Pharmacy TechnicianNHS

Job summary

Pharmacy technicians core role responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical and administrative categories. The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines. In addition, the post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. This will involve assisting the PCN in achieving national requirements, NICE implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives. All Pharmacy Technicians must work within their competencies and have professional indemnity for their role.

Job description

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 the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR 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 and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients. Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally. Technical and Administrative

Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed. Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage.

Transcribe medications from discharge summaries and clinical letters.

Answer drug-based queries from patients and health professionals.

Undertake shared-care drug monitoring, for example for DMARDs, NOACs, and high-risk medications such as amiodarone.

Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).

Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering 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 practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests. Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.

Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services.

Supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services

Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements.

About us

Bedminster Family Practice has 2 GP Partners, and our Clinical Pharmacist is a non-GP Partner.

Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team.

Bedminster Family Practice is a purpose-built building with c13,500 patients cared for by a dedicated team. We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our team of allied healthcare professional including Practice Nurses, First Contact Physiotherapist, Pharmacists, Physician Associate, and Health Care Assistants.

You will join an existing team including two Clinical Pharmacists and prescription clerks in supporting the registered patients of Bedminster Family Practice Pharmacy.

Why work for us

6 weeks leave plus bank holidays pro rata

Eligibility to NHS Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Free parking

Training and professional development opportunities