Job summary
The Care Homes pharmacy technician will support the Darlington GP practices and Darlington PCN by working with the Care home team to deliver a programme of medicines management and optimisation on behalf of Care home residents in Darlington. The post holder will work within their own competency with support from a senior technician and pharmacist.
The post holder will support the pharmacy team with specific quality improvement projects in relation to medicines for example opioid reduction management.
Main duties of the job
Aims/Goals of the Care Home team
Reduced GP workload
Reduced medication costs by formulary prescribing cost-effective alternatives
Improved medication outcomes for patients in Care homes
Improved patient safety and medication optimisation
Improved efficiency of medication changes
Improved formulary prescribing to enable better value/outcomes from medicines
Improved management of shared care drugs
Improved prescribing for care home residents
Attendance at regular MDTs where Care Home residents' health needs are discussed.
About us
Overview of your organisation
Primary Healthcare Darlington was established in 2014 as the local GP federation consisting of 11 GP Practices covering an ever-increasing population of 113,000+ registered patients in Darlington, County Durham. We have close links with Darlington Borough Council and local NHS Foundation Trusts and have the full support and backing of North East and North Cumbria ICB. We also work closely with and provide support to the Darlington Primary Care Network.
Working from newly refurbished dedicated premises close to Darlington Memorial Hospital we provide NHS, Public Health and Private Medical Services.
We are an award-winning company who places the wellbeing of our staff at the heart of everything we do. We have a wellbeing lead who offers staff access to multiple wellbeing resources, and as a company we offer staff access to free counselling services, protected time to develop professionally, access to high-quality training and development, free tea and coffee and chilled, filtered water and much more. We also offer staff an opportunity to volunteer for 4 days annually in the local community. In the past year staff have supported Groundwork, Age UK, Dogs Trust and many more community projects.
We are on the doorstep of some of the most beautiful and historic sites in the region.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
The Enhanced Care in Care Homes
Pharmacy Technician will support the Darlington PCN Pharmacy Hub by working
with the pharmacy team and GP practices to deliver a programme of medicines
optimisation and reconciliation from hospital discharge and other secondary
care communications. This will enable safe discharge of patients from hospital
to home, ensuring medication changes are safe and timely managed with patient
counselling where appropriate. The post holder will work within their own
competency with support from a senior technician and pharmacist.
The post holder will support
the pharmacy team with specific quality improvement projects in relation to
medicines for example opioid reduction management.
Initial key
responsibilities:
Simple medication changes from ANP or GP or Practice
pharmacists- care home will need a medication change form completing and
emailing to them.
BP reviews- if unable to undertake these can be passed to care
home GP or hub pharmacist.
MDT follow up- training can be given.
Visits to Care homes to ensure medication compliance.
Discharge review follow up.
Care home medication requests for missing monthly items.
Care home requests for interim items or when required
medication.
Care home advice
CPN medication changes- usually letter attached to email,
processed in same way as if coming into hub workflow.
Additional responsibilities commensurate with the role
Aims/Goals
of the Role
Reduced
GP workload
Reduced
medication costs by formulary prescribing cost-effective alternatives.
Improved
medication outcomes for patients
Improved
patient safety and medication optimisation
Improved
efficiency of medication changes
Improved
formulary prescribing to enable better value/outcomes from medicines.
Improved
management of shared care drugs
Key working relationships:
The Enhanced Health in Care Home team
Care Homes
GPs and GP staff
Darlington PCN
Pharmacist and technicians within the practice teams
Community Pharmacies
Secondary care Pharmacy teams
Secondary care discharge teams
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
The Enhanced Care in Care Homes
Pharmacy Technician will support the Darlington PCN Pharmacy Hub by working
with the pharmacy team and GP practices to deliver a programme of medicines
optimisation and reconciliation from hospital discharge and other secondary
care communications. This will enable safe discharge of patients from hospital
to home, ensuring medication changes are safe and timely managed with patient
counselling where appropriate. The post holder will work within their own
competency with support from a senior technician and pharmacist.
The post holder will support
the pharmacy team with specific quality improvement projects in relation to
medicines for example opioid reduction management.
Initial key
responsibilities:
Simple medication changes from ANP or GP or Practice
pharmacists- care home will need a medication change form completing and
emailing to them.
BP reviews- if unable to undertake these can be passed to care
home GP or hub pharmacist.
MDT follow up- training can be given.
Visits to Care homes to ensure medication compliance.
Discharge review follow up.
Care home medication requests for missing monthly items.
Care home requests for interim items or when required
medication.
Care home advice
CPN medication changes- usually letter attached to email,
processed in same way as if coming into hub workflow.
Additional responsibilities commensurate with the role
Aims/Goals
of the Role
Reduced
GP workload
Reduced
medication costs by formulary prescribing cost-effective alternatives.
Improved
medication outcomes for patients
Improved
patient safety and medication optimisation
Improved
efficiency of medication changes
Improved
formulary prescribing to enable better value/outcomes from medicines.
Improved
management of shared care drugs
Key working relationships:
The Enhanced Health in Care Home team
Care Homes
GPs and GP staff
Darlington PCN
Pharmacist and technicians within the practice teams
Community Pharmacies
Secondary care Pharmacy teams
Secondary care discharge teams
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of communicating confidently with staff and colleagues of all levels
- Communication and relationship building
- Experience in health and social care
- Experience of developing relationships with a wide variety of people
- Working and delivering outcomes with determined timeframes
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with complex needs
- Experience of working in primary care
Sills/Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of basic health and social care terminology
- Proven ability to recognise and manage risk
- Good knowledge of medications, monitoring requirements, doses, side effects & shared care drugs
- Good interpersonal skills
- Rigorous in following legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies and codes of conduct
- Ability to work well across teams
- Good time management and an ability to prioritise and work to strict deadlines
- Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision, understanding where clinical input is needed
- IT skills and experience in the use of Microsoft Office programmes
- Have access to own car and full driving licence
Desirable
- Good working knowledge of Systmone
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education
- Pharmacy Technician NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
- Completion of CPPE pharmacy technician pathway
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of communicating confidently with staff and colleagues of all levels
- Communication and relationship building
- Experience in health and social care
- Experience of developing relationships with a wide variety of people
- Working and delivering outcomes with determined timeframes
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with complex needs
- Experience of working in primary care
Sills/Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of basic health and social care terminology
- Proven ability to recognise and manage risk
- Good knowledge of medications, monitoring requirements, doses, side effects & shared care drugs
- Good interpersonal skills
- Rigorous in following legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies and codes of conduct
- Ability to work well across teams
- Good time management and an ability to prioritise and work to strict deadlines
- Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision, understanding where clinical input is needed
- IT skills and experience in the use of Microsoft Office programmes
- Have access to own car and full driving licence
Desirable
- Good working knowledge of Systmone
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education
- Pharmacy Technician NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
- Completion of CPPE pharmacy technician pathway
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).
