions,
unclear or ambiguous.
Add
medicines that are not supplied by the Practice as other medication to pick
up any interactions with it.
Identify
residents with a weight under 50 kg to check the dose of paracetamol
prescribed.
Review
calcium intake to assess whether calcium and vitamin D are still needed for
them.
Assist
with proxy ordering work.
Assist
with ordering pilot work.
Assist
with education & training for GP reception staff as well as assisting with
any ad-hoc care home resident medicine queries and tasks.
Liaise
with GP staff to assist with clinical correspondence updating any changes to
medication for care home residents
Contribute
to education of care home staff
Where
appropriate, assess patients ability to take medicines as prescribed i.e.
checking inhaler technique and making recommendations to the medicines
optimisation pharmacist to address any issues identified.
Undertake
Medicines reconciliation, checking medicines dispensed and administered against
Medicines Administration Record charts and GP practice records.
To
support investigation of medication related incidents
To
support the implementation of NPSA alerts in relation to medicines
Able
to plan and work independently and manage competing priorities
Able
to plan own work with a high degree of motivation
Key working relationships:
Care Home Staff
Residents and relatives of care home
residents
GPs and GP staff
North of England CSU Pharmacists
Community Pharmacies
Community Specialist Practitioners
Community Nursing Staff
Secondary care Pharmacy teams
Secondary care discharge teams
Knowledge,
Skills, and Experience Required:
Pharmacy
Technician NVQ Level 3
Previous
Primary Care, Care Homes or Frailty experience
Comprehensive
experience of Systm1 clinical system
Computer
Literate
Effective
interpersonal skills
Excellent
communication skills both verbal and non-verbal
Specific requirements:
A
satisfactory Disclosure and Barring check
Ability to
travel between service sites
Completion
of CPPE pharmacy technician pathway or willingness to undertake the pathway
Registration
with the General Pharmaceutical Council / immediate requirement to register
with the GPC
Qualifications:
Pharmacy
Technician NVQ Level 3
Good
general education
Professional development
Work with your line manager to undertake
continual personal and professional development, taking an active part in
reviewing and developing the roles and responsibilities.
Adhere to organisational policies and procedures,
including confidentiality, safeguarding, information governance, and health and
safety.
Requirement to travel between Care homes and GP
practices.
Confidentiality:
Patients entrust us with, or allow us to
gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other
matters. They do so in confidence and
have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
In the performance of the duties outlined in
this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential
information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other
healthcare workers. They may also have
access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be
regarded as strictly confidential
Information relating to patients, carers,
colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only
be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the company policies and
procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and
sensitive data.
Equality and Diversity
The
post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure
equality of employment. Co-workers,
patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic
origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Health and
Safety Responsibility
It is the responsibility of the individual to work in compliance
with all current health and safety legislation and the Company Health &
Safety Policy and to attend any training requirements both statutory and
mandatory in line with the Companys legal responsibility to comply with the
Health & Safety and Welfare at Work Act 1974.
Special Working Conditions
The
post-holder is required to travel independently between practice sites across
the Network, and to attend meetings etc. hosted by other agencies.
Miscellaneous
Work as part of the team to seek feedback,
continually improve the service and contribute to business planning.
Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of
the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely
and effective manner.
Duties may vary from time to time, without
changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.
General
This job
description is intended as a guide to the principle duties and responsibilities
for the post and should not be considered an exhaustive list. It is subject to change in line with future
development of our services.
